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Statistics for Weird Wars
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- This quiz has been taken 7 times
- The average score is 2 of 10
Answer Stats
| Description | Combatants | Date | War | % Correct |
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| Probably the weirdest war declaration in history, the Australian government declared this war on birds that were destroying agriculture. | Australia, Australian Birds | 1932 | The Emu War | 86%
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| Already-high tensions in Central America mounted when, after the events following a major world sports tournament, El Salvador claimed Honduras had committed genocide against Salvadorans. | El Salvador, Honduras | 1970 | The Football War | 71%
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| This conflict was caused when a dispute over slaughtered livestock led to a weeks-long standoff. | US, Great Britain | 1859 | The Pig War | 29%
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| This war was caused when a French chef's cafe in Mexico City was ransacked. When the Mexican officials ignored his complaints, he went to the French king, who, after a decade, made war on Mexico. | Mexico, France | 1838-1839 | The Pastry War | 14%
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| Territorial disputes and a man's severed appendage caused this war which later was absorbed into the larger War of the Austrian Succession. | Great Britain, Spain | 1739-1741 | The War of Jenkins' Ear | 14%
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| A theological dispute between two towns in northern Italy escalated into this war when a wooden vessel was stolen from one by soldiers from the other. | Bologna, Modena | 1325 | The War of the Oaken Bucket | 14%
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| British soldiers in a New Zealand town hoisted a Union Jack over it, and a local native chief chopped the flag down, leading to this war. | Great Britain, Native New Zealanders | 1845-1846 | The Flagstaff War | 0%
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| Struggles of the Union: This Midwestern territorial dispute actually escalated to the point where both states began to raise militias to defend against possible invasion before president Andrew Jackson stepped in. | Michigan, Ohio | 1837 | The Toledo War | 0%
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| After the Ashanti rebelled against the British Empire, the British claimed a piece of furniture spiritually valuable to the Ashantis, leading to this conflict. | Great Britain, Ashanti Empire | 1900 | The War of the Golden Stool | 0%
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| This war began when long-standing tensions between the two countries boiled over when a Greek soldier who crossed the border chasing his canine was shot. | Greece, Bulgaria | 1925 | The War of the Stray Dog | 0%
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