Major World Wars: Dates, Participants, Outcomes Quiz

Question 1

In which year did the Battle of Marathon take place and between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

490 BC between Iran and Greece

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490 AD between Iran and Greece

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490 BC between Rome and Greece

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490 AD between Iran and Egypt

Question 2

In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place and who began the Norman Conquest of England?

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1066 by William, Duke of Normandy

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1066 by Edward the Confessor

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1066 by Tostig

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1066 by Harald III of Norway

Question 3

Between which two countries was the Hundred Years' War fought?

Accepted Answer

Britain and France

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Britain and Netherlands

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France and Germany

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Britain and Spain

Question 4

Between which two royal families was the Wars of the Roses fought?

Accepted Answer

Lancaster and York

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Tudor and Lancaster

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Plantagenet and Norman

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Hanover and Stuart

Question 5

When was the Anglo-Spanish War fought and which treaty ended it?

Accepted Answer

1585-1604 AD, Treaty of London

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1600-1610 AD, Treaty of Westphalia

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1580-1590 AD, Treaty of Paris

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1590-1600 AD, Treaty of Utrecht

Question 6

Between which countries was the Seven Years' War fought and by what name is it known in Indian history?

Accepted Answer

Britain, Prussia vs Austria, France; Third Carnatic War

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Britain vs France; First Carnatic War

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Britain, France vs Prussia; Fourth Carnatic War

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Prussia vs Austria; Second Carnatic War

Question 7

The Battle of Bunker Hill was part of which historical event?

Accepted Answer

American Revolutionary War

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American Civil War

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Spanish-American War

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First World War

Question 8

In which year did the Battle of Trafalgar take place and between which countries?

Accepted Answer

1805 between Britain vs France-Spain

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1805 between Russia vs France

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1808 between Britain vs Portugal

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1805 between Britain vs Netherlands

Question 9

In which year was the Crimean War fought and what was its main cause?

Accepted Answer

1853-1856 due to Slavic nationalism and religious atrocities

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1850-1855 due to territorial expansion

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1854-1857 due to trade disputes

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1852-1858 due to religious opposition

Question 10

Between which two countries were the Opium Wars fought and what was the main cause?

Accepted Answer

China and Britain, opium trade disputes

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Japan and China, territorial expansion

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Russia and China, border disputes

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India and Britain, Chinese trade

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