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Quiz about Heroes and Villains of War
Quiz about Heroes and Villains of War

Heroes and Villains of War Trivia Quiz


It is said that confrontation introduces a man to himself. The history of warfare has made heroes and villains of men and women throughout time. Here is a quiz dealing with only a partial group of those who should be remembered for bad as well as good.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Oddball
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
784
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
19291
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: dreamdiva (15/15), Guest 81 (12/15), Guest 1 (4/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Made famous in Homer's epic poem, the "Iliad", his one weakness is now used to describe any small but potentially fatal flaw. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This military leader spread Greek culture from his native Macedonia to the Indian subcontinent. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The Spanish referred to him as El Draque. (Contrary to urban legend, this does *not* mean 'The Dragon'). He was instrumental in annihilating the mighty Spanish Armada and was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This French teenager who heard voices led the French to lift the siege of Orleans during the Hundred Years' War, earning her the nom de guerre 'The Maid of Orleans':

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 5 of 15
5. This failed farmer and businessman found his niche in the military during the American Civil War and quickly rose to the rank of Commander of the Union Armies. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Twice wounded in heroic battle for the Americans in the Revolution, his name became synonymous with traitors when, dejected and unappreciated, he attempted to sell West Point to the British.

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )
Question 7 of 15
7. This Mexican general-turned-dictator cemented his reputation for military ineptitude by squandering his superior forces against a much smaller group of volunteers in an abandoned church near San Antonio in March, 1836. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Perhaps the only positive result in the disastrous Crimean War was the movement toward treatment of war wounded by this person, the founder of modern nursing: Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. He is Japan's greatest naval hero, destroying the mighty Russian Black Fleet in the Straits of Tsushima in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What is the nickname of Manfred von Richthofen, Germany's top fighter ace in World War I, downing 80 enemy aircraft before he was killed in action in 1918? He was notorious for flying a maroon colored Fokker tri-plane.

Answer: (Three Words or Two Words)
Question 11 of 15
11. Major General Thomas Jonathan Jackson of the Confederacy was given this nickname when fighting the Union forces at Manassas and Sharpsburg. What was it?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 12 of 15
12. As Lord of the Admiralty in WWI, this future British leader oversaw the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, costing thousands of lives in a futile attempt to take Turkey out of the war. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The only WWII personality to make it to the dictionary, this turncoat served Nazi Germany as a puppet-dictator in Norway. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. This recipient of the ("Congressional") Medal of Honor later had a successful career as a Hollywood actor. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. During the 'Battle of the Bulge' in December, 1944, German generals ordered the surrounded American troops stationed in Bastogne to surrender. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe responded with this one-word reply:

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Made famous in Homer's epic poem, the "Iliad", his one weakness is now used to describe any small but potentially fatal flaw.

Answer: Achilles

As an infant, his mother dipped him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable, except for his heel, which she held. He was killed by an arrow on that spot, his 'Achilles heel', in the Trojan War.
2. This military leader spread Greek culture from his native Macedonia to the Indian subcontinent.

Answer: Alexander the Great

Conquered lands measured only below those of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, Alexander died at the age of 33.
3. The Spanish referred to him as El Draque. (Contrary to urban legend, this does *not* mean 'The Dragon'). He was instrumental in annihilating the mighty Spanish Armada and was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.

Answer: Sir Francis Drake

While circumnavigating the globe, he claimed a portion of California for Queen Elizabeth.

Francis Drake sometimes latinized his name as Franciscus Draco, which does indeed mean Francis the Dragon.
4. This French teenager who heard voices led the French to lift the siege of Orleans during the Hundred Years' War, earning her the nom de guerre 'The Maid of Orleans':

Answer: Joan of Arc

After being captured, she was burned at the stake as a heretic but in 1920 she was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church and made the patron saint of France. Joan was only 19 at the time of her death.
5. This failed farmer and businessman found his niche in the military during the American Civil War and quickly rose to the rank of Commander of the Union Armies.

Answer: Ulysses Grant

His popularity propelled him to be elected the 18th President of the U.S., but his administration was filled with scandal and controversy.
6. Twice wounded in heroic battle for the Americans in the Revolution, his name became synonymous with traitors when, dejected and unappreciated, he attempted to sell West Point to the British.

Answer: Benedict Arnold

He spent the last years of his life bitterly renouncing the actions he became notorious for.
7. This Mexican general-turned-dictator cemented his reputation for military ineptitude by squandering his superior forces against a much smaller group of volunteers in an abandoned church near San Antonio in March, 1836.

Answer: Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna

After wasting hundreds of lives in taking the Alamo, he was surprised and captured at San Jacinto, guaranteeing Texas independence. Later, in the Mexican War, he lost every battle he fought.
8. Perhaps the only positive result in the disastrous Crimean War was the movement toward treatment of war wounded by this person, the founder of modern nursing:

Answer: Florence Nightingale

Because of the horrors she witnessed, she suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome for the rest of her life.
9. He is Japan's greatest naval hero, destroying the mighty Russian Black Fleet in the Straits of Tsushima in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War.

Answer: Heihachiro Togo

The utter surprise of this victory, combined with the capture of Port Arthur, pushed Japan from a medieval backward nation to the forefront of military supremacy in the Far East.
10. What is the nickname of Manfred von Richthofen, Germany's top fighter ace in World War I, downing 80 enemy aircraft before he was killed in action in 1918? He was notorious for flying a maroon colored Fokker tri-plane.

Answer: The Red Baron

Ironically, he failed his first two attempts to fly for the German Air Force before finally squeezing past on his third try.
11. Major General Thomas Jonathan Jackson of the Confederacy was given this nickname when fighting the Union forces at Manassas and Sharpsburg. What was it?

Answer: Stonewall

It is widely thought that the nickname was originally derogatory, but in popular culture it is often treated as praise for his determination. He was accidentally shot by his own troops at Chancellorsville in 1863 and died shortly afterwards.
12. As Lord of the Admiralty in WWI, this future British leader oversaw the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, costing thousands of lives in a futile attempt to take Turkey out of the war.

Answer: Winston Churchill

One of the few who turned from goat to hero. As Prime Minister, he saw a beleaguered Britain through the German blitz to emerge as one of the great leaders of WWII.
13. The only WWII personality to make it to the dictionary, this turncoat served Nazi Germany as a puppet-dictator in Norway.

Answer: Vidkun Quisling

(KWIZ ling) n: a traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country (from the American Heritage College Dictionary). The Norwegian government lifted its ban on capital punishment for the sole purpose of executing him in 1945.
14. This recipient of the ("Congressional") Medal of Honor later had a successful career as a Hollywood actor.

Answer: Audie Murphy

He played himself in the biographical movie 'To Hell And Back'.
15. During the 'Battle of the Bulge' in December, 1944, German generals ordered the surrounded American troops stationed in Bastogne to surrender. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe responded with this one-word reply:

Answer: Nuts

McAuliffe held on and the Allied forces pushed the 'bulge' back, ending the final Axis offensive of the European Theatre.
Source: Author Oddball

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