War Trivia Questions
What was the number of the British Armored Division known as The
Desert Rats?
A: 7th.
Which US general along with Schwarzkopf was
leader in the Gulf
War?
A: Powell.
How long did the Arab-Israeli
War of
1967 last?
A: Six days.
Who, during the Vietnam War, was known as Hanoi Jane?
A: Jane Fonda.
Which breakaway Russian republic had Grozny as its capital?
A: Chechnya.
Where did Rudolf Hess crash land in
1941?
A: Scotland.
Which county's "Spring" was halted by the arrival of Soviet tanks
in 1968?
A: Czechoslovakia.
Where was the Bay of Pigs whose invasion sparked a
world crisis
in the 60s?
A: Cuba.
Where did the Enola Gay drop a devastating bomb in WWII?
A: Hiroshima.
In which county is Passschendaele, scene of battle in WWI?
A: Belgium.
The Taliban were a guerrilla group in which
country?
A: Afghanistan.
Whose forces were defeated at the
Battle of Midway
in 1942?
A: Japan.
Who were defeated along with the Germans at El Alamein?
A: Italians.
During World War I what kind of gas was used in the trenches?
A: Mustard gas.
What Operation was the codename for the D Day landings?
A: Overlord.
Which major weapon of war was used for the first time in
1916?
A: Tank.
The Tamil Tigers were fighting for a separate state on which
island?
A: Sri Lanka.
Muhammad Ali refused to fight in which war?
A: Vietnam.
War broke out in Biafra in the 60s when it broke away from which
country?
A: Nigeria.
Which "Lord" was executed for treason in
1946 for broadcasting
German propaganda?
A: Lord Haw-Haw.
During which war was OXFAM set up?
A: WWII.
Which country pulled out of Vietnam in the 1950s?
A: France.
In WWII who was in charge of the Afrika Korps?
A: Rommel.
The EOKA were a terrorist group operating on which island?
A: Cyprus.
Which city was besieged by German troops for over 900 days in
WWII?
A: Leningrad.