# Family Feud - Military History Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587 "2008-02-06T22:04:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/1 "2008-02-06T22:04:05Z")
OK, so I’m a military history fan, and I like the Family Feud games, so I’ll run one with an emphasis on military history/military themes. Usual rules apply, no looking at other answers until you’ve entered your own answers. First 50 answerers score points based on 2xnumber of same answers. Good Luck! Here we go! 1. Name a military historian. 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. 6. What is the most famous military school? 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/2 "2008-02-06T22:26:34Z")
1. Shelby Foote 2. _The Art of War_ 3. Waterloo 4. Belgium 5. The Spartans 6. West Point (U.S. Military Academy) 7. Marathon 8. Alexander the Great 9. Panzer 10. Farragut ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/3 "2008-02-06T22:52:06Z")
1. Stephen Ambrose 2. _Achtung - Panzer_ - Heinz Guderian 3. Carrhae 4. Poland 5. Sparta 6. West Point 7. Cannae 8. William 9. Tiger 10. Farragut ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/4 "2008-02-06T22:55:22Z")
1. Name a military historian. 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. 6. What is the most famous military school? 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? 11. John Keegan 12. The Art of War 13. Gettysburg 14. Iraq 15. SPARTANS! 16. West Point Academy 17. Battle o’ Thermopylae 18. Alexander the Great 19. Panzer 20. Porter ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/5 "2008-02-06T22:56:04Z")
1. Name a military historian. James McPherson 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? Agincourt (or stunning victory, depends on…) 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. France 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. The Berserks 1. What is the most famous military school? Sandhurst 1. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) Issus 1. Who was the greatest conqueror? Alexander the Great 1. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. Big Bertha (or was WW1?) 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Pelham (I started to say Farragut but I’ll go with Pelham since he’s less well known and I _think_ he was an Admiral) [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/6 "2008-02-06T23:00:21Z")
1. Stephen Ambrose 2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3. Waterloo 4. France (aka ‘Cheese-eating surrender monkeys’) 5. Spartans 6. West Point 7. Marathon 8. Alexander the Great 9. Panzer 10. David Farragut ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/7 "2008-02-06T23:26:47Z")
1. Name a military historian. **Clausewitz** 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. **Art of War** 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? **Waterloo** 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. **Belgium** 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. **Zulus** 6. What is the most famous military school? **West Point** 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) **Thermopylae** 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? **Genghis Khan** 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. **M3** 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? **Farragut** ---
**Author:** ![Spezza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Spezza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spezza)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/8 "2008-02-06T23:54:54Z")
1. Donald Kagan 2. The Prince 3. Pyrrhic 4. France! 5. Spartans 6. West Point 7. Cannae 8. Caesar 9. Panzer 10. John (complete guess) Obviously my Classics minor is showing up here. ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/9 "2008-02-06T23:58:32Z")
1. John Keegan 2. The Price of Admiralty 3. Waterloo 4. France 5. Germany 6. West Point 7. Thermopylae 8. Alexander 9. Panzer 10. Farragut ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/10 "2008-02-07T00:37:00Z")
1. Julius Caesar 2. On War (by von C.) 3. Agincourt. 4. France. 5. Spartans. 6. West Point. 7. Salamis 8. Genghis Khan 9. Sherman 10. No-one of international reknown anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/11 "2008-02-07T00:41:57Z")
1. Name a military historian. Ambrose Brice? 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. The Art of War 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? Little Big Horn 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. Poland 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. Rome 6. What is the most famous military school? West Point 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) The Battle of Jericho 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? Alexander the Great 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. Sherman Tank 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Captain Crunch ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/12 "2008-02-07T00:49:37Z")
I’m noticing some kind of pattern forming for Question 2 but can’t quite put my finger on it. (Of course the question has an answer before it is ever written.) ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/13 "2008-02-07T00:55:15Z")
1. John Keegan 2. The Art of War 3. Waterloo 4. France 5. This! Is! SPARTA! 6. West Point 7. Thermopylae 8. Genghis Khan 9. Sherman 10. er, Gridley? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/14 "2008-02-07T00:58:12Z")
1. Name a military historian. Turkinius 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. The Art of Turkey 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? The Battle of Turkeyloo 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. Turkey 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. The Turks 6. What is the most famous military school? Turkey Point 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) The Battle of Turkgamela 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? Meleagris the Great 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. The CS-3 “Fighting Turkey” 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Admiral Arlan G. Turkey of North Carolina ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/15 "2008-02-07T01:20:30Z")
1. Stephen Ambrose 2. Art of War 3. Waterloo 4. France 5. Sparta 6. Sandhurst 7. Thermopylae 8. Mr A. T. Great 9. Sherman 10. Farraguat ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/16 "2008-02-07T01:27:12Z")
1. Name a military historian. **John Keegan** 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. **The Art of War** 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? **Cannae** 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. **France** 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. **The Spartans** 6. What is the most famous military school? **West point** 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) **Marathon** 8. Who was the greatest conqueror?**Genghis khan (aka Temujin)** 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. **T-34** 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? **Farragut** ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/17 "2008-02-07T01:35:13Z")
1. Name a military historian. 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. 6. What is the most famous military school? 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? 11. Ambrose 12. The Art of War 13. Waterloo 14. France 15. Zulus 6.West Point 16. Marathon 17. KAAAAAHHHHNNNNN (Ghengis) 18. Sherman 19. Farragut ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/18 "2008-02-07T02:18:29Z")
1. Shelby Foote 2. _The Art of War_, by Sun Tsu 3. Battle of Tsushima Strait 4. The UK (or whatever name the island of Great Britain was using when it was invaded by Angles, Saxons, Danes, Romans, Normans…) 5. Spartans 6. West Point 7. Battle of Marathon 8. Genghis Khan 9. Sherman Tank 10. David Farragut ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/19 "2008-02-07T02:47:48Z")
1. Name a military historian. **Julius Caesar** 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. **Sun Tzu’s** _The Art of War_ 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? **Waterloo** 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. **Poland** 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. **The (Ancient) Spartans** 6. What is the most famous military school? **West Point** 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) **Thermopylae** 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? **Genghis Khan** 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. **Panzer** 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? **…?** (I can think of many names but I don’t know which if any of them are Naval) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/20 "2008-02-07T03:11:59Z")
1. Name a military historian. **Julius Caesar** 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. **Sun Tzu’s The Art of War** 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? **Isandlwana** 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. **Poland** 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. **Ghurka** 6. What is the most famous military school? **West Point** 7. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) **Thermopylae** 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? **Tamerlane** 9. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. **Sherman** 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? **Admiral David Farragut** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587.md?page=2)