In which century were the Wars of the Roses fought?

15th Click to see the answer

In which country was the Battle of El Alamain fought?

Egypt

During which war did the battles of Breitenfeld and Lutzen take place?

Thirty Years War

About which conflict did Winston Churchill say ´never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few´?

Battle of Britain

Which military conflict form the backdrop of Doctor Zhivago?

All three

In which state did the Battle of the Little Bighorn take place?

Montana

In which war did the Battle of Edge Hill take place?

English Civil War Click to see the answer

In which US state did the Battle of the Little Big Horn take place?

Montana

Against which country was the UK at war in the Falklands conflict?

Argentina

In which conflict was the US passenger liner the Lusitania sunk?

World War I

In which of these battles was the Duke of Wellington the victor?

Waterloo

In which century did the English fleet defeat the Armada?

16th

In which of these battles between Greece and Persia was Persia successful?

Thermopylae

In which conflict did the Roundheads take on the Cavaliers?

English Civil War

The Wars of the Roses ended with which battle?

Bosworth Field

In which century did the Battle of Naseby take place?

17th Click to see the answer

During which war did the Battle of Hexham take place?

War of the Roses

14th century: England & France fought where?

Poitiers

Scene of a famous battle almost 1,000 years ago, the village of Stamford Bridge lies 8 miles from which city?

York

In which war was the battle of Ypres fought?

World War I

In 1642, where did the first battle between King and Parliament take place?

Edge Hill

Where did the Battle of Trafalgar take place?

At sea

In which month in 1645 did the Battle of Naseby take place?

June

With which rival did Rome fight a series of three conflicts, known as the Punic Wars?

Carthage

Which conflict inspired the poetry of Wilfred Owen?

World War I

On which continent did the Battle of Rorke's Drift take place in 1879?

Africa

During which war did the Battle of Inkerman take place?

Crimean War

By what ratio were Custer's men outnumbered at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

15 to 1 Click to see the answer

In which of these battles did the Duke of Wellington lead British troops to victory?

Battle of Waterloo

Hogans Heroes was set during which conflict?

World War II

Which conflict does the Bayeux Tapestry depict?

Norman Conquest

In what year did the Battle of El Alamein take place?

1942

In which war was the battle of Caporeto?

World War I

The 10 year conflict was known as?

War of the Spider

What was the name of the 'conflict' between the US and USSR that ended in the 1990s?

Cold War

During which conflict did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

World War II

England and France fought which famous battle in the 14th century?

Poitiers

The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and which country?

England

What was the name given to the conflict in Northern Ireland that began in the 1960s?

The Troubles

How much did Julia Boutros' song Ahibaii raise for families of those in the Lebanon-Israel conflict?

$3m

In which month is Battle of Britain day commemorated?

September

In what year was the battle of Waterloo?

1815

In what year, more famous for another event, did the Battle of Stamford Bridge take place?

1066

In World War I, what were Lee-Enfield and Mauser types of?

Rifles

Battle of El Alamain: in which country?

Egypt

In what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?

1588

When did the Roman Catholic Church celebrate the Great Jubilee?

2000

How did Julius Caesar die?

Murdered

Which country had a conflict with Russia in 2008 over the South Ossetia region?

Georgia

Which conflict began in 1455 when King Henry VI became insane?

The Wars of the Roses

In which of these battles did Horatio Nelson NOT take part?

The Somme

The Battle of Agincourt took place during which war?

Hundred Years' War

In what year did the Battle of Little Bighorn take place?

1876

What codename was given to the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943?

Operation Husky

Between which two countries did the Battle of Flodden take place?

England and Scotland

During which conflict was Dartmoor first used as a prison, for prisoners of war?

Napoleonic Wars

What is the region often in conflict between Israel and Palestine?

Gaza Strip

What did the chemical 'Agent Orange' do during the Vietnam War?

Remove leaves from trees Click to see the answer

What sensory appendages did Ambrose Parc devise for injured soldiers in the 16th century?

Artificial limbs

Where in the UK was the Royal Navy's very first submarine built in 1901?

Barrow-in-Furness

Shogun' is a military rank in which country?

Japan

What is the name of the military academy which stands above the Hudson River in New York?

West Point

In what year did the Dam Busters raids take place?

1943

In World War II, what was a 'doodlebug'?

Flying bomb Click to see the answer

In World War 1I, what was a 'doodlebug'?

Flying bomb

What was the codename for the World War II Dam Busters raid?

Operation Chastise

When did the British military first introduce a flying corps?

1912

According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, who was born through the Immaculate Conception?

Virgin Mary

One thousand years ago, 'samurai' were the warrior class of which country?

Japan

In what year was Malta awarded the George Cross?

1942

In which century did the English Civil War take place?

17th

Name the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb.

Enola Gay

At which battle of the War of the Spanish Succession did the Duke of Marlborough gain the Southern Netherlands?

Ramilles Click to see the answer

Which general had a horse called Copenhagen?

Wellington

What is 'nuclear' about a nuclear submarine?

Source of power

In which year was Malta awarded the George Cross?

1942

In World War II, what were Mosquito and Mustang?

Fighter planes

Which US General was nicknamed the young Bonaparte?

Jackson

What does the abbreviation SAS stand for?

Special Air Service

In which year did France finally disband its military carrier pigeon unit?

1993

Which country did Stalin offer military help to during the 1938 crisis?

Czechoslovakia

Famous in the First Gulf War, how was General Norman Schwarzkopf usually described?

Stormin'

Which of these is a phrase used to describe a strategy conceived as part of the US's defence initiative?

Brilliant Pebbles

Where in Africa did Che Guevara set up a training camp for his guerilla forces?

Lake Tanganyika

Rudolf Hess was the last prisoner in which notorious jail?

Spandau Click to see the answer

Which aircraft is nicknamed the Jump Jet?

Harrier

Which weapons of war were used for the first time in 1916?

Tanks

At the Battle of the Little Bighorn which of these indicates that Custer probably took his own life?

He wasn't scalped

Whose navy and marines fought the Tripolitanian war?

USA

Which war took place from 1775 to 1783?

American War of Ind.

What is the name of the Pope's private army?

Swiss Guard

On what date in 1944 was D-Day, the invasion of Normandy?

6 June

Which of these was a great military leader in the Persian army in the 5th century BC?

Mardonius

Where was the German fleet scuttled in 1919?

Scapa Flow

In which war were submarines first used?

American Civil War

Who famously resigned from the Royal Marines in tears in 1987?

Prince Edward

Starting in 1337, when did the Hundred Years War end?

1453

In European history, which country was at civil war in 1936?

Spain

In what year did Britain explode its first H-bomb?

1958

In which month of 1941 did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour?

December

Which of these tools of war was invented before the others?

Battleship

In what year did The Battle of Britain take place?

1940

Which famous military man's first names were George Armstrong?

General Custer

As of 2009, approximately how many times more money does the US spend on defence than Russia does?

x 15

In which country was Checkpoint Charlie located?

West Germany

A military hero of World War II, what was Field Marshall Montgomery's first name?

Bernard Click to see the answer

What nationality are the Gurkhas, who have fought for the British and Indian Armies since 1815?

Nepalese

Developed by the US in World War II, what's the more common name of 'salts of napthethenic and palmitic acids'?

Napalm

In what year did American G.I.s start arriving in Britain during World War II?

1942

What name was given to the start of operation 'Overlord' in World War II in 1944?

D-Day

In the past, Thompson, Gatling and Mauser were names associated with which of these?

Guns

Which of these countries did Germany invade earliest during World War II?

Norway Click to see the answer

Famous for his leadership in World War II, what was the first name of Field Marshall Montgomery?

Bernard

Which future president served as a torpedo boat commander in World War II?

John F.Kennedy

A 'sapper' is a private in the Royal Engineers. What does a 'sapper' literally do?

Dig trenches

Which two countries are featured in the military acronym ANZAC?

Australia New Zealand

During the 'D-Day Landings', what were 'Gold', 'Juno' and 'Sword'?

Beaches

How did the World War II commander of the Luftwaffe, Herman Goering, die?

Took a cyanide pill

During World War II, Hugh Dowding was a prominent figure in which part of the military?

RAF

In 1949, which Central American country became the world's first country to abolish its army?

Costa Rica

What was the name of the submarine that sank the General Belgrano during the Falklands War in 1982?

HMS Conqueror

What sensory appendages did Ambrose ParÇ devise for injured soldiers in the 16th century?

Artificial limbs

How many days were there between the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

3

Which of these phrases has its origins in the American Civil War?

Meet a deadline

In 1815, Napoleon invaded Russia with 600,000 men. How many returned?

30000

In which month of 1945 did Allied bombers devastate the German city of Dresden killing over 100,000 people?

February

What was the codename for the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy?

Operation Overlord

Which country's troops did John Joseph Pershing command during World War I?

USA

In World War II, what were the Spitfire and the Messerchmitt?

Fighter planes

In what year did France finally disband its military carrier pigeon unit?

1993