Memorize these and you could recognize 32.0% of all Wars & Conflicts clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World War I | 14 | H.G. Wells called it "The War That Will End War" |
| 2 | the Crimean War | 11 | Consider the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale treated the wounded in this war |
| 3 | the War of 1812 | 10 | War in which the ship "Constitution" received the name "Old Ironsides" |
| 4 | the Spanish Civil War | 10 | War that's the subject of Hemingway's play, "The Fifth Column" |
| 5 | World War II | 8 | The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in this war |
| 6 | Waterloo | 7 | Napoleon met his on June 18, 1815 |
| 7 | the Korean War | 6 | The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia calls this '50s war "the one major 'hot war'" of the Cold War |
| 8 | France | 6 | King William's, Queen Anne's & King George's were fought in America between England & this country |
| 9 | the Treaty of Versailles | 6 | It was signed in the Hall of Mirrors June 28, 1919 |
| 10 | Trafalgar | 5 | At the height of this battle, Admiral Nelson was struck down by a sharp shooter |
| 11 | the Boer War | 5 | Turn of the century war that inspired the followingmarch:"I'm with you and you're with me, / And so we are all together, / So we are all together, / S... |
| 12 | Spain | 5 | In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, this country ceded eastern Florida to the U.S. |
| 13 | the Revolutionary War | 4 | Fort Sumter, South Carolina, was named for the last surviving general of this war |
| 14 | the Marne | 4 | In Sept. 1914, in the first battle of this French river, the German advance on Paris was halted |
| 15 | Korea | 4 | Bogie's "Battle Circus", set in a MASH unit in this country, was filmed 17 years before "M*A*S*H" |
| 16 | Hannibal | 4 | This Carthaginian's final significant battlefield defeat was against Scipio's forces in Zama in 202 B.C. |
| 17 | Germany | 4 | Chief battle-ground of the 30-Years War, this country's development was hindered for 200 years due to it |
| 18 | Antietam | 4 | Fought in Maryland on Sept. 17, 1862, it was the bloodiest 1-day battle of the Civil War |
| 19 | the Vietnam War | 4 | Quang Tri City; the cavalry was sent! |
| 20 | the Spanish-American War | 4 | Secretary of State John Hay described it as "a splendid little war" |
| 21 | Vietnam | 3 | In 1979, this country conquered Cambodia |
| 22 | the Hundred Years' War | 3 | It began in earnest in 1337 when Edward of England named himself King of France & invaded |
| 23 | the Congress of Vienna | 3 | This congress of 1814 & 1815 partitioned Poland among Russia, Prussia & Austria |
| 24 | the Battle of New Orleans | 3 | This battle of the War of 1812 was fought 2 weeks after the war had ended |
| 25 | Tet | 3 | In 1968, Saigon & Hue suffered heavy attacksin an offensive launch during this new year's celebration |
| 26 | Napoleon | 3 | In 1799, during war against Turkey, his army discovered Rosetta Stone in Egypt |
| 27 | Maria Theresa | 3 | The War of the Austrian Succession erupted when she became archduchess of Austria in 1740 |
| 28 | Ireland | 3 | In 1691 England guaranteed this country's Catholics certain rights by the Treaty of Limerick |
| 29 | Greece | 3 | The Ypsilanti Rebellion of 1821 began this Balkan country's War of Independence |
| 30 | Gallipoli | 3 | (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a map on a monitor.) A landing by Australian & New Zealand forces was driven back by future Turkish leader Ataturk inthisW... |
| 31 | Athens | 3 | The 1st extensively recorded naval battle was in 480 B.C. at Salamis where this Greek city-state beat the Persians |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 3 | The December 2001 siege of Tora Bora took place in this nation |
| 33 | (Robert E.) Lee | 3 | As commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, he starred opposite U.S. Grant in the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness |
| 34 | the Wars of the Roses | 3 | 1461:Towton, Yorkshire |
| 35 | the Maine | 3 | This battle cry may have come from a cartoon that appeared in the Washington Post on April 3, 1898 |
| 36 | the Alamo | 3 | The 2 most famous battle cries during the Texas War of Ind. were "Remember Goliad!" & of course this one |
| 37 | Erwin Rommel | 3 | 1968's "Battle of El Alamein" dramatized the defeat of this Desert Fox |
| 38 | Virginia | 2 | The battle took place in the northern part of this state |
| 39 | Verdun | 2 | Henri Petain became a nat'l hero of France after halting German troops in this WWI battle |
| 40 | the Zulu | 2 | (Jon shows a map on a monitor.) In 1879 at Isandlwana, a maneuver called "Horns of the Beast" allowed this African group to get close enough tooverrun... |
| 41 | the War of the Roses | 2 | Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... Bosworth Field |
| 42 | the Spanish Armada | 2 | Sir Francis Drake was second in command when the British defeated this fleet in 1588 |
| 43 | the Peloponnesian War | 2 | Amphipolis, Syracuse |
| 44 | the Netherlands | 2 | Spanning the 16th & 17th centuries, the 80 Years War led to this Low Country's independence from Spain |
| 45 | the battleship Potemkin | 2 | This Russian silent film slaughter scene on the Odessa steppes is one of the most famous in film history |
| 46 | the Battle of San Jacinto | 2 | Six weeks after the Alamo siege, Santa Anna was captured in this battle |
| 47 | The Battle of Marathon | 2 | Legend says a sprinter ran about 26 miles to announce a Greek victory in this battle, & then died of exhaustion |
| 48 | the Battle of Hastings | 2 | William the Conqueror became king of England after defeating Harold in this battle |
| 49 | the American Revolution | 2 | Though born a Quaker, Nathanael Greene was 2nd in command in this war |
| 50 | the American Civil War | 2 | It's also known as "The Late Unpleasantness", especially in the South |