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Quiz about Military History
Quiz about Military History

Military History Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about military history from way back to now.

A multiple-choice quiz by Groundskeeper-Willy. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,268
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
4850
Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (7/10), Guest 85 (6/10), Guest 96 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. How was Achilles killed at Troy? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Alexander the Great was how old when he died? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Roman legionaries carried 2 'pila'. These were: Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The battle of Senlac Hill is also known as the Battle of: Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The first recorded instance of a soldier being killed on a European battlefield by a firearm was where? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the 'Hammer of the Scots'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Before defeating the Spanish Armada, Sir Francis Drake supposedly had to finish something. What was it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What name links Suleiman the Great to Hitler's attack on Russia?

Answer: (Think facial hair)
Question 9 of 10
9. The Commander in Chief of the British Army at the end of World War I was: Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Numerically, what was the British Army's worst defeat?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How was Achilles killed at Troy?

Answer: Shot in the heel with a poisoned arrow

Achilles' mother had, according to Greek mythology, dipped him as a baby in the River Styx, making him vulnerable only in the heel by which she held him.
2. Alexander the Great was how old when he died?

Answer: 33

He possibly died from Malaria. Imagine what he could have done if he had lived another 20 years.
3. Roman legionaries carried 2 'pila'. These were:

Answer: Javelins

The metal shafts of the javelins were cunningly designed to bend when stuck in an opponents shield, dragging it down.
4. The battle of Senlac Hill is also known as the Battle of:

Answer: Hastings

After William the Conquerer defeated the Saxons, their dead King Harold II was so badly disfigured that he could only be identified by his mistress Edith Swan-neck through the identifying marks on his body.
5. The first recorded instance of a soldier being killed on a European battlefield by a firearm was where?

Answer: Agincourt

No one recorded his name but he was the first of many more to follow.
6. Who was the 'Hammer of the Scots'?

Answer: Edward I

Apart from battling to defeat the Scots, Edward I 'Longshanks' is also credited with owning the 'foot' (as in 12 inches), which is used in the old Imperial measuring system.
7. Before defeating the Spanish Armada, Sir Francis Drake supposedly had to finish something. What was it?

Answer: His game of bowls

The 'Golden Hind', the ship in which he circumnavigated the world, had previously been named the 'Pelican'.
8. What name links Suleiman the Great to Hitler's attack on Russia?

Answer: Barbarossa

Barbarossa which means 'red beard' was both the (nick)name of Suleiman's military commander and Hitler's codename for his operation to invade the Soviet Union.
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I of Germany was also named Barbarossa, because he too had a red beard.
9. The Commander in Chief of the British Army at the end of World War I was:

Answer: Sir Douglas Haig

It has been cynically said that he was history's most successful Scottish general, because he killed the most Englishmen.
10. Numerically, what was the British Army's worst defeat?

Answer: Singapore

More than 133,000 allied troops were captured by the Japanese when the 'island fortress' surrendered in February 1942. The worst day for casualties for Britain was July 1st 1916, when on the first day of the Battle of the Somme some 60,000 casualties were suffered, a third of whom were killed.
Source: Author Groundskeeper-Willy

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