Name the War Quiz

I think you should accept Desert Storm, just sayin

According to Wikipedia, other names included Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, and Iraq War (which later was identified with the second war in 2003.) Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm were code names for the buildup of troops and the combat phases of the war. I tried several of those, but none worked for me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War

Its guess the war, not guess the war and/or operation.

The war/operation difference is splitting hairs imo. At the time the media frequently referred to the conflict as Desert Storm, and that is why so many people remember that name today. As long as they are referencing the same thing, why shouldn't it count? If you ask 100 random people on the street in America what the war was called a lot of people would say Desert Storm. And I don't think I've ever heard it called the Persian Gulf War before now. Idk, maybe that's what is in the history books today (I was in school when it was happening so the history books hadn't been written yet).

Always heard it called the Gulf War. Also you can't establish fact by asking people on the street. It's like doing a survey or an opinion poll. The majority isn't always right. Usually the majority is ignorant.

To my mind, the Gulf War is the Iran-Iraq war some years earlier

I was in the gulf war but did not was not part of dessert storm.

Good quiz! I made a very similar one a while back, but exactly opposite. You are given the name of the war and have to name the countries involved. Here is the link if anyone is interested in trying it: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/133714/countries-by-war

Thank you Quizmaster for your generous spelling of Peloponnesian :-)

second

Third. Got 'em all except Punic.

I tried 7 times and failed and wasted time whatever

And yet no Peloponnese?

Yeah, I don't even remember what spelling I used, but I know it wasn't that close and it was still accepted.

Good quiz. Most places the US vs Britain is known as the American War of Independence or Revolutionary War.

I think you have your dates wrong, the american war of independence started in 1775 finishing in 83, whereas the war of 1812 as the name suggests started in 1812, it was fought between both the US and Britain, but it was largely just a backdrop to the Napoleonic wars happening in Europe at the time.

Maybe the Europeans saw it as a backdrop. Here in America, it was a very big deal. There were hopes of conquering Canada, and there were fears of losing our independence. 200 years later, we still sing a song about it as our national anthem.

Oh yeah, my bad. Both were pretty minor wars in the grand scheme of things though.

I wouldn't call the Revolutionary War minor at all. It was the beginning of the end for the British Empire, and the beginning of the United States of America. Two superpowers that completely dominated the world through most of the past 300 years. The beginning of the transition of the core of Western civilization from the old world to the new. With 100,000 or so casualties on all sides, the scale of the war was massive next to many others that make this list. If you consider it a minor war then it's puzzling why you'd even bother taking a quiz on wars at all. There are probably only a handful you'd consider noteworthy.

On the other hand, the War of 1812 was, indeed, pretty trivial. Though it is an interesting footnote to history that a lot of people don't know about, and again, if you're taking a quiz on wars then it's not beneath mentioning or knowing about. Certainly as significant as the Falklands Wars, Yom Kippur War, Trojan War, etc.

@kalbahamut, I think Ozchris may have been referring to 1812 and the Napoleonic wars in his 'both'. Again, not sure if I agree with the classification, but...

No, I was referring to the War of Independence as a minor war. In terms of amount of people fighting - definitely. It certainly doesn't compare to the Napoleonic wars. I guess it's affect on history gives it greater weight.

Well, Erikthev, that would depend on whether or not Obama was inside at the time...

.. Is there no such thing as respect for the leader of our country? He is a person, as we all are, and does have his flaws (Your political views notwithstanding)..

@kalbahamut, revolutionary war by no means beginning of an end for British empire. Nevertheless, the empire started its rising after this war, and was at its height until First World War.

I know, I know... you oversensitive little children can't take ANY comment that could possibly be construed to mean that the USA, symbol of all the reaons why your own countries are presently irrelevant, is in any way important. My fault for not being careful to not hurt your fragile egos. But I was not saying that the USA dominated the British Empire or began to eclipse its former master during the Revolution. That didn't happen until the 20th century. But it WAS the beginning of a series of events that led to the end of the Empire. And it was the first time a country gained independence from Britain. If you believe that losing the enormously lucrative colonies in North America that became the United States was not a significant blow, YOU are ignorant of history. Many historians even divide the British Empire into "first" and "second" empires, with the first ending at the American Revolution. The "second" empire remained strong through the World Wars after which point it collapsed.

Sure, you could say that, if you're the sort of person who is so staggeringly brilliant that you believe "beginning" and "end" are synonyms. And if you think that nothing that ever happens takes more than 30 seconds to unfold. I'm just flat out flabbergasted by how amazingly intelligent and sophisticated some of you people are. The depth of understanding in your comments leaves me speechless. Thank you, tshalla, for your ingenious perspective on this.

It was different, it was English people declaring independence from the mother country. By and large English public opinion has always been on the side of the American project. The empire continued to grow long after American independence. It was the world wars that broke the empire, and rightly so, dreadful way to carry on. We could no longer compete with American and Russian imperial ambitions, we were dead broke.

Again, "beginning of the end" does not mean "the end." The American colonies were a very significant part of the British Empire. Losing them was huge. And it was also the first time they had lost any colonies. Other losses would follow over the next 150 years, culminating in the end of an empire that had lasted for over 400.

If the American Empire falls, we might say that the beginning of the end was sometime in the 1980s when the country's democratic institutions started being auctioned off to corporations. But in all likelihood even if that happens the country will remain powerful and influential for at least another 50 + years. That doesn't mean you can't look back and figure out when events were set in motion that eventually led to a decline.

I meant lost in the sense that they had declared independence, not just changed hands to another colonial power.

haha. Before the comments were deleted with the last update, I recall one of the first comments made the same point/mistake. Anyway, yes, definitely two completely different wars.

I was Typing my heart out becaus eI couldn't spell Revolutionary, and then was shocked it wasn't there.

Yuk it's six days and I typed seven

They had to call it off on the seventh day because it was Shabbat.

It was a joke. (I'm not Israeli)

I tried seven days, then five days, then gave up. Duh.

Would you accept Desert Shield or Desert Storm for Persian Gulf war?

To say the War of 1812 was the USA vs British Empire is a bit of an exaggeration. At best there were few hundred British soldiers in Canada. A more accurate description would be USA vs Canadian militia and their Indian allies.

First, the Canadian militia were part of the British Empire, even though they did not wear the traditional red clothing. Second, Canada was not the only theater of the war. The most famous theater was the area of Washington/Baltimore, which had official Redcoats burn the White House. Thirdly, the Indians factored in only a small bit into the grand scheme of things. If you say that a few hundred soldiers can be ignored in Canada, then the Indians can also be set aside.

"In 1814 we took a little trip, along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Mississip'. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans, and we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans..."

^ yeah that's not even close to being accurate.

A couple of little corrections: it should be the Spanish-American War (with the hyphen) and the Hundred Years' War (with the apostrophe). Nice quiz, though!

What about the Cold War? Or the Vietnam War? I had a great uncle who fought in the rice patties during the Vietnam War, and now he won't eat a single bit of rice. If their is one piece of rice on his plate, he will send the whole meal back and have them cook it again. And what about the Revolutionary War?

That's kind of like my husband's thing with the pork chop MREs. Except you're very unlikely to get an MRE in a restaurant.

Poor him... rice is amazing!

I tried "Antisemitic War" for both of the wars against Israel and it didn't work. I don't understand why, it must have been the case?!

Possibly because Arabs are Semites too?

How about racism?

Couldn't remember how long the six-day war was, so I had to guess a bunch of numbers. Got 100%

It's in the name

Vietnam War? Korean War? even though this one isn't a war more tensions but the Cold Word?

I think it's mostly very old wars, those are more recent. The Cold War was not a war.

Gulf War more recent than any of those. The quiz is not intended to be comprehensive.

Great quiz but, where is the Korean War? or Vietnam? or US Revolution?

Israel is amazingly good at still existing, seeing as practically every country in the Middle East hates them. Not only that but once they beat their opposition in six days!

Who didn't help in that war. In fact, they probably physically couldn't have gotten weapons production going before it ended!

He's right you know.

had nothing to do with that.

How is the average only 8? I got 16 easily, and I'm more of a georaphy person than history.

Please accpet Troyan War for Trojan War

My site may be incorrect, but coming from wikipedia Date 22 May 1455 – 16 June 1487 "Lancaster vs. York 1455-1485 War of the Roses" made me think of the 30 years war, because the dates are off by 2 years, making it a 30-year gap. :3 Consider changing the date.

Firstly: what? Secondly: technically 1487 is right though: everyone always forgets the Battle of Stoke. (And I don't blame them tbh, it was a shambles.)

The Thirty Years war was almost 200 years later in Central Europe, between Catholics and Protestants (nominally)

But not many.

Seconded. It is called that in so many textbooks etc. Could accept October War for Yom Kippur War too.

Don't worry about calling it the War of Southron Independence though;)

NO!!! I put the 7 days war! :(

Would you accept War Between the States for American Civil War.

There have been countless civil wars in history...

In Vietnam, they call the Vietnam war the American war ;)

In French, the American Civil War is called the Secession War (Guerre de Sécession).

Many southerners call the American Civil War "The War Between the States."

Yes, please accept that.

I put english civil war which I think should be accepted

The war most remembered as the English Civil War is the war of 1642-1651 (Cromwell vs. the Royalists).

You should accept just Civil War.

Where's the Boer War???

We must add the Great Emu War.