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NATO Phonetic Alphabet - Sudden Death

Can you guess the words that represent each letter in the NATO military alphabet? Clicking an incorrect answer will result in the quiz ending!
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First submittedNovember 13, 2024
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Adam
Alfa
Apple
Boy
Bravo
Bruise
Charlie
Cold
Cork
David
Delta
Denver
Easy
Echo
Edward
Fox
Foxtrot
Frozen
George
Gold
Golf
Henry
Hotel
House
Ice
India
Italy
Japan
John
Juliett
Kilo
King
Kosher
Ladder
Lima
Lincoln
Mary
Mexico
Mike
Nora
November
Nasty
Ocean
Opera
Oscar
Papa
Paris
Polish
Quebec
Queen
Quilt
Robert
Rome
Romeo
Sand
Sierra
Story
Tango
Today
Tom
Umbrella
Uniform
Union
Vector
Victor
Vixen
Water
Whale
Whiskey
Xenon
Xray
Xylophone
Yankee
Yellow
Young
Zebra
Zoom
Zulu
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57 Comments
LBH
+14
Level 58
Nov 13, 2024
25/26, accidentally picked Victor instead of Victor
jack541
+7
Level 65
Nov 13, 2024
Apologies try again king!
JackintheBox
+3
Level 81
Feb 2, 2025
You mean accidentally picked Vector?
Deuteronomius
+3
Level 68
Feb 3, 2025
I guess there was a typo that has now been fixed and both read Victor
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 49
Feb 2, 2025
?
JoanSR
+1
Level 75
Feb 9, 2025
what's your Vector, Victor?
overtired
+16
Level 86
Nov 13, 2024
Such a great use of the format, nice one!
jack541
+1
Level 65
Nov 13, 2024
thanks so much kind sir
Gademotsili99
+3
Level 60
Nov 13, 2024
Good quiz idea!
lily12345
+18
Level 48
Nov 16, 2024
isnt it Alpha though idk
jack541
+5
Level 65
Nov 16, 2024
nope
Sterref10
+16
Level 56
Nov 21, 2024
Yes it is spelled Alpha, not Alfa
jack541
+7
Level 65
Nov 21, 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet
FlabberBapper
+5
Level 75
Jan 29, 2025
Pretty sure it is Alpha
duckwantbread
+17
Level 65
Jan 29, 2025
It is definitely alfa in the official version. The NATO phonetic alphabet was designed to be usable not just by English speakers but also by French and Spanish speakers. It's spelt "Alfa" to avoid confusing Spanish speakers (in Spanish "ph" isn't used). For similar reasons "Juliett" has 2 t's to avoid confusion for French speakers (in French a "t" at the end of a word is sometimes silent).
TheChemist
+1
Level 56
Feb 3, 2025
I was adamant the quiz used incorrect spellings too, but was pleasantly surprised to find I was wrong and to be able to learn something useful as a result. Thank you!
OfficerDibble
+12
Level 83
Jan 29, 2025
Interesting to read on Wikipedia:

"In the official version of the alphabet, two spellings deviate from the English norm: Alfa and Juliett. Alfa is spelled with an f as it is in most European languages because the spelling Alpha may not be pronounced properly by native speakers of some languages – who may not know that ph should be pronounced as f. The spelling Juliett is used rather than Juliet for the benefit of French speakers, because they may otherwise treat a single final t as silent."

I would have made different choices, certainly, but those do seem to be the facts.

Jeremy
+6
Level 75
Jan 29, 2025
I have personally never seen it spelled any way other than alpha, at least in an american military context. might be different in other countries or for atc and the like though
ChaosQuizzer
+1
Level 34
Feb 17, 2025
If you're using it just with English speakers, then you'll often see Alpha. If you are speaking to other people with different nationalities, it'll be Alfa to accommodate their spellings.
Dimby
+8
Level 79
Nov 21, 2024
Just a thought for mobile users: if you set the width to 350, then mobile users should get three options per row instead of two, and then they also get the same multiple-choice setup that desktop users get. I love that this is basically a sudden-death multiple-choice quiz, by the way!
jack541
+2
Level 65
Nov 21, 2024
Thanks a lot! Noted will do!
Junseong
+6
Level 74
Nov 22, 2024
This was more enjoyable than the text quiz for the NATO phonetic alphabet!
jack541
+2
Level 65
Nov 22, 2024
Im glad you enjoyed, taking this quiz helped me learn it too!
hugoingelhammar
+8
Level 52
Nov 27, 2024
I only knew Foxtrot, Uniform, Charlie, Kilo. I wonder why...
LuckyCat
+3
Level 67
Jan 30, 2025
bruh
vermiciousknid
+3
Level 89
Dec 10, 2024
Great quiz! I did poorly but will be back to take this again; seems like a good way to finally learn the NATO alphabet.
geohillierneo
+2
Level 47
Dec 12, 2024
I'm astonished that 50% of people don't know X is X-Ray....
Dollyfroggy
+4
Level 62
Feb 4, 2025
I think most of those people didn't make it that far.
theenforcer22
+3
Level 67
Dec 16, 2024
Full marks for The Robbster.
mrdoughnut1
+3
Level 67
Jan 29, 2025
The ATL airport Plane Train uses the NATO alphabet to announce the concourses. However, they say concourse D as in David (so people didn't confuse it with Delta airlines), so that almost threw me off
jack541
+2
Level 65
Jan 29, 2025
I just made up the other options so im glad they can be challenhing enough
LeftRightUpDown
+1
Level 11
Jan 30, 2025
Very popular song of Bloodhound Gang... Fo* Un* Cha* Ki* ;-)
greenapple7
+1
Level 62
Jan 30, 2025
Learned these from Jetpunk initially so this was great! Remembered them all :)
Koopa
+1
Level 81
Jan 30, 2025
Beetle and Sarge would be proud.
PapaFurchetta
+2
Level 91
Jan 31, 2025
Great use of the sudden death format!
iliyas17
+1
Level 57
Feb 2, 2025
My mom is a travel agent, I'd hear her say these random words every day, so I was able to pass this quiz on my first try. Miss you mom.

(she is still very much alive I just don't live with her anymore)

Neodymium
+3
Level 62
Feb 2, 2025
ty for the disclaimer
QuizzerBros
+2
Level 68
Feb 2, 2025
Brilliant! Goes nice as a sudden death quiz
rabble
+2
Level 69
Feb 2, 2025
Nice quiz - good format for a learning aid
PuzzledOut
+2
Level 66
Feb 2, 2025
Got to V and all I could think was, ‘what’s our vector, Victor?’
Gozzagog
+3
Level 69
Feb 2, 2025
Spelt Alpha wrong....or is it another 'Americanism'
IfIamYou
+4
Level 68
Feb 2, 2025
In the official NATO version is spelt alfa.
uti
+2
Level 35
Feb 2, 2025
Scroll above in the comments, you will find something about
aetherel
+3
Level 48
Feb 2, 2025
As an aviation/ATC enthusiast... 0:20 :D
tizzlizz
+2
Level 61
Feb 2, 2025
I appreciate the design where you don't have to wander/navigate to find the answers, much less clicking around...
GlassMonkeyCode
+2
Level 69
Feb 2, 2025
EZ
SalaamDi
+2
Level 35
Feb 2, 2025
Kilo sounds familiar...
TheSinnohman
+2
Level 58
Feb 2, 2025
Half of these just had me saying "well, why DON'T they use this incorrect but better option?"
Johanliebert
+1
Level 28
Feb 2, 2025
Whats a phonetic
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 65
Feb 3, 2025
It's used to spell more distinctively than using letters alone.
nations12345eat
+1
Level 39
Feb 3, 2025
alpha?
ItsTheDilly
+1
Level 23
Feb 3, 2025
Why doest Juliet hath two of the letter T?
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 62
Feb 4, 2025
Answered above.
ChrisInTheNorth
+1
Level 31
Feb 5, 2025
An easier quiz when one is writing a novel where all the chapters are based on this alphabet... and I mean ALPHA bet
undeadwarrior
+1
Level 65
Feb 6, 2025
X-Ray always will be an absolutely stupid choice for a word in this alfabet - since the X is pronounced separately like it's letter, rather than forming the sound of a word itself.

Personally, my favourite works by Shakespeare is Macbethh and King Learr.

jack541
+1
Level 65
Feb 7, 2025
Probably because most other words beginning with X don't in fact sound like they would begin with X
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