What 1965 US Marine operation was the first major purely American offensive action of the war?
Answer
Operation Starlite
98587 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which Buddhist monk self-immolated in Saigon on June 11, 1963?
Answer
Thich Quang Duc
What was the name of the final North Vietnamese campaign that captured Saigon in 1975?
Answer
Ho Chi Minh Campaign
What was the name of North Vietnam's major conventional offensive launched in 1972?
Answer
Easter Offensive
What was the name of the 1972 US bombing campaign against Hanoi and Haiphong?
Answer
Operation Linebacker II
Which river is the longest river entirely in England?
Answer
River Thames
Which river is the longest in Great Britain?
Answer
River Severn
Which Aztec emperor built the first aqueduct to Tenochtitlan?
Answer
Moctezuma I
What was the name of the Aztec solar calendar of 365 days?
Answer
Xiuhpohualli
Which British admiral commanded the naval force that supported the burning of Washington?
Answer
George Cockburn
Which American fort in Ohio was successfully defended by George Croghan in 1813?
Answer
Fort Stephenson
What was the name of the Native American confederation led by Tecumseh?
Answer
Tecumseh's confederacy
Who was the British prime minister during the War of 1812?
Answer
Lord Liverpool
On what date did the Battle of Lake Erie occur?
Answer
September 10, 1813
Which American sloop-of-war captured HMS Frolic in 1812?
Answer
USS Wasp
Which Spanish admiral commanded the squadron destroyed at Manila Bay?
Answer
Patricio Montojo
Which U.S. protected cruiser fired the first shot at Manila Bay?
Answer
USS Olympia
Which Spanish fortification outside Santiago was attacked at El Caney?
Answer
Fort El Viso
Which U.S. Army general commanded the attack at El Caney on July 1, 1898?
Answer
Henry Ware Lawton
At what time did the Titanic strike the iceberg?
Answer
11:40 p.m.
What is the highest mountain in the Hawaiian Islands?
Answer
Mauna Kea
What is the highest mountain in the Andes of Ecuador?
Answer
Chimborazo
What is the largest waterfall in the world by width?
Answer
Khone Falls
Which country has the largest population of Polish descent outside Poland?
Answer
United States
What population did Canada's 2021 census record?
Answer
36,991,981
What population did Bangladesh's 2022 census record?
Answer
169,828,911
What total population did Indonesia's 2020 census find?
Answer
270,203,917
What resident population did the 2020 United States census record?
Answer
331,449,281
What population did mainland China's 2020 census record?
Answer
1,411,778,724
What population did India's 2011 census record?
Answer
1,210,854,977
Which 1812 battle was a decisive victory for Wellington over Marshal Marmont in Spain?
Answer
Battle of Salamanca
What was the name of the French national bank founded by Napoleon in 1800?
Answer
Banque de France
Which battle in February 1814 saw Napoleon defeat Blücher's army?
Answer
Battle of Montmirail
Which battle in 1809 forced Austria to sue for peace?
Answer
Battle of Wagram