Friday 20 Question Quiz – 18/11/2022 Round 1: History - Battles 10 questions all about battles. The scoring is a bit tricky on this one.So, as an example, these would be accepted: The Battle of Agincourt Battle of Agincourt Agincourt None Which naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the Napoleonic Wars saw the death of Lord Nelson? During the American Civil War, on July 1–3 1863 Union and Confederate forces took part in a battle in and around which Pennsylvania town? Fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, the battle which marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars is known as the battle of where? One of history's most famous last stands took place in 480 BC when a force led by Leonidas blocked off which Greek pass? On 14 October 1066 which battle took place between the Norman-French army of William, and an English army under King Harold Godwinson? With an estimated 2 million total casualties, what was the deadliest battle to take place during the Second World War? Taking place in France between 1 July and 18 November 1916, in which battle did more than three million men fight, of whom one million were wounded or killed? During which naval battle on the 4th–7th of June 1942 were the four Japanese fleet carriers—Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, and Hiryū sunk? Which battle of the Wars of the Roses saw the death of Richard III, paving the way for Henry Tudor, to become the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty? Operation Overlord, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II was the codename for what battle? Round 2: General Knowledge Just 10 General Knowledge questions. None The company and record label originally started by (and later sold) by Richard Branson was called what? Which 2015 animated film is about the workings and emotions of a child's mind after she is forced to move to San Francisco from the midwest? The capital of Nepal can be spelled three ways, please provide any one of them? What was the earliest centre of urban civilization, in the area of modern Iraq and eastern Syria between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? Which British former professional boxer had the nickname of The Dark Destroyer? In traditional anniversaries what is given for the thirtieth? What was the sequel to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" called? What is the hormone used in treating inflammation and allergies? In which sport would you use a ball which contains 216 stitches? Written in 1965, which winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards by Frank Herbert could almost be compared to high fantasy? Time's up
