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1. Which major battle, fought during the Korean War, resulted in the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment being awarded the United States Unit Presidential Citation?
2. On 1st July 1916, British and French troops launched an attack on the German line in an action that was to become The Battle of the Somme. On the first day of that battle alone, how many casualties were suffered by the British attackers?
3. What naval battle, which opened on 31st May 1916, was the biggest naval battle of World War One?
4. In 1915, Australian and New Zealand troops (ANZACs) were involved in heavy fighting at Gallipoli. Australian troops took part in the Battle of Lone Pine on 6th August 1915. The battle resulted in how many Victoria Crosses being awarded?
5. What aircraft, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in April 1942, were used by Lt. Col. James Doolittle for the raid on Japan?
6. Which Japanese held Pacific island took the U.S. and Allied troops six months (from August 1942 to February 1943) to capture?
7. Which World War Two leader made the now-famous speech, "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." ?
8. What British physician, novelist and detective story writer ran a field hospital in South Africa during the Boer War?
9. In which battle in Indo-China were the French finally defeated by the Viet Minh on 7th May 1954?
10. August 18th is the day Australia calls Vietnam Veterans' Day.What was the major battle fought on that day in 1966 by D Company of the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment?
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