The A B C of Ballistics:

A light moment in heavy times .. score 3 points per correct answer .. or more if you like to cheat:

Arquebus is a/- a NZ marine transport for breeding stock or b/- a drafting tool for scribing circles or c/- an early 15-16th century long gun with a hook to steady it on a battlement.

British-Bulldog is a/- a bandy slobbering dog with wide jaws - or b/-  a compact powerful big-bore revolver or c/- two or more London free-thinkers dogging in Hyde Park.

Cannelure is a/- fishing bait brand bought from a supermarket or b/- a jailbait school truant or c/- a groove formed in a projectile for lubricant & crimping to fix it securely in a cartridge case.

Meplat is a/- a flat chested French woman or b/- a 'ponytail' hairstyle sported by an impaired non-binary vegan or c/- the flat frontal surface of a bullet - as in a 'wadcutter' bullet.

Ogive is a/- a street collector / flag-seller for a charity or b/- a rounded point or nose to a projectile or c/- a football chant originally announcing that the Cornish pasties were cooked "Oggie Oggy Oggie" .. response "Oi Oi Oi".

Pawl is a/- the lever that rotates the revolver cylinder - the 'hand' - or b/- a cloth cover over a funeral casket c/- a wet tissue used for hygienic cleaning

Prawl  is a/- shot missed to the left of target or b/- a swelling or bump to stop your hand slipping on the revolver stock(grip) like a 'beavertail. or c/- a pointed tool used to punch a needle-hole in polymer holsters.

( a prawn is a politician who doesn't know the difference )

Police Marksperson is a/- someone who knew how to shoot before joining the department or b/- a work of fiction or c/- the small person chalking tires at the roadside.

Zig-Zag a/- a way for trains to climb steep gradients or b/- a type of revolver action or c/- a brand of nitrated cigarette paper used to form combustible black-powder cartridges.

If you wish to find your score .. Google is your friend: 3 points for each correct answer - If you scored below 3 .. have you considered running for government ..

If you scored better than 20 - can you write an article for this blog?

If you scored above 27 - you should work for D Trump ..

Marty K.