Military History Trivia

13. On which battleship did Japan sign the instrument of surrender that ended WW II?

2. Who was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown, virtually ending the Revolutionary War?

18. What country did Iraq invade in 1990, ultimately leading to Desert Shield and Desert Storm?

5. Which of these men was NOT a Union general during the Civil War?

15. The Air Force Academy, founded in 1954, is in which city?

11. What was Germany’s last major offensive campaign on the Western Front during WW II?

19. Which military operation in Iraq led to the capture of Saddam Hussein?

8. What ship was sunk by a U-boat, credited as the reason for the United States entering World War I?

6. Which of these Burgs was NOT involved in a battle or siege during the Civil War?

14. Who assumed command of UN forces in the Korean War when Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command?

7. What was the nickname of Teddy Roosevelt's regiment during the Spanish-American War?

12. What airplane is this?

9. Who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front in WW I?

16. In which branch of the service was astronaut Alan Shepard (the first American in space)?

4. During the Mexican War, who commanded the soldiers who stormed the Alamo?

17. What was the nickname of the route used by the North Vietnamese to smuggle weapons south during the Vietnam War?

10. What was the U. S. force that bombed Tokyo in April of 1942 in retaliation for Pearl Harbor called?

20. In what country did U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden? 

1. Who was the first American killed in the American Revolution?

3. Who was the United States President during the War of 1812?