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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 769 Views
Answers Tom - 01/10/2011 06:29:23 PM 529 Views
I'm amazed that I knew four of the answers. nossy - 01/10/2011 09:15:57 PM 378 Views
*incorrect post placement* *NM* LadyLorraine - 01/10/2011 11:50:02 PM 178 Views
WTF I WAS TOTALLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE *NM* LadyLorraine - 01/10/2011 11:53:21 PM 175 Views
#6 is biased against Russians. Vivien - 03/10/2011 01:41:33 AM 610 Views
Always avoid translations Tom - 03/10/2011 03:29:39 PM 485 Views
LOL ironclad - 01/10/2011 06:35:36 PM 493 Views
I must admit a slight North American bias Tom - 01/10/2011 06:51:23 PM 480 Views
Same *NM* Floffe - 01/10/2011 07:02:01 PM 183 Views
Well Praziquantel - 01/10/2011 08:52:35 PM 485 Views
Missed 3, 6, and 7 Isaac - 01/10/2011 07:36:35 PM 448 Views
I only got four of them. Nate - 01/10/2011 07:58:24 PM 462 Views
Re: Real Real General Knowledge random thoughts - 01/10/2011 08:21:56 PM 545 Views
He died as a direct result of getting shot. Tom - 01/10/2011 11:01:00 PM 418 Views
8 Praziquantel - 01/10/2011 08:48:36 PM 447 Views
Only 7. Joel - 01/10/2011 10:29:09 PM 448 Views
lol I only got a couple of them (totally not my area of knowledge) LadyLorraine - 01/10/2011 11:54:16 PM 439 Views
Most of these I knew Larry - 02/10/2011 01:10:55 AM 590 Views
7 - missed 3, 4 and 6. Though 9 was an educated guess. *NM* Legolas - 03/10/2011 02:55:52 PM 183 Views
Re: Two. *NM* Gaps - 04/10/2011 02:02:16 AM 245 Views
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