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Military 119 questions.
Army, Navy and Airforce
Pub quiz question 7028 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What year saw the end of World War II?
  2. Answer: A: 1945
  3. Categories: 1940s (1) Military (1)
Pub quiz question 511 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which month of 1945 were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
  2. Answer: A: August
  3. Categories: Politics (5) Military (5) History (5) 1940s (5)
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Pub quiz question 6727 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What connects 661 set off, 113 killed, 134 wounded, 45 taken prisoner, 362 horses lost?
  2. Answer: A: Charge of the Light Brigade statistics
  3. Categories: Connections (8) Military (8)
Pub quiz question 6963 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who jointly formed the New Model Army with Thomas Fairfax?
  2. Answer: A: Oliver Cromwell
  3. Notes: *: English Civil War 1642–1651
  4. Categories: Military (5) History (5) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 6962 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the King of England when the Civil War kicked off?
  2. Answer: A: Charles I
  3. Notes: *: War 1642–1651, Charles I reigned 1625-1649(executed)
  4. Categories: History (6) Military (6) Royalty (6)
Pub quiz question 6982 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country was at war with Iran from 1980 to 1988?
  2. Answer: A: Iraq
  3. Categories: Military (6) Politics (6) 1980s (6) Geography (6)
Pub quiz question 6911 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What city was Terry Waite kidnapped in?
  2. Answer: A: Beirut
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1980s (4) 1990s (4) Geography (4) Politics (4) Religion (5) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 6528 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: "By strength and guile" is the motto of which force?
  2. Answer: A: Special Boat Service
  3. Categories: Military (7)
Pub quiz question 5371 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which controversial film rewrote history to give the Americans credit for capturing an Enigma decoding machine?
  2. Answer: A: U-571
  3. Notes: *: Set in 1942, released in 2000
  4. Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1940s (5) 2000s (5) Military (5)
Pub quiz question 6381 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What ended on 'Black Tot Day' in 1970?
  2. Answer: A: Royal Navy daily rum ration
  3. Categories: Military (6) 1970s (8)