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Name the Year the Battle Occurred Quiz

Can you name the year these famous battles occurred?

A multiple-choice quiz by bernaz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bernaz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,230

Updated
Feb 16 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
868

Last 3 plays: jmac5cicada (10/10), Guest 90 (6/10), Guest 92 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which year was the Battle of Brananburgh? Hint

937

927

924

934

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which year was the Battle of Hastings? Hint

1065

1068

1076

1066

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which year was the Battle of Halidon Hill? Hint

1340

1363

1333

1313

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which year was the Battle of Crecy? Hint

1396

1346

1404

1353

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was the Battle of Neville's Cross? Hint

1370

1346

1350

1400

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which year was the Battle of Agincourt? Hint

1415

1450

1495

1417

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which year was the Battle of Towton? Hint

1470

1459

1481

1461

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which year was the Battle of Boyne? Hint

1680

1698

1685

1690

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which year was the Battle of Trafalgar? Hint

1805

1795

1815

1810

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which year was the Battle of Waterloo? Hint

1818

1805

1815

1825

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which year was the Battle of Brananburgh?

Answer: 937

In 937 Constantine III King of the Scots formed an alliance with Welsh, Irish and Viking chieftains and invaded England. However they were repelled by the English and fled back to their various homelands.

2. In which year was the Battle of Hastings?

Answer: 1066

King Harold lost this famous battle to the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror. King Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye.

3. In which year was the Battle of Halidon Hill?

Answer: 1333

In 1333 Edward III, King of England was besieging Berwick in Scotland in support of Edward Balliol's claim to the Scottish throne. This was a convincing victory for the English with the loss of very few men.

4. In which year was the Battle of Crecy?

Answer: 1346

In 1346 King Edward III and the English army took on a French Army under the command of Philip IV, King of France. Although greatly outnumbered, the English were victorious due to the quality of their archers.

5. In what year was the Battle of Neville's Cross?

Answer: 1346

Responding to a request from Phillip IV, King of France, the Scots invaded England under the command of King David II of Scotland. The Scots were humiliated and lost in the region of 15,000 men. David II King of Scotland was then imprisoned until 1357 in the Tower.

6. In which year was the Battle of Agincourt?

Answer: 1415

The Battle of Agincourt took place during the Hundred Years' War in 1415 between the French and the English. The English were greatly outnumbered but managed a famous victory leaving over half of the French nobles dead.

7. In which year was the Battle of Towton?

Answer: 1461

The largest and bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses, this battle fought on Palm Sunday 1461, near the village of Towton about 10 miles southwest of York, secured the English throne for Edward IV against his Lancastrian opponents.

8. In which year was the Battle of Boyne?

Answer: 1690

The final battle of the War of English Succession in which William III defeated the exiled James II, thereby confirming a Protestant monarch.

9. In which year was the Battle of Trafalgar?

Answer: 1805

The most important naval engagement of the Napoleonic wars, which established British naval supremacy for more than 100 years. Lord Nelson led the British Fleet and was killed during the action.

10. In which year was the Battle of Waterloo?

Answer: 1815

In this final battle of the Napoleonic Wars, Bonaparte's forces were defeated by those of the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Bl�cher near the Belgian village of Waterloo.

Source: Author bernaz

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