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The shortest war in history lasted less than an hour.fun factshistorywarsmilitary
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In which conflict did Hannibal famously use elephants as war animals?The Second Punic War✓ correct
The First Punic War
The Peloponnesian War
Caesar's Gallic Wars
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On what island is Pearl Harbour?Oahu✓ correct
Kauai
Hawaii
Maui
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What term refers to Germany between 1933 and 1945?Third Reich✓ correct
New Holland
Marburg Republic
Holy Roman Empire
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What Was The Name Given To The Coding Machine Used By The Germans In World War II?Enigma✓ correct
Mystery
Paradox
Riddle
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Which conflict of legend was ignited by Paris and Helen?The Trojan War✓ correct
The Napoleonic Wars
The Crusades
The Punic Wars
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Where did Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet in 1945?Yalta✓ correct
Dresden
Maastricht
Versailles
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What is the name of the 1944 German counteroffensive that was beaten back by allied units?Battle of the Bulge✓ correct
Invasion of Normandy
Battle of Stalingrad
Pearl Harbor
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During World War I, a significant battle took place in Turkish territory involving ANZAC soldiers. What was this battle known as?Gallipoli Campaign✓ correct
Battle of Troy
Siege of Constantinople
Battle of Thermopylae
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Which type of British fighter plane shot down 1,294 enemy aircraft in World War One?The Sopwith Camel✓ correct
The Supermarine Spitfire
The Curtiss Warhawk
The P54 Mustang
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In What Year Did World War I Begin?1914✓ correct
1938
1923
1919
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What year did the United States enter World War II?1941✓ correct
1939
1948
1945
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In which year did the Vietnam war begin?1955✓ correct
1939
1947
1963
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Which was the victorious side in the U.S. Civil War?The North✓ correct
The South
The East
The West
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What was the name of the prominent religious conflict that arose in Europe in the 17th century?The Thirty Years' War✓ correct
The Hundred Years' War
The War of the Roses
The War of Spanish Succession
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In which year did the Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union begin?1947✓ correct
1945
1938
1955
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What war followed the original 'shot heard round the world'?The war of American independence✓ correct
The Napoleonic wars
World War 2
The English Civil War
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Which island was the scene of the famous flag-raising during World War II and is depicted in the US Marine Corps War Memorial statue?Iwo Jima✓ correct
Okinawa
Guam
Saipan
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From which French port did 200,000 British troops flee in 1940?Dunkirk✓ correct
Calais
La Havre
Dieppe
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What name was refers to Nazi Germany's bombing raids against Great Britain in World War II?The Blitz✓ correct
The Raze
The Mortar
The Blaze
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Who captured Valencia in 1094 and ruled it until his death on July 10, 1099?El Cid✓ correct
King Arthur
Charlemagne
Genghis Khan
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Which country was awarded The George Cross, the highest civilian award for bravery bestowed by the British government, in 1942?Malta✓ correct
Cyprus
Greece
Spain
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During World War 2, which country was home to the White Rose, a group of student rebels fighting against fascism?Germany✓ correct
France
Spain
Italy
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Which of these wars was fought to gain independence from Great Britain?American Revolutionary War✓ correct
American Civil War
World War I
World War II
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What was the name of the first atomic bomb used in combat?Little Boy✓ correct
Fat Man
Trinity
Hiroshima
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What was the name of the defensive fortifications built by France along its border before World War 2?The Maginot Line✓ correct
The Hadrian Wall
The de Galle Bunkers
The Vichy System
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Which US City Did British Troops Invade and Burn In 1814?Washington D.C.✓ correct
Atlanta
San Francisco
Denver
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Which group emerged after the disintegration of the Mongol Empire and pillaged much of Europe throughout the 14th century?The Golden Horde✓ correct
The Silver Horde
The Bronze Horde
The Copper Horde
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Which side was defeated in the American Civil War (1861–1865)?Confederate States (Southern states)✓ correct
Union (Northern states)
Canada
Mexico
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During World War I, which strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara was unsuccessfully contested by the Allies in 1915?The Dardanelles✓ correct
The Bering Strait
The English Channel
The Panama Canal
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Which two countries signed the Non-Aggression Pact of 1939?Germany and the Soviet Union✓ correct
Japan and the United States
Britain and France
Italy and France
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Which of these wars took place before World War I?Napoleonic War✓ correct
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
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What year did World War II begin?1939✓ correct
1941
1945
1937
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Who Commanded The Confederate Armies During The American Civil War?Robert E.Lee✓ correct
Ulysses S Grant
George Armstrong Custer
William Tecumseh Sherman
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Which country declared war on the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor?Japan✓ correct
Germany
Italy
Russia
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Which of these people was a United States Army general during World War II?George S. Patton✓ correct
David Dixon Porter
George Elliot
Philip Sheridan
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On What Japanese City Was The First Atomic Bomb Dropped?Hiroshima✓ correct
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagasaki
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In 1945, which German city hosted the trials where former Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes?Nuremberg✓ correct
Berlin
Munich
Frankfurt
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Which new country was formed in 1971 at the end of a conflict between Pakistan and India?Bangladesh✓ correct
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Pakistan
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Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?Adolf Hitler✓ correct
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
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