Military Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
What is a Sam Browne?
A: A military belt.
Bucephalus was the name of a horse ridden by whom?
A: Alexander the Great.
Which war was ended by the Congress of Westphalia?
A: Thirty Years War.
Italy invaded what country in 1935?
A: Abyssinia - Ethiopia.
In the 1920s, what were H47 and L12 that collided, causing
deaths?
A: Submarines.
General Ambrose Burnside started what
fashion in the
Civil
War?
A: Sideburns.
Who was the British General who defeated Montcalm on Plains
Abraham?
A: James Wolfe
Which county has the largest army in the world?
A: China
In WWII, Germans used a " Schlusselmaschine E". What do we
call it?
A: Enigma coding machine
What color is named after a battle fought in Italy in 1859?
A: Magenta
The Soviet Sukhoi-34 fighter was the world's first fighter
plane with a what in it?
A: Toilet
During the U.S. civil war, which states buttons had a
Palmetto tree on them?
A: South Carolina
In preparation for the invasion of Japan in WWII, the US
ordered 400,000 of what?
A: Purple Hearts
Operation Urgent Fury was the US invasion of what country?
A: Granada
The dictator Benito Mussolini preferred 50,000 rifles to
50,000 what?
A: Votes.
11 What 18th century German soldier was known to tell tall
tales of himself?
A: Baron Munchhausen
Which country has a regiment of bicycle mounted soldiers?
A: Switzerland
During the civil war, what were known as "graybacks"
A: Body lice
In 1898 the United States declared war on what country?
A: Spain
Operation "Market Garden" in WWII, involved the invasion
of what country?
A: Arnham