Pitched battles from across the centuries, rather than the long-drawn out battles of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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The first recorded battle is considered to be at Megiddo, some three and a half millennia ago. In which continent is Megiddo?
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Africa
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Asia
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Europe
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Just as the warrior Hemu was on the verge of victory at the Second Battle of Panipat (India,1556), he suffered what death?
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Shot through the eye with an arrow.
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Drowned in the mud due to his armour.
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His war elephant rolled over and crushed him.
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With over 22,000 dead, Antietam was the bloodiest ONE DAY battle in which war?
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The First Crusade
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Thirty Years War
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US Civil War
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Question of
Which English king defeated Saladin at Arsuf, though failed to retake Jerusalem?
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Richard I
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Edward I
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Henry V
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Question of
And which of these British monarchs did NOT perish on the battlefield?
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Henry VI
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James IV
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Richard III
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Question of
Of the following which was an 18th century French victory over the British?
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Fontenoy
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Oudenarde
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Ramillies
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Question of
Lady Elizabeth Thompson/Butler painted a depiction of a cavalry-charge at which famous battle?
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Agincourt
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Balaclava
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Waterloo
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Question of
Boyaca and Carabobo were great victories for which commander?
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Francisco Pizarro
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Simon Bolivar
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Fidel Castro
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Question of
Where was Custer’s last stand?
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Gettysburg
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Little Big Horn
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Wounded Knee
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Tough one to finish with, for the battle-hardened quizzer. As a result of the battle of Halmyros, 1311, the Duchy of Athens fell to what nationality of troops?
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Aragonese/Catalan
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Seljuk Turks
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Venetians
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