Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2009 22:00:12 GMT
History Revisited XXIV
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. The theme is BATTLES AND GENERALS. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 How many ships did Nelson's fleet lose at Trafalgar ?
2 Which order of knightss formed the fanatical bulwark of the Christian forces in the 13th century crusades ?
3 The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which battle ?
4 What RAF rank lies between Flight Lieutenant and Wing Commander ?
5 Gustavus Adolphus was a famous warrior king of which country ?
6 Who commanded the English Navy against the Spanish Armada ?
7 Who defeated Pompey's much larger army in a decisive battle in 48 BC at Pharsalus ?
8 In which battle was a Syrian/Egyptian thrust halted during the Israeli-Arab conflict in October 1973 ?
9 Where was the decisive Russian victory achieved in the biggest tank battle of the Second World War ?
10 Who surrendered to Ulysses Grant after the Battle of Appomattox ?
11 Cetewayo led which armies against the British in the 19th century ?
12 Which legendary US general fell at Little Big Horn ?
13 The defeat and death of Richard III at which decisive battle effectively ended the Wars of the Roses ?
14 In which country did the Contras battle the Sandinistas ?
15 Where did the Duke of Cumberland ruthlessly annihilate the Jacobite rebels on 16 April 1746 ?
b) Match the battle to the wider conflict.
16 Gettysburg
17 Agincourt
18 Kursk
19 Bunker Hill
20 Passchendaele
21 Port Stanley
22 Marston Moor
23 Marengo
24 Guadalcanal
25 Guadalajara
a First World War
b English Civil War
c Napoleonic Wars
d Spanish Civil War
e WWII - Eastern front
f Hundred Years' War
g WWII - Pacific
h American Civil War
i Falklands War
j American War of Independence
.....bonus questions worth 2pts each on the Duke of Wellington.........
26 Most people know who led the British forces at Waterloo, but who led the Prussian allies under the Iron Duke's overall command ?
27 What was the Iron Duke's birth name ?
28 In which country was he born ?
29 How old was he when he died ?
30 How did he emulate the Duke of Marlborough, a military hero from the previous century ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. The theme is BATTLES AND GENERALS. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 How many ships did Nelson's fleet lose at Trafalgar ?
2 Which order of knightss formed the fanatical bulwark of the Christian forces in the 13th century crusades ?
3 The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which battle ?
4 What RAF rank lies between Flight Lieutenant and Wing Commander ?
5 Gustavus Adolphus was a famous warrior king of which country ?
6 Who commanded the English Navy against the Spanish Armada ?
7 Who defeated Pompey's much larger army in a decisive battle in 48 BC at Pharsalus ?
8 In which battle was a Syrian/Egyptian thrust halted during the Israeli-Arab conflict in October 1973 ?
9 Where was the decisive Russian victory achieved in the biggest tank battle of the Second World War ?
10 Who surrendered to Ulysses Grant after the Battle of Appomattox ?
11 Cetewayo led which armies against the British in the 19th century ?
12 Which legendary US general fell at Little Big Horn ?
13 The defeat and death of Richard III at which decisive battle effectively ended the Wars of the Roses ?
14 In which country did the Contras battle the Sandinistas ?
15 Where did the Duke of Cumberland ruthlessly annihilate the Jacobite rebels on 16 April 1746 ?
b) Match the battle to the wider conflict.
16 Gettysburg
17 Agincourt
18 Kursk
19 Bunker Hill
20 Passchendaele
21 Port Stanley
22 Marston Moor
23 Marengo
24 Guadalcanal
25 Guadalajara
a First World War
b English Civil War
c Napoleonic Wars
d Spanish Civil War
e WWII - Eastern front
f Hundred Years' War
g WWII - Pacific
h American Civil War
i Falklands War
j American War of Independence
.....bonus questions worth 2pts each on the Duke of Wellington.........
26 Most people know who led the British forces at Waterloo, but who led the Prussian allies under the Iron Duke's overall command ?
27 What was the Iron Duke's birth name ?
28 In which country was he born ?
29 How old was he when he died ?
30 How did he emulate the Duke of Marlborough, a military hero from the previous century ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
