Military History Trivia Quiz All Trivia Quizzes 0% 0 votes, 0 avg 0 1234567891011121314151617181920 Military History Trivia Quiz 1 / 20 1. Which naval battle is often considered the turning point in the Pacific during World War II? Battle of Midway Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Coral Sea Battle of Leyte Gulf 2 / 20 2. Which war saw the famous Battle of Saratoga, often considered the turning point in the conflict? War of 1812 French and Indian War American Revolutionary War Mexican-American War 3 / 20 3. In what year did the Vietnam War officially end with the fall of Saigon? 1980 1965 1971 1975 4 / 20 4. What was the code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II? Operation Market Garden Operation Barbarossa Operation Overlord Operation Torch 5 / 20 5. Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War? Ulysses S. Grant Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee William T. Sherman 6 / 20 6. Who was the Allied Supreme Commander during World War II? Dwight D. Eisenhower Franklin D. Roosevelt Winston Churchill Douglas MacArthur 7 / 20 7. During the Korean War, which river became a significant strategic boundary between North and South Korea? Mekong River Han River Yellow River Yalu River 8 / 20 8. In what year did the Normandy Invasion (D-Day) take place during World War II? 1945 1942 1943 1944 9 / 20 9. Which war featured the Battle of Balaclava and the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade? Franco-Prussian War Crimean War Napoleonic Wars Boer War 10 / 20 10. What ancient military formation was known for its tight, rectangular structure? Legion Phalanx Cavalry Charge Hoplite 11 / 20 11. Which ancient military leader famously crossed the Alps with elephants during the Second Punic War? Julius Caesar Hannibal Barca Xerxes I Alexander the Great 12 / 20 12. What was the code name for the plan to invade Nazi-occupied France during World War II? Operation Market Garden Operation Husky Operation Overlord Operation Neptune 13 / 20 13. Who was the commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific theater during World War II? Chester W. Nimitz George S. Patton Dwight D. Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur 14 / 20 14. Who was the famous military commander known as the "Desert Fox" during World War II? Bernard Montgomery George Patton Douglas MacArthur Erwin Rommel 15 / 20 15. Which World War II battle marked the largest amphibious assault in history? Battle of Normandy Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Okinawa Battle of Iwo Jima 16 / 20 16. Who was the ancient Greek historian and soldier known as the "Father of History"? Herodotus Thucydides Aristotle Xenophon 17 / 20 17. In what year did the Berlin Airlift take place during the Cold War? 1953 1950 1945 1948 18 / 20 18. Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Civil War? Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Shiloh 19 / 20 19. Which military leader is known for his conquests in Asia and is often called the "Macedonian Conqueror"? Genghis Khan Attila the Hun Julius Caesar Alexander the Great 20 / 20 20. Which World War I battle saw the first widespread use of tanks on the battlefield? Battle of the Marne Battle of Jutland Battle of Verdun Battle of the Somme Your score is The average score is 0%>> Try Another One << Share your result with your friends LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart quiz Send feedback