{"id":2419,"date":"2021-03-11T16:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=2419"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:45:48","slug":"the-general-general-knowledge-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-general-general-knowledge-quiz\/general-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"The General General Knowledge Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The title of &#8221;general&#8221; is used in most countries to denote the highest rank of a military officer that nominally commands an army in the field. Are you a budding military historian or already a big fan of military history? What do you know about those individuals who&#8217;ve risen through the ranks to become generals?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quiz about some of history&#8217;s most famous generals. Most questions are fairly general knowledge, so even if you&#8217;re not so much of a history buff, you should still do well?<\/p>\n<h3>So, why not take the &#8216;General&#8217; general knowledge quiz?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"302362\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The 'General' General Knowledge Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/a\/302362?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>The &#8216;General&#8217; General Knowledge Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>A general knowledge quiz on famous generals throughout the ages!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>Which famous general was known as &#8216;Old Blood and Guts&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which general was famously defeated at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which general does histroy see as largely responsible for the massive losses sustained by Allied forces at the &#8216;Battle of the Somme&#8217;, during WWI?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which Confederate general surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, in 1865,\u00a0effectively ending the American Civil War?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Who was the last British reigning monarch to lead troops into battle?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Dwight Eisenhower was the last general to take office as American President, but which year was it?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which general and future president of America was nicknamed &#8220;Old Hickory&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Irwin Rommel, who served as a German field marshal during World War II was popularly known by what nickname?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>The English General Sir Thomas Fairfax served with distinction in which series of wars?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which Afrikaans General who fought against Britain in the Boer Wars, found himself serving in the UK government 15 years later (1917)?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>A fairly difficult quiz but &#8221;generally&#8221; speaking, I don&#8217;t think military history is your thing!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>A very good effort! That&#8217;s much better than the average square basher!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Bravo Zulu! Obviously a military history buff!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve enjoyed taking this quiz, why not look up our other history quizzes or try some of our fun general knowledge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">quizzes<\/a>. And, why not sign up and join the Five Minute Spare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community<\/a>? It&#8217;s free to join and is likely to come with some decent rewards in the near future!<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: Spaxiax\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title of &#8221;general&#8221; is used in most countries to denote the highest rank of a military officer that nominally commands an army in the field. Are you a budding military historian or already a big fan of military history? 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