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History Club Trivia - Wars & Battles

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
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1.

This battle took place in the 2nd Persian invasion of Greece. The Greeks were betrayed and the Persians were able to surround the Spartans. Although the 300 Spartans were not the only fighters, the rallying cry of this battle be came "We are Sparta"!

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Thermopylae

c)

Battle of Marathon

d)

Battle of Kursk

2.

The Battle of Kadesh (1247 BC) was fought near the Orontes River (in present day Syria) by Hittite King Muwatalli II and this ruler. This ruler claimed a great victory but in actuality the battle was a stalemate. Over 5,000 chariots engaged in this battle! Who was the other ruler?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Ramses II

d)

Genghis Khan

3.

This battle occurred during WWII in June of 1942. Japanese Admiral Yamamoto launched attacks on an atoll northwest of Hawaii & the Aleutian Islands. This attack was thwarted because the US had broken the Japanese naval code. This battle crippled Japanese Naval aviation for the rest of the war. What battle was it?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

4.

Molly Pitcher took the place of her husband in this battle. After this battle American General Charles Lee was court-martialed. Over all the battle on June 28, 1778, ended in a stalemate.

a)

Battle of Monmouth

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Sharpsburg

5.

On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen won this battle where the Green Mountain Boys captured a fort. The ransacked the fort and sent the cannons to Boston.

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Ticonderoga

c)

Battle of Lexington & Concord

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

6.

This painting was named for a town that was bombed by Germans in April 1937. It depicts the aftermath of the bombing. The bombing was part of the Spanish Civil War. Pablo Picasso created it for the Paris Exhibition in the summer of 1937. The tactic of extensive aerial bombing would later be part of the Nazi's Blitzkrieg. What is the name of the town and & the painting?

a)

Madrid

b)

Guernica

c)

Toledo

d)

Seville

7.

At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William the Duke of Normandy (aka William the Conqueror) won and would then rule England. This battle was depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry and includes the death of the leader from the other side. Who was killed by an arrow in the eye during the Battle of Hastings?

a)

Charles

b)

Louis

c)

George

d)

Harold