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Quiz by regweasley, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by regweasley
almost 9 years ago
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Question 1
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What was the name of the musket used by the British as Waterloo?
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Mauser
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Gatling
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Chassepot
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Brown Bess
Question 2
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What were the disadvantages of rifles used at the beginning of the period? TICK TWO
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Prone to jamming
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Slow loading time
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Easy to bend
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Very heavy
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Smoky
Question 3
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/which part of the Dreyse was prone to breaking?
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The barrel
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The needle
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The pan
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The trigger
Question 4
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Which country used the Mauser rifle?
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Prussia
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Austria
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Boers
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Denmark
Question 5
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Which army, initially successful, was defeated by the use of Gatling guns in 1879?
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Mahdi
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Zulu
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Masai
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Native American
Question 6
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What was the name of the gun which could fire on armies on the reverse slope?
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Howitzer
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Mitrailleuse
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Maxim
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Benedek
Question 7
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Which German support weapon was one of the most effective weapons of WW2?
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MP 10
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Sten
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Bren
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MP 40
Question 8
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Which weapon caused the Prussian army to change their attack style at Gravelotte St Privat?
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Carncano
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Chassepot
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Lebel
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Mannlicher
Question 9
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In which famous battle of the American Civil War did the absence of the Confederate Cavalry help the Unionists achieve victory?
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Chancellorsville
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Fredericksburg
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Chattanooga
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Gettysburg
Question 10
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What kind of weapon was the WW1 'whippet'?
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Rifle
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Tank
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Shell
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Machine Gun
Question 11
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Who was the inventor of the percussion cap?
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Whitworth
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Widgeon
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Forsyth
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Remington
Question 12
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Which inventor had a 'face like a baboon', according to an ex-Top Gear presenter?
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Whitworth
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Forsyth
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Naysmith
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Gilchrist
Question 13
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Which type of soldier would normally fire a carbine?
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Infantry
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Artillery
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Cavalry
Question 14
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Which general of the 18th century was a fan of the reverse slope tactic?
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Cardigan
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Radetsky
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Napoleon
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Wellington
Question 15
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Who developed the cylindro-conoidal bullet?
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Winchester
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Remington
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Norton
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Springfield
Question 16
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Who produced the rifle carried by the Unionist forces in the American Civil War?
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Spencer
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Springfield
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Shelbyville
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Thomas
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