Military | Category

Pub quiz question 5999 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4381 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ruler brought the whole of Greece together following the internal struggles between Athenians and Spartans?
Answer: A: Alexander the Great
Categories: History (5) Military (5)

Pub quiz question 6060 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which popular toy is, allegedly, based on a weapon from the Philippines who's name means 'come come?'
Answer: A: Yo-yo
Categories: Children (6) Language (6) Military (6)

Pub quiz question 3062 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5988 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6964 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who battled against the Parliamentarians (Roundheads) in the English Civil War?
Answer: A: The Royalists (CAvaliers)
Notes: *: 1642–1651
Categories: Military (3) Royalty (1) History (3)

Pub quiz question 7092 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Royal Marine term for long distance marching with a full kit entered the British vocabulary during the Falklands War?
Answer: A: Yomping
Notes: *: 1982
Categories: Politics (6) Military (6) 1980s (6) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 7025 by pjh2

Question: Q: What defensive line was supposed to keep the Germans out of France in World War II?
Answer: A: Maginot Line
Notes: *: Started in 1930, largely completed by 1939
Categories: Military (6) 1930s (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 6319 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where are the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Agency, otherwise known as MI6?
Answer: A: Vauxhall Cross, London
Categories: Military (6) London, UK (6) Politics (6)
Times used:

Pub quiz question 6373 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Ancient symbol was adopted by the Nazis in Germany as their emblem?
Answer: A: Swastika
Notes: *: 1920-1945
Categories: Politics (2) 1920s (2) 1930s (2) 1940s (2) Military (2)