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