Which Happened First?

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1. Of the following naval engagements, which happened first? Battle of Cape St Vincent Battle of the Nile Battle of Trafalgar First Battle of Copenhagen

2. These are all nineteenth century military disasters. Which happened first? Custer's Last Stand Charge of the Light Brigade Isandhlwana The Alamo

3. Of the Victoria Cross and the Congressional Medal of Honor, which came into existence first? Answer: (Victoria Cross OR Medal of Honor)

4. All of the following figure in Canadian history. Which occurred on the earliest date? Battle of Queenston Heights Skirmish at Montgomery's Tavern Battle of Batoche Battle of the Plains of Abraham

5. The reign of Queen Victoria saw the British engaged in numerous 'little wars', as well as a few larger conflicts. Of the following, which happened earliest in that long reign? Third Afghan War Third China War First Boer War First Opium War

6. American forces also fought a number of smaller wars during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Which of the following campaigns was the first? Philippine Insurrection Mexican-American War Nicaraguan Campaign China Relief Expedition

7. Which of the following early twentieth century conflicts was the first? Herero Rebellion Balkan Wars Russo-Japanese War Boxer Rebellion

8. During WWI, which of these events happened (or started) first? French defence of Verdun Canadian capture of Vimy Ridge British offensive on the Somme German Operation Michael

9. The First World War was conducted largely on land, but which of these naval actions was the earliest? Jutland Dardanelles Zeebrugge Falkland Islands

10. World War One featured a number of 'sideshows' away from the Western Front. Which event connected with these lesser campaigns was the first chronologically? German troops leave Windhoek Surrender of Lettow-Vorbeck in East Africa Siege of Kut-el-Amara Allenby enters Jerusalem

11. Which of the following WWI airmen was the first to die? Manfred von Richthofen Oswald Boelcke Albert Ball VC Frank Luke

12. During which battle were tanks first employed? Battle of the Marne Battle of the Somme Battle of the Aisne Chateau Thierry

13. During which twentieth century conflict was the term 'Fifth Column' first used? Vietnam War First World War Spanish Civil War Second World War

14. Which of the following WWII ships was the first to suffer its fate? Graf Spee, scuttled at Montevideo HMS Royal Oak, sunk at Scapa Flow Bismarck, sunk in the Atlantic USS Arizona, sunk at Pearl Harbor

15. The Battle of Britain, taking the dates 10 July to 31 October 1940 as those of the Battle, can be considered as having five phases. Of the four types of attack listed, which typified the earliest phase? Luftwaffe attacks on radar stations and ports Luftwaffe raids on London and other cities Luftwaffe raids on RAF airfields Luftwaffe attacks on shipping off the British coast

16. Of the following Second World War 'operations', which happened first? Operation Torch Operation Overlord Operation Husky Operation Market-Garden

17. In the 'island-hopping' campaign in the Pacific, which was the first island to be retaken by US forces? Tarawa Guadalcanal Iwo Jima Okinawa

18. After WWII the Far East saw numerous conflicts large and small. Which of the following events in that region most closely followed the end of WWII? Battle of Dien Bien Phu Australian action at Long Tan Tet Offensive in Vietnam Action by the Gloucestershire Regiment on the Imjin River

19. Of the following events associated with the Cold War or rebellion against Soviet domination, which came first? Cuban Missile Crisis Hungarian Uprising Prague Spring Berlin Wall is built

20. The 1982 war in the Falklands (or Malvinas, if you will) was short but eventful. Which of the following was the first to occur? Sinking of the General Belgrano Battle of Goose Green Sinking of HMS Sheffield Recapture of South Georgia by Royal Marines