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War 130402 is a selection of 10 questions. War 130402 is the filename to differentiate it from other Themed Questions. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 What was the stage name of exotic dancer and World War I spy, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle MacLeod?
A Mata Hari (she was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France)
2 What is the name of the federal holiday in May when the US honours their war dead?
A Memorial Day (on the last Monday of May)
3 What was the name of the Argentine Navy cruiser sunk by British forces during the Falklands War?
A ARA General Belgrano (previously named USS Phoenix, it survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour)
4 Which civil war ended on 28 March 1939?
A Spanish Civil War
5 Which de Havilland World War II fighter-bomber had a fuselage made of wood?
A Mosquito
6 Which war against the Russian Empire did France and Britain enter on 28 March 1854?
A Crimean War
7 During the Falklands War, which ship was the British flagship?
A HMS Hermes
8 Who was British Prime Minister at the end of the Second World War?
A Clement Attlee (won a landslide victory on 26th July 1945, he had been Deputy PM to Winston Churchill)
9 What was the name of the vast line of German fort and tank defences during the First World War in N E France?
A Hindenburg Line (accept Siegfried Line as this was part of it and most likely remembered because of the song)
10 Which two wars in the latter part of the 19th century were between Dutch settlers in South Africa and the British?
A Boer War