1. head
   leg
2. foot

Did you eat some revolting chow in the mess hall that ruined your stomach? Better run to the head, or the restroom, before the big waves hit.

1. Humvee
   Cadillac
2. Chevy

In the Navy, you'll never drive an El Dorado. But you will drive a Cadillac, all right -- that nice mop bucket with the wheels. Have fun, swabbie!

1. in the crow's nest
   below deck
2. on the island

A snipe is a sailor who works below deck. Many snipes specialize in certain ship systems, from electrical to the engine room.

1. control tower
   commanding officer
2. contrail ordnance

In the Navy, and in other branches of the military, the CO is God. It refers to your commanding officer.

1. carrier
   destroyer
2. submarine

On a submarine, "Tubes" has an important job. He's the the guy in charge of the torpedoes.

1. "coral cutters"
   "bullet sponges"
2. "Nazi hunters"

The military is full of dark humor, for obvious reasons. In the Navy, some refer to Marines as "bullet sponges."

1. It's in a battle zone.
   It strikes ground.
2. It's in a shipyard for repair.

Captains who run their ships aground aren't in command for long. It means that the ship has struck the ground, perhaps in shallow water.

1. bow
   alee
2. corpsman

Wind is always on the minds of ship captains. If something is downwind, it's "alee."

1. a door frame
   a type of liquor
2. an underage sailor

The watertight doors you see on many ships have knee-high frames. Run into "knee knockers" with your shins and you'll be cursing the sea gods.

1. wear them
   eat them
2. puke in them

"Zoom bags" are flight suits. In battle, naval aviators don their zoom bags in a rush and ride off into the danger zone.

1. meal time
   imprisonment
2. nature's call

Drink too much and get in a fistfight while in port? You're headed to the brig, sailor … in handcuffs.

1. They win a poker game.
   They get multiple disease while ashore.
2. They cross the Equator.

Sailors have all sorts of traditional ways of tracking their experiences. They notch their first Equator crossing to earn the title of "shellback."

1. "the roof"
   "tanning salon"
2. "courtside"

On large ships like aircraft carriers, sailors stroll along the flight deck. It's also called the "roof."

1. a sailor who has sailed into very cold areas
   a sick sailor
2. a dead sailor

Blue nose sailors are the people who've gone to the ends of the Earth on ships. They've crossed the Antarctic or Arctic circles … or both.

1. anchor is dragging
   enemy ship spotted
2. man overboard

It's one of the scariest moments at sea -- when a sailor goes overboard. "Oscar" is the term that means man overboard.

1. frock
   scuttlebutt
2. crow's nest

Navy sailors often call it a "scuttlebutt." The water fountain is where many sailors exchange gossip and ship news.

1. kill enemy sailors
   eat it
2. smear it on their faces

"Geedunk" is any manner of barely edible food. It might even come from a vending machine.

1. whales
   aircraft
2. lifeboats

Airdales are sailors, all right. But they're also the men and women who specialize in work on or around various aircraft.

1. true
2. false

Not at all. Yardbirds are civilians. They're the folks who work at shipyards, repairing the damage caused by sailors.

1. large docks
   helicopters
2. bombers

It's "vertical replenishment," because materiel comes from the skies. It's when helicopters provide ships with fresh supplies like food and ammunition.

1. buster
   slippy
2. snoodle

To go "buster" means to go all-out. And in the Navy, during wartime, going buster is a high priority.

1. nuclear weapons
   law enforcement
2. child care

The JAG is the Judge Advocate General's Corps, which handles many aspects of law enforcement in the Navy. And yes, there was a popular TV series all about JAG.

1. The ship capsizes.
   Sailors go ashore.
2. Everyone cleans the ship.

Sure a "field day" sounds like a lot of fun, but it's not. It means everyone is ordered to clean the ship from top to bottom.

1. slabs
   rack
2. jungle gym

By the time you get to bed, you'll be too tired to notice you're sleeping next to 100 other men. Time to "rack" out.

1. crew or chew
   cruising off the coast
2. chain of command

It's a fact of life in the military -- the chain of command, or COC. Without it, the Navy would be nothing but chaos.

1. It refers to missions that happen on ponds.
   It's combat training for schoolkids.
2. It's a very short mission for reservists.

It's slang for short reservist missions. Kiddie cruises are just brief outings that train reservists for their jobs.

1. true
2. false

It's a very bad thing when something, especially a ship, is adrift. It means it's out of control.

1. Arctic Circle
   Central Time Zone
2. International Date Line

It's a rare achievement for sailors. Those who become golden shellbacks do so by crossing the Equator and the International Date Line at the same time.

1. "jumping ship"
   "channel fever"
2. "ahoy, matey"

After weeks or months at sea, it's no wonder sailors are thrilled at a chance to walk on terra firma. They have "channel fever."

1. a very small sailor
   a frog kept as pet by sailors
2. a sailor who hadn't crossed the Equator

Pollywogs were the inexperienced men who had never crossed the Equator. As such, they were subject to all sorts of derision from veterans.