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8 Praziquantel Send a noteboard - 01/10/2011 08:48:36 PM
1. What Roman general was killed along with his legions by Germans under Arminius at the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest in 9 AD?

Varus
2. What German general, known as the "Desert Fox", earned fame for repeatedly outmaneuvering and defeating a significantly larger British army in North Africa in 1941 and 1942?

Rommel
3. What Japanese general led the surprising campaign that culminated in the fall of Singapore on February 15, 1942?

Yamashita
4. What United States general was responsible for planning and executing most of the US operations in Vietnam?

????
5. What French general and resistance fighter went on to dissolve the Fourth Republic and found the Fifth Republic?

De Gaulle
6. What Russian general engaged Napoleon at the Battle of Borodino?

???????????
7. What British general defeated the forces of Louis XIV at the famous battle of Blenheim?

Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
8. What Mexican general was soundly defeated by Sam Houston, resulting in Texas independence?

Santa Ana
9. What famous Confederate general was shot dead by his own troops at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Stonewall Jackson
10. What American legend was immortalized by George C. Scott in an eponymous 1970 movie?

Patton
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Real Real General Knowledge Tom - 01/10/2011 06:20:12 PM 648 Views
Answers Tom - 01/10/2011 06:29:23 PM 421 Views
I'm amazed that I knew four of the answers. nossy - 01/10/2011 09:15:57 PM 282 Views
*incorrect post placement* *NM* LadyLorraine - 01/10/2011 11:50:02 PM 142 Views
WTF I WAS TOTALLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE *NM* LadyLorraine - 01/10/2011 11:53:21 PM 140 Views
#6 is biased against Russians. Vivien - 03/10/2011 01:41:33 AM 515 Views
Always avoid translations Tom - 03/10/2011 03:29:39 PM 380 Views
LOL ironclad - 01/10/2011 06:35:36 PM 381 Views
I must admit a slight North American bias Tom - 01/10/2011 06:51:23 PM 380 Views
Same *NM* Floffe - 01/10/2011 07:02:01 PM 141 Views
Well Praziquantel - 01/10/2011 08:52:35 PM 383 Views
Missed 3, 6, and 7 Isaac - 01/10/2011 07:36:35 PM 343 Views
I only got four of them. Nate - 01/10/2011 07:58:24 PM 357 Views
Re: Real Real General Knowledge random thoughts - 01/10/2011 08:21:56 PM 437 Views
He died as a direct result of getting shot. Tom - 01/10/2011 11:01:00 PM 325 Views
8 Praziquantel - 01/10/2011 08:48:36 PM 344 Views
Only 7. Joel - 01/10/2011 10:29:09 PM 348 Views
lol I only got a couple of them (totally not my area of knowledge) LadyLorraine - 01/10/2011 11:54:16 PM 335 Views
Most of these I knew Larry - 02/10/2011 01:10:55 AM 484 Views
7 - missed 3, 4 and 6. Though 9 was an educated guess. *NM* Legolas - 03/10/2011 02:55:52 PM 143 Views
Re: Two. *NM* Gaps - 04/10/2011 02:02:16 AM 200 Views
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