Questions & Answers
Browse all 15 questions from the
Military History Geography study set below.
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1
In which modern-day country is the historic site of the Battle of Thermopylae located?
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A
Italy
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B
Turkey
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C
Greece
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D
Egypt
2
The 1944 D-Day landings took place on the beaches of which French region?
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A
Normandy
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B
Brittany
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C
Provence
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D
Alsace
3
The island of Iwo Jima, site of a famous World War II battle, is located in which ocean?
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A
Atlantic
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B
Indian
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C
Arctic
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D
Pacific
4
Waterloo, the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat in 1815, is located in which country?
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A
France
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B
Belgium
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C
Germany
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D
Netherlands
5
The historic city of Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is located in which country?
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A
Ukraine
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B
Russia
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C
Poland
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D
Belarus
6
The Gallipoli Campaign during World War I took place on a peninsula in which country?
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A
Turkey
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B
Greece
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C
Cyprus
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D
Bulgaria
7
The Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the American Civil War, was fought in which US state?
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A
Virginia
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B
Maryland
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C
Pennsylvania
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D
New York
8
The Strait of Gibraltar, a location of strategic military importance for centuries, connects the Atlantic Ocean to which sea?
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A
North Sea
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B
Black Sea
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C
Red Sea
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D
Mediterranean Sea
9
Pearl Harbor, the site of the 1941 naval attack, is located on which island in Hawaii?
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A
Maui
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B
Oahu
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C
Kauai
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D
Big Island
10
El Alamein, the site of two major World War II battles, is located in which North African country?
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A
Libya
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B
Tunisia
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C
Egypt
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D
Morocco
11
The Maginot Line was a defensive fortification built by France along its border with which country?
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A
Germany
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B
Spain
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C
Italy
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D
Belgium
12
The Falkland Islands, the site of a 1982 conflict, are located off the coast of which continent?
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A
Africa
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B
South America
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C
Australia
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D
Antarctica
13
The historic port city of Sevastopol is located on which sea?
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A
Caspian Sea
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B
Baltic Sea
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C
Black Sea
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D
Adriatic Sea
14
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 took place in which country?
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A
France
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B
England
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C
Norway
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D
Denmark
15
The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separates North Korea from which country?
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A
China
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B
Japan
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C
South Korea
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D
Russia
