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?
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?
In which state did the Battle of the Little Bighorn take place?
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?
Against which country was the UK at war in the Falklands conflict?
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?
In which century did the English fleet defeat the Armada?
In which of these battles between Greece and Persia was Persia successful?
In which conflict did the Roundheads take on the Cavaliers?
English Civil War
The Wars of the Roses ended with which battle?
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?
Scene of a famous battle almost 1,000 years ago, the village of Stamford Bridge lies 8 miles from which city?
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?
Where did the Battle of Trafalgar take place?
In which month in 1645 did the Battle of Naseby take place?
With which rival did Rome fight a series of three conflicts, known as the Punic Wars?
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?
During which war did the Battle of Inkerman take place?
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?
In what year did the Battle of El Alamein take place?
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?
During which conflict did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?
World War II
England and France fought which famous battle in the 14th century?
The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and which country?
What was the name given to the conflict in Northern Ireland that began in the 1960s?
How much did Julia Boutros' song Ahibaii raise for families of those in the Lebanon-Israel conflict?
In which month is Battle of Britain day commemorated?
In what year was the battle of Waterloo?
In what year, more famous for another event, did the Battle of Stamford Bridge take place?
In World War I, what were Lee-Enfield and Mauser types of?
Battle of El Alamain: in which country?
In what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
When did the Roman Catholic Church celebrate the Great Jubilee?
How did Julius Caesar die?
Which country had a conflict with Russia in 2008 over the South Ossetia region?
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 Battle of Agincourt took place during which war?
Hundred Years' War
In what year did the Battle of Little Bighorn take place?
What codename was given to the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943?
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?
What is the region often in conflict between Israel and Palestine?
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?
Where in the UK was the Royal Navy's very first submarine built in 1901?
Shogun' is a military rank in which country?
What is the name of the military academy which stands above the Hudson River in New York?
In what year did the Dam Busters raids take place?
In World War II, what was a 'doodlebug'?
Flying bomb Click to see the answer
In World War 1I, what was a 'doodlebug'?
What was the codename for the World War II Dam Busters raid?
When did the British military first introduce a flying corps?
According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, who was born through the Immaculate Conception?
One thousand years ago, 'samurai' were the warrior class of which country?
In what year was Malta awarded the George Cross?
In which century did the English Civil War take place?
Name the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb.
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?
What is 'nuclear' about a nuclear submarine?
Source of power
In which year was Malta awarded the George Cross?
In World War II, what were Mosquito and Mustang?
Which US General was nicknamed the young Bonaparte?
What does the abbreviation SAS stand for?
Special Air Service
In which year did France finally disband its military carrier pigeon unit?
Which country did Stalin offer military help to during the 1938 crisis?
Famous in the First Gulf War, how was General Norman Schwarzkopf usually described?
Which of these is a phrase used to describe a strategy conceived as part of the US's defence initiative?
Where in Africa did Che Guevara set up a training camp for his guerilla forces?
Rudolf Hess was the last prisoner in which notorious jail?
Spandau Click to see the answer
Which aircraft is nicknamed the Jump Jet?
Which weapons of war were used for the first time in 1916?
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?
Which war took place from 1775 to 1783?
American War of Ind.
What is the name of the Pope's private army?
On what date in 1944 was D-Day, the invasion of Normandy?
Which of these was a great military leader in the Persian army in the 5th century BC?
Where was the German fleet scuttled in 1919?
In which war were submarines first used?
American Civil War
Who famously resigned from the Royal Marines in tears in 1987?
Starting in 1337, when did the Hundred Years War end?
In European history, which country was at civil war in 1936?
In what year did Britain explode its first H-bomb?
In which month of 1941 did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour?
Which of these tools of war was invented before the others?
In what year did The Battle of Britain take place?
Which famous military man's first names were George Armstrong?
As of 2009, approximately how many times more money does the US spend on defence than Russia does?
In which country was Checkpoint Charlie located?
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?
Developed by the US in World War II, what's the more common name of 'salts of napthethenic and palmitic acids'?
In what year did American G.I.s start arriving in Britain during World War II?
What name was given to the start of operation 'Overlord' in World War II in 1944?
In the past, Thompson, Gatling and Mauser were names associated with which of these?
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?
Which future president served as a torpedo boat commander in World War II?
A 'sapper' is a private in the Royal Engineers. What does a 'sapper' literally do?
Which two countries are featured in the military acronym ANZAC?
Australia New Zealand
During the 'D-Day Landings', what were 'Gold', 'Juno' and 'Sword'?
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?
In 1949, which Central American country became the world's first country to abolish its army?
What was the name of the submarine that sank the General Belgrano during the Falklands War in 1982?
What sensory appendages did Ambrose ParÇ devise for injured soldiers in the 16th century?
How many days were there between the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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?
In which month of 1945 did Allied bombers devastate the German city of Dresden killing over 100,000 people?
What was the codename for the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy?
Which country's troops did John Joseph Pershing command during World War I?
In World War II, what were the Spitfire and the Messerchmitt?
In what year did France finally disband its military carrier pigeon unit?