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Military 119 questions.
Army, Navy and Airforce
Pub quiz question 6911 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What city was Terry Waite kidnapped in?
  2. Answer: A: Beirut
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1980s (4) 1990s (4) Geography (4) Politics (4) Religion (5) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 6528 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: "By strength and guile" is the motto of which force?
  2. Answer: A: Special Boat Service
  3. Categories: Military (7)
Pub quiz question 5371 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which controversial film rewrote history to give the Americans credit for capturing an Enigma decoding machine?
  2. Answer: A: U-571
  3. Notes: *: Set in 1942, released in 2000
  4. Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1940s (5) 2000s (5) Military (5)
Pub quiz question 6381 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What ended on 'Black Tot Day' in 1970?
  2. Answer: A: Royal Navy daily rum ration
  3. Categories: Military (6) 1970s (8)
Pub quiz question 5342 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which famous World War II figher plane was designed by Reginald Joeseph Michell?
  2. Answer: A: Spitfire
  3. Notes: *: 1932
  4. Categories: Military (4) 1930s (6)
Pub quiz question 6968 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which century witnessed the English Civil War?
  2. Answer: A: 17th
  3. Notes: *: 1642–1651
  4. Categories: Military (1) History (1) Royalty (1)
Pub quiz question 462 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who said the famous phrase "An army marches on its stomach?"
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon
  3. Categories: Military (4) Quotations (4) General Knowledge (4)
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Pub quiz question 4802 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which war do the girls in 'Little Women' grow up during?
  2. Answer: A: American Civil War
  3. Categories: Literature (4) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 3056 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was writer and war hero T.E. Lawrence popularly known as?
  2. Answer: A: Lawrence of Arabia
  3. Notes: *: The T.E. stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (2) Military (2) Literature (2)
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Pub quiz question 6907 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who said while in captivity he'd been sent a picture of a stained-glass window depicting John Bunyan?
  2. Answer: A: Terry Waite
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Literature (7) Military (7) Politics (7)