In 1943, 40,000 American and Canadian soldiers invaded Kiska Island in Alaska, which the Japanese had taken earlier in the war. They suffered over 300 casualties.
How many Japanese soldiers were killed in the operation?
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Reader is a surname based on a medieval occupation.
What did readers do? (Hint: It wasn’t reading. Most readers were illiterate. Another hint: The above picture was chosen for a reason.)
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The Battle of Dettingen was fought by the British Army in 1743. Who led the British Army into the battle? (It was the very last time this ever happened.)
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This picture was selected and published in Nazi Germany as “The Most Beautiful Aryan Baby.”
This photo was published just after the start of WWII as The Ideal German Soldier.
What is ironic about both photographs?
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What killed one man and wounded three others on 21 November 2012 as a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza?
There is a certain degree of irony at work here.
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Phillip of Macedonia sent a message to Sparta saying “If I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city.”
What was the Spartan response?
(This was not it, at least not in these words.)
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Who is the only Australian Prime Minister to have spent time in jail?
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This is a peace sign.
It is based on what two letters in semaphore?
(Think of organisations that might have been opposed to 20th century weapons.)
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In 1939, an article ran in Look Magazine entitled “Why I hate my uncle.” What was the surname of the author?
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This is Sergeant Fritz Niland of H Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
He dropped into Normandy the night before D-Day.
What famous film character was based on him?
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