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Famous Battles Quiz for Experts | War History

Here are some questions on battles, from one fought by the Ancient Greeks to one in World War I. What do you know of them?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,234

Updated
Feb 16 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the leader of the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings? Hint

King Harold II

King Alfred

King William 1

King Canute

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Question 2 of 10

2. When did the battle of Hastings take place?

Answer: (name the year only)

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Question 3 of 10

3. When was the Battle of Marathon? Hint

340BC

490BC

145AD

560BC

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was defeated at the Battle of Marathon? Hint

Persians

Spartans

Turks

Romans

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did the Battle of Trafalgar take place? Hint

in France

off the coast of France

off the coast of Spain

in Spain

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the leader of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar? Hint

Captain Cook

Admiral Nelson

Duke of Wellington

Admiral Barrington

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Question 7 of 10

7. In a Revolutionary War battle of 1777 the British planned to take control of the Hudson River. What was this battle. Hint

Battle of Bunker Hill

Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Bull Run

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what battle of the Crimean War did the "Charge of the Light Brigade" occur? Hint

Battle of Sebastopol (Sevastapol)

Battle of Balaklava ( Balaclava)

Battle of the Alma

Battle of Inkerman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' about an event in the Crimean War? Hint

Lord Byron

Oscar Wilde

John Keats

Alfred Lord Tennyson

10. In World War I two battles were fought in France near a river. The first of these from July to November 1916 marked a turning point in the war. Casualties in this battle were over a million. What was the river that gave the battle its name? Hint

Somme

Loire

Seine

Rhone

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the leader of the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings?

Answer: King Harold II

Harold led the English. He was killed in this battle.

2. When did the battle of Hastings take place?

Answer: 1066

William, Duke of Normandy, led the last successful invasion of England. He became known as 'William the Conqueror'.

3. When was the Battle of Marathon?

Answer: 490BC

This is where our word marathon comes from. A messenger ran from the plain of Marathon to Athens to bring news of the battle.

4. Who was defeated at the Battle of Marathon?

Answer: Persians

5. Where did the Battle of Trafalgar take place?

Answer: off the coast of Spain

It took place at sea, just off the Cape of Trafalgar, Spain in 1805.

6. Who was the leader of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?

Answer: Admiral Nelson

Nelson was mortally wounded in this battle.

7. In a Revolutionary War battle of 1777 the British planned to take control of the Hudson River. What was this battle.

Answer: Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Bunker Hill was in 1775, The Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Bull Run were American Civil War battles.

8. In what battle of the Crimean War did the "Charge of the Light Brigade" occur?

Answer: Battle of Balaklava ( Balaclava)

This battle took place in 1854. The Crimean War was between the Russians and Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire.

9. Who wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' about an event in the Crimean War?

Answer: Alfred Lord Tennyson

'Into the Valley of Death rode the 600'. It was a failed military action in 1854 in the Crimean War.

Answer: Somme

The second Battle of the Somme was in March 1918 and was launched by the Germans.

Source: Author minch

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