34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which future US president commanded American forces at the Battle of the Thames?
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William Henry Harrison
Which American general surrendered Fort Detroit in 1812?
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William Hull
Which British naval officer commanded the Lake Erie fleet?
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Robert Heriot Barclay
Which American commodore captured the HMS Macedonian in 1812?
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Stephen Decatur
Who commanded the American fleet at the Battle of Lake Champlain?
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Thomas Macdonough
Which battle in Canada was the bloodiest of the War of 1812?
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Battle of Lundy's Lane
Who said "Don't give up the ship" before dying?
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James Lawrence
Which British general was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights?
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Isaac Brock
Which future US president was a war hero at the Battle of New Orleans?
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Andrew Jackson
Which American commander said "We have met the enemy and they are ours"?
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Oliver Hazard Perry
Which Korean War hill was the site of a major battle in 1953 and inspired a 1959 film?
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Pork Chop Hill
Which US Marine general commanded the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir?
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Oliver P. Smith
Which US Navy aircraft carrier was the first to launch jet combat missions in the Korean War?
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USS Valley Forge
Which Danish hospital ship served under the UN during the Korean War?
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MS Jutlandia
Which British-led formation was created in Korea in July 1951?
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1st Commonwealth Division
On what date did UN forces recapture Seoul after the Inchon landing?
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September 28, 1950
Which UN Security Council resolution recommended military assistance to South Korea?
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Resolution 83
What operation repatriated remaining Korean War prisoners after the armistice?
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Operation Big Switch
Which airfield near Seoul was captured after the Inchon landing?
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Kimpo Airfield
Which U.S. president was in office when the Korean Armistice was signed?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which U.S. general signed the Korean Armistice for the UN Command?
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Mark W. Clark
Which U.S. Marine division fought in the Chosin Reservoir campaign?
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1st Marine Division
On what date did the Battle of Inchon begin?
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September 15, 1950
Which U.S. Army division supplied the soldiers of Task Force Smith?
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24th Infantry Division
Which UN Security Council resolution condemned North Korea's June 1950 invasion?
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Resolution 82
Which U.S. Army regiment was nearly annihilated at the Chosin Reservoir?
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31st Regimental Combat Team
What was the nickname for the U.S. Marines who fought at the Chosin Reservoir?
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The Chosin Few
Which Chinese general commanded the People's Volunteer Army in Korea?
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Peng Dehuai
What was the name of the UN offensive that recaptured Seoul in March 1951?
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Operation Ripper
Which U.S. general commanded the Eighth Army at the start of the war?
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Walton Walker
On what date did the first all-jet air battle in history take place?
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8 November 1950
Who was the president of South Korea during the entire Korean War?
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Syngman Rhee
Which general replaced Douglas MacArthur as UN forces commander in 1951?
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Matthew Ridgway
What was the first major battle between US and North Korean forces?
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Battle of Osan
What was the name of the US-led multinational force that fought in the Korean War?
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United Nations Command