Braingle: 'Battle Facts - Part Two' Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers some basic battle facts, along with some weird and wonderful facts, about warfare through the ages and those that participated in them.

Quiz ID:	#28499
Fun:	(2.05)
Difficulty:	(2.56)
Category:	History > War
Created By:	lssah2007

#1 In what war did Mexican General, Antonio López de Santa Anna, lose his leg?

The Texas Revolution (During the Battle of the Alamo)
The Mexican–American War
The French Pastry War
The Cayuse War

#2 What French Monarch created the French Foreign Legion, and in what year?

#3 What mercenary group guards the Pope?

#4 How did William the Conqueror die?

In battle, fighting the English during the Battle of Hastings
Old age
Assassinated by members of his own Court
An embarrassing death from a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
A painful lingering death from a burst intestine

#5 The first McDonald's drive-through restaurant was opened in what U.S. state specifically to serve American soldiers?

North Carolina (for troops at Fort Bragg)
Arizona (for troops at Fort Huachuca)
California (for Airmen at the Travis Air Force Base)
South Carolina (for Marines at Parris Island)

#6 Who has been attributed with the famous quote of, "An army marches on its stomach"?

Adolf Hitler
Julius Caesar
General Ulysses S. Grant
Napoleon

#7 What did Paul Welch develop in 1917 that was issued to all U.S. troops?

#8 During their battles with the Saxons (in the 7th century), what did St. David make his Welsh soldiers wear in their hats?

#9 Actor James Arness played Matt Dillon in the TV show "Gunsmoke" from 1955 until 1975. Prior to that, he fought in the military. What war (and battle) did he fight in?

WW2 (landed at Anzio, Italy)
Korean War (fought during the Battle of Inchon)
WW2 (landed at the D-Day beaches, France)
WW1 (fought during the battle of Ypres)
He avoided military service because he was an actor

#10 The Hundred Year War holds the record for being the longest war/conflict in recorded history. How many years did it last? (Needs a number only)

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Battle Facts - Part Two