FunTrivia History Mix: Vol 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Conspicuous gallantry or acts of valour

According to the full citation, the Victoria Cross may be awarded to military personnel "who in the presence of the enemy, perform acts of the most conspicuous gallantry, or daring or pre-eminent acts of valour or self-sacrifice or display extreme devotion to duty." Prior to 1991, the Australian military used the British honours system: 96 Australians received the original Victoria Cross.

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Answer: Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Ferdinand and Isabella decided to create an all Catholic Spain. As part of this, they instituted the Inquisition and banished all Muslims and Jews who refused to convert to Catholicism.

Question by player RockoColavito

Answer: carpetbaggers

Northerners who headed South after the Civil War seeking business or political opportunities were called carpetbaggers. This term refers to the cheap baggage they carried that resembled carpet material. They were almost universally despised.

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Answer: Operation Desert Storm (1991)

The burning of oil fields and black beaches in the Persian Gulf are familiar scenes of the results of the Hussein regime's scorched earth policies during the First Gulf War. There was a great deal of ecological damage to the Persian Gulf, but recent studies have indicated that the region has recovered much better than predicted.

Operation Urgent Fury was the American invasion of Grenada. Operation Iraqi Freedom was the invasion of Iraq during the presidency of George W. Bush. Operation Inherent Resolve is the name of the operation in which international forces worked to stem the influence of ISIL in Iraq.

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Answer: Winston Churchill.

Winston was born on 30th November 1874 with a British father (Randolph) and an American mother. He rose to become Prime Minister in World War II. In 1953 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. His speeches continue to be studied as some of the significant orations of the 20th century. He died on 24th January 1965.

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Answer: Aqua Appia

The first aqueduct Aqua Appia in Rome was built in 312 B.C. and is almost entirely underground. Aqua Marcia was built in 144 B.C. and is the longest aqueduct. Aqua Julia was built in 33 B.C. and Aqua Virgo was built in 19 B.C. Aqueducts used gravity to move the water from its source to its destination.

Question by player ClaudiaCat

Answer: American Revolutionary War

After the war, the award was disused with one general-in-chief citing the honor itself was too European. The 'Medal of Honor', as it is called today, should not be confused with the 'Congressional Medal of Honor'. The 'Medal of Honor' is the United States' highest and most distinguished personal military decoration that may be awarded to a military service member who was distinguished by acts of valor and gallantry.

Question by player researcher53

Answer: Potemkin

The mutiny on the Potemkin was sparked by the crew's refusal to eat maggot-infested meat. Socialist mutineers ran the ship from June 27-July 7 1905, surviving attempts by government forces, some of which themselves mutinied, to capture or sink the ship. After being returned to government control, the ship was renamed Panteleimon.

The mutiny is the subject of the well-known, highly acclaimed movie, "Battleship Potemkin" (1925) by Sergei Eisenstein.

Question by player wjames

Answer: Hong Kong

During the Second World War, Hong Kong was a colony of Britain. In case of an attack by Japan, some Canadian soldiers were brought in from the Winnipeg Grenadiers. On the 7th and 8th of December, 1941, the Japanese attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and continued by attacking other locations including Guam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and the Wake Islands. Hong Kong was also attacked by the Japanese and surrendered after seventeen days. Unfortunately for the Canadian soldiers, most were captured and placed in Japanese prison camps.

Question by player apathy100

Answer: Brazil

It was the first time Europeans arrived to this new land, which would become known as Brazil. The crew faced all those naked women, which was a big deal since even married couples in Europe were full of "Christian shame" regarding viewing the naked body. Captain Cabral sent just two men from the boats to land ashore. One was a very tall, extremely happy, uninhibited man and the other was a pipe player from an ancient Celtic region in North Portugal called Minho. Once ashore, the piper started to play.

The natives first thought it was a weapon, but when they heard those musical sounds and saw the tall man smiling and dancing to the strange new sound, the natives approached, they looked closer, and the natives started to dance along as well. Conflict was avoided and the first inroads were established in founding Brazil.

Question by player Billkozy