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A multiple-choice quiz by jmomsu. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jmomsu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,453

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1529

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote 'The Histories' about the Greco-Persian wars? Hint

Thucydides

Plutarch

Homer

Herodotus

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Irish province is partly within the United Kingdom? Hint

Leinster

Connacht

Munster

Ulster

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Stonewall Jackson have amputated? Hint

right leg

left big toe

nose

left arm

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Question 4 of 10

4. This was the first major British victory of the Peninsular War: Hint

Corunna

Vittoria

Badajoz

Talavera

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Shakespeare play deals with the battle of Agincourt? Hint

King John

King Henry IV (Part 2)

Troilus and Cressida

King Henry V

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is America's most decorated combat veteran? Hint

George S. Patton Jr.

Sergant Alvin York

Audie Murphy

Eddie Rickenbacker

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Question 7 of 10

7. During what war did the German Army capture Paris? Hint

Penninsular war

Franco-Prussian War

World War One

Hundred Years War

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Question 8 of 10

8. What British Army unit did the Glengarry Light Infantry model itself after during the War of 1812? Hint

11th Hussars

Coldstream Guards

95th Rifles

42nd Highlanders

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Question 9 of 10

9. Speaking of the 11th Hussars, what was the nickname given to them because of their uniform? Hint

black-and-tans

Black Brunswickers

Red Shirts

cherrypickers

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Question 10 of 10

10. What position did Aaron Burr hold when he shot Alexander Hamilton in 1804? Hint

Secretary of State

Vice President

Secretary of the Treasury

Speaker of the House of Representatives

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote 'The Histories' about the Greco-Persian wars?

Answer: Herodotus

Thucydides wrote his 'History' about the Peloponnesian war between the Spartans and the Athenians.

2. Which Irish province is partly within the United Kingdom?

Answer: Ulster

There are nine counties in Ulster:
The six counties of Northern Ireland are Fermanagh, Armagh, Down, Tyrone, Antrim, and Derry.
The three counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan are in Ireland.

3. What did Stonewall Jackson have amputated?

Answer: left arm

General Lee was later to lament, 'Jackson may have lost his left arm, but I have lost my right!'

4. This was the first major British victory of the Peninsular War:

Answer: Talavera

The young Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory at Talavera in 1809 was rewarded with a vicountcy.Later he was made a duke.

5. Which Shakespeare play deals with the battle of Agincourt?

Answer: King Henry V

One of Henry V's most famous speeches begins, 'Once more into the breach, my friends, once more.'

6. Who is America's most decorated combat veteran?

Answer: Audie Murphy

Murphy later became an accomplished western film star, and also starred in his autobiographical picture, 'To Hell and Back.'

7. During what war did the German Army capture Paris?

Answer: Franco-Prussian War

During World War One, the Germans came within 16 miles of Paris, but were stopped. World War Two was a different story.

8. What British Army unit did the Glengarry Light Infantry model itself after during the War of 1812?

Answer: 95th Rifles

They wore hunter green uniforms faced with black in an attempt at camouflage.

9. Speaking of the 11th Hussars, what was the nickname given to them because of their uniform?

Answer: cherrypickers

They wore red trousers.

10. What position did Aaron Burr hold when he shot Alexander Hamilton in 1804?

Answer: Vice President

Hamilton was a former Secretary of the Treasury (1789 to 1795).

Source: Author jmomsu

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