Trivia on famous battles and wars throughout history and their key outcomes.
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- In what year did the Battle of Marathon occur?
- 490 BCE
- Which ancient Greek city-state is famous for holding a mountain pass against the Persians in 480 BCE?
- Sparta
- What was the outcome of the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE?
- Greek naval forces defeated the Persian fleet
- What empire was overthrown when Constantinople fell in 1453?
- The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire
- In what year did the Norman Conquest of England occur?
- 1066
- What was the Battle of Tours in 732 significant for?
- It stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe
- How many years did the Hundred Years' War between England and France last?
- 116 years (1337 to 1453)
- Which famous English victory ended the Hundred Years' War?
- The Battle of Castillon
- At the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, which nation defeated a much larger French force?
- England
- What was defeated in 1588 when Spain attempted to invade England?
- The Spanish Armada
- Which civil war in the 1600s pitted King Charles I against Parliament?
- The English Civil War
- In what year was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
- 1815
- Who led the allied forces that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?
- The Duke of Wellington and Prussian General Blucher
- How many years did the Napoleonic Wars last?
- Approximately 23 years (1792 to 1815)
- In what years did the American Civil War occur?
- 1861 to 1865