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History 141111 is a selection of 10 questions. History 141111 is the filename to differentiate it from other History quizzes. 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 In which war did the Battle of Hamburger Hill take place?
A Vietnam War (May 1969)
2 Who was captain of the HMS Bounty when Fletcher Christian led the mutiny against him in April 1789?
A William Bligh
3 Which 20th Century war gave rise to the term Fifth Column?
A Spanish Civil War (a fifth column is any group of people who undermine a larger group—such as a nation or a besieged city—from within)
4 What aid to war did First World War French Commander Marshal Ferdinand Foch describe as “interesting toys, but of no military value”?
A Aeroplanes
5 What was Admiral Lord Nelson’s first name?
A Horatio
6 Who led the Norman invaders to victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
A William the Conqueror (William of Normandy / William I)
7 Who was the Argentinean military junta President of that ordered the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands?
A Leopoldo Galtieri
8 Which war fought in the 19th century did Russia lose to
A Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856)
9 How many days following Hiroshima was a second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
A Three (6th & 9th August 1945)
10 What is perhaps a more familiar name for the British raid over Germany in May 1943, codenamed Operation Chastise?
A The Dambusters