Thursday 23rd May 2024
    Difficulty: Easy

    The NATO phonetic alphabet (Quiz #552)

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    The NATO phonetic alphabet is a set of clear code words for communicating the letters of the Roman alphabet. For example, the word "Cedez" could be transmitted as "CHARLIE - ECHO - DELTA - ECHO - ZULU".

    1. In which year did the current NATO phonetic alphabet become effective?

    2. How many of the words used in the NATO phonetic alphabet are well-known place names?

    3. The word for A is "Alfa". Why is it spelled like this, rather than "Alpha"?

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