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Commanders Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of famous commanders and conquerors.

Posted: July 1, 2010
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Question#1

Who were the co-commanders at the Alamo?

  • Buck Travis and Davey Crockett
  • James Bowie and Buck Travis
  • Sam Houston and Davey Crockett
  • Davey Crockett and James Bowie
Question#2

Who was the commander of the Naval forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

  • Nimitz
  • King
  • Halsey
  • Kimmel
Question#3

During WWII, who was the supreme Allied Commander in Europe when D-Day began?

  • General Douglas MacArthur
  • General Dwight Eisenhower
  • Admiral Chester Nimitz
  • General George Patton
Question#4

What World War II commander was nicknamed `The Desert Fox?`

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • George Marshall
  • George Patton
  • Erwin Rommel
Question#5

In `Gladiator`, General Maximus was commander of what Legion?

  • Praetoria
  • Scippio Europa
  • Felix
  • Hispania
Question#6

Who was the only person to be executed after the Civil War for war crimes?

  • Samuel Mudd
  • Jefferson Davis
  • Mary Surat
  • Henry Wirz
Question#7

Who was the first commander-in-chief of the American Revolutionary Army?

  • Benedict Arnold
  • Ethan Allen
  • George Washington
  • Artemas Ward
Question#8

Who was the commander of Fort Sumter when it was shelled at the beginning of the Civil War?

  • Robert Anderson
  • Abner Doubleday
  • Pierre Beauregard
  • Joseph Hooker
Question#9

What was Nazi Heinrich Himmler's profession before he became commander of the SS and the Gestapo?

  • Banker
  • Chicken farmer
  • Journalist
  • Architect
Question#10

Who replaced General William Westmoreland in Vietnam as commander of the U.S. forces?

  • General Clayton Powell
  • General George Marshall
  • General Omar Bradley
  • General Creighton Abrams
Question#11

Who was it that said, `Veni, Verdi, Vici,` (`I came, I saw, I conquered?`)

  • Julius Caesar
  • Caligula
  • Alexander the Great
  • Horatio
Question#12

Which country was conquered by Hernan Cortes?

  • Peru
  • Cuba
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
Question#13

In 1066, William the Conqueror defeated Harold at what battle to take over England?

  • Battle of Crecy
  • Battle of Bannockburn
  • Battle of Agincourt
  • Battle of Hastings