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Battlefield Nicknames

Created by supermanbhc

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S. Civil War
Battlefield Nicknames game quiz
"I will supply the nickname of a *part* of a Civil War battlefield and you work out the name of the battle."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. This battlefield has a position nicknamed "The Hornets' Nest".
    Gettysburg
    Petersburg
    Atlanta
    Shiloh


2. This battlefield had a position that came to be known as "Bloody Lane".
    Antietam
    Second Manassas
    Manassas
    Port Gibson


3. This battlefield had a position known as "Hell's Half Acre".
    Murfreesboro
    Fredericksburg
    Perryville
    Chancellorsville


4. This battlefield has a position known as "Shy's Hill" - a name it acquired after the battle.
    Franklin
    Nashville
    Chickamauga
    Corinth


5. This battlefield had a position known as the "Mule Shoe" before the battle, but was called "Bloody Angle" after it was over.
    Gettysburg
    Spotsylvania
    Fredericksburg
    Antietam


6. This battlefield contains an area called "The Slaughter Pen."
    Antietam
    Gettysburg
    Petersburg
    Saylor's Creek


7. This battlefield had an unpleasant position called "The Dump".
    Second Manassas
    Chancellorsville
    Fredericksburg
    The Wilderness


8. This battlefield, like Gettysburg, has a "high water mark."
    Bentonville
    Pea Ridge
    Perryville
    Mill Springs


9. This battlefield has a position known as "Bloody Hill".
    Baton Rouge
    Elkhorn Tavern
    Wilson's Creek
    Pea Ridge


10. This battlefield had a living monument called the "Zollie Tree".
    Perryville
    Mill Springs
    Bentonville
    Belmont


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