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A quiz on famous battles! How well do you know your historic battles?
1
Where did the famous battle between William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson in 1066 take place?
15% got this right
The Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson was shot in the eye with an arrow.
2
What was the name of the wars between 1095 and 1291 intended to recover the holy land?
The Crusades
Bataille de Conquête
The Hundred Years War
The Punic Wars
67% got this right
The Crusades took place all over Europe too.
3
The D-Day landings in World War 2 took place across 5 different beaches. Can you locate the area?
60% got this right
The 5 beaches were code-named Gold, Sword, Juno, Omaha and Utah.
4
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle in WW2. Where was it?
24% got this right
It has since been renamed to Volgograd.
5
The Battle of Gettysburg was an American war in which conflict?
American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
Mexican - American War
World War I
65% got this right
6
The Battle of the Somme in WW1 took place in this region.
46% got this right
From the Somme down to Verdun this battlefield was actually quite large.
7
Which two countries were mainly involved in the battle of Waterloo?
United Kingdom & France
France & Turkey
Ireland & Denmark
Spain & Germany
71% got this right
8
The Battle of Marathon was a Persian invasion of Greece. Can you locate Marathon?
33% got this right
The First Persian invasion of Greece, It was fought between the citizens of Athens and a Persian force
9
The Seige of Madrid was a battle during which conflict?
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Crusade
The Reconquista
War of Spanish Succession
40% got this right
10
Where did the Pearl Harbor bombings take place?
52% got this right
Pearl Harbor was a US military base in Honolulu Hawaii.
11
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought between the British and which two countries combined naval fleets?
France & Spain
Belgium & Netherlands
Spain & Portugal
Sweden & Finland
56% got this right
As part of Napoleon's plans to invade England, the French and Spanish fleets combined to control the English Channel.
12
This island country has been involved in battles like; Siege of Medina, Morean war and an Island of the British in WW2?
14% got this right
Malta is now independent but has been owned and fought over by many countries and empires.
