War Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
What happened July 15, 1815 on the ship HMS Bellerophon?
A: Napoleon surrendered.
At which battle did Admiral Horatio Nelson lose his arm?
A: Tenerife
How was Stonewall Jackson killed?
A: His own troops shot him by mistake
In what WWI battle were tanks first used?
A: Somme
In which country is The Shining Path a revolutionary
movement?
A: Peru
When he was killed, what rank was George Armstrong Custer?
A: Lieutenant Colonel
What battle does the French Legion Celebrate Annually?
A: Camerone - A Defeat
Who was the British General in charge of the
1916 offensive
in WWI?
A: Sir Douglas Haig
Who was it that captured the first confederate flag during
the U.S. civil war?
A: George Armstrong Custer
Roman soldier's slaves were called what?
A: Addicts - addicted means enslaved
After the US civil war what was known as the soldiers
disease?
A: Morphine addiction
What was the only movie made about the Vietnam war, made
during the Vietnam war?
A: The Green Berets
24 Reuben James was the first US warship sunk by what in
October 1941?
A: Submarine in WWII
What WWII resistance movements name is
Italian for thicket?
A: Maquis
Who, in WWII, would wear a Hachimaki - or headband?
A: Kamikaze pilots
In 1856, the "Treaty of Paris" ended what war?
A: The Crimean war
What country used the first aircraft equipped with bombs in
a war with Italy?
A: Italy in the Italian Turkish war
1912
What was RJ Mitchell's contribution to WWII?
A: He designed the Spitfire
Captain Hans Langsdorff captained which German Battleship?
A: Graf Spee
In WWI, what was used as warning devices atop the
Eiffel
Tower?
A: Parrots
