# 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:** 3
**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 8, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/41 "2008-02-08T00:40:21Z")
S1. Marcus Lucinius Crassus S2. Ernie Pyle S3. Carthage S4. Boadicea S5. The Earl of Northumberland ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/42 "2008-02-08T02:11:30Z")
1. Stephen Ambrose 2. The Art of War 3. Waterloo 4. Germany 5. Apache 6. Citadel 7. Battle of Jericho 8. Alexander the Great 9. Sherman tank 10. Admiral Lee 🙂 OK…I don’t know ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/43 "2008-02-08T02:24:48Z")
1. Gaius Julius Caesar 2.\* Guerilla Warfare\* by Che Guevara 1. Waterloo 2. Poland 3. Spartans 4. West Point 5. Guagamela 6. Alexander 7. Panzer 8. David Farragut ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/44 "2008-02-08T02:39:36Z")
1. John Keegan 2. Art of War 3. Waterloo 4. France 5. Germans 6. West Point 7. Thermopylae 8. Alexander 9. Sherman Tank 10. Farragut ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/45 "2008-02-08T02:42:40Z")
1. Name one of the worst generals of all time. John “Headquarters where his hindquarters should be” Pope 2. Name a famous person who died in battle. Davey Crockett 3. Name a city destroyed in a war. Carthage 4. Name a woman who was a military leader. Joan of Arc 5. Other than Benedict Arnold, name a famous wartime traitor. Vidkum \ Quisling ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/46 "2008-02-08T02:51:19Z")
S1. Ambrose Burnsides S2. Archimedes S3. Dresden S4. Boadicea S5. Vidkun Quisling ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/47 "2008-02-08T05:13:05Z")
1. Name one of the worst generals of all time. **George Armstrong Custer** 2. Name a famous person who died in battle. **Harold of England** 3. Name a city destroyed in a war. **Carthage** 4. Name a woman who was a military leader. **Boadicca** 5. Other than Benedict Arnold, name a famous wartime traitor. **Quisling** ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/48 "2008-02-08T07:56:59Z")
1. Name a military historian. – Tacitus 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. – 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. – Ghurka’s 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.) Thermopoly 8. Who was the greatest conqueror? – Ghengis Khan 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 Farragut ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/49 "2008-02-08T08:06:30Z")
1. Name one of the worst generals of all time. – McClellan 2. Name a famous person who died in battle. – Geo. Custer 3. Name a city destroyed in a war. – Carthage 4. Name a woman who was a military leader. – Bouddica 5. Other than Benedict Arnold, name a famous wartime traitor. – Hess ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/50 "2008-02-08T12:41:30Z")
OK, Tristan makes 36. In the interest of not holding up anyone else who might want to do one (and does anyone else think a Family Feud based on **Sampiro** ’s stories of his family wouldn’t be the greatest thread evah?), I will close the answers when I get home from work this evening, approx. 6 PM Eastern Standard Time. Good Answers so far, keep 'em coming! ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/51 "2008-02-08T15:35:44Z")
1. Stephen Ambrose 2. The Art of War 3. Waterloo 4. France 5. Mongols 6. US Naval Academy 7. Battle of Thermopylae 8. Genghis Khan 9. Panzer 10. David Farragut ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/52 "2008-02-08T18:01:51Z")
I’m just hanging around waiting for the next game - I looked at the these questions and said fuhggehddaboudid ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/53 "2008-02-08T18:52:49Z")
[QUOTE=Wargamer] 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? [/QUOTE] I will fail miserably at this 1. Ken Burns 2. Art of war 3. Custer’s last stand? 4. France 5. Zulu? 6. West point 7. David vs goliath 8. Alexander the great 9. Panzer 10. Burnside? ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/54 "2008-02-08T18:59:21Z")
After looking at the other answers, I feel that not seeing 300 has put me at a disadvantage. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/55 "2008-02-08T19:40:09Z")
1. Name a military historian. Stephen Zaloga 2. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. Strategy: the indirect approach 3. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? Cannae (from the Roman perspective) 4. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. Russia 5. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. Belgae 6. What is the most famous military school? Sandhurst 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. KV-2 10. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Admiral David Porter USN ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/56 "2008-02-08T23:20:22Z")
OK, bump is 39, and it’s just past 6 PM, so I’ll be back with Final Jeopar…err…the final tally. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/57 "2008-02-08T23:54:11Z")
And the Results… Congratsto El\_Kabong and Darth Sensitive, who tied for first! 1 El\_Kabong 432 1 Darth Sensitive 432 3 bibliophage 416 4 Pochacco 414 5 5 time champ 412 6 42fish 406 7 OneCentStamp 382 8 Terminus Est 368 9 labtrash 366 10 Sternvogel 362 11 Panurge 360 11 muldoonthief 360 13 Tristan 346 14 Hugh Jass 334 15 Larry Borgia 324 15 CatInASuit 324 17 Don’t Call Me Shirley322 18 robardin 318 19 OtakuLoki 316 20 MaxTheVool 314 21 ShibbOleth 310 22 Loach 306 23 Spoons 304 23 Queen Bruin 304 25 Justin Credible 300 25 Gangster Octopus 300 25 detop 300 28 Mullinator 294 29 RickJay 292 30 Taber 260 31 Zebra 250 32 Captain Amazing 246 33 tesseract 236 34 silenus 210 35 UncaStuart 194 36 Spezza 186 37 Sampiro 178 37 Quartz 178 39 bump 72 Individual question responses, with my comments: 1. Name a military historian. This question had the most wide range of answers, with no clear winner. S. Foote 3 S. Ambrose 8 J. Keegan 8 J. McPherson 1 Clauswitz 1 D. Kagan 1 J. Caesar 5 A. Brice 1 N. Sheehan 1 Liddell-Hart 1 B. Catton 1 Heroditus 1 Clauswitz 1 H. Delbruck 1 A. Nolan 1 J. Dunnigan 1 Tacitus 1 K. Burns 1 S. Zaloga 1 1. Name a book written on military tactics or strategy. Surprisingly, Sun-Tzu got no votes in Category 1, but ran away with category 2. Clauswitz’s On War was the only other book to get multiple votes. Art of War 31 Achtung Panzer 1 The Prince 1 Price of Admiralty 1 On War 3 Geurilla Warfare 1 Strategy:The Indirect Approach 1 1. What battle is synonymous with a crushing defeat? Waterloo a clear winner here, unsurprisingly. Waterloo 22 Carrhae 1 Gettysburg 1 Agincourt 3 Pyrrhic 1 Little Big Horn 2 Cannae 4 Tsushimas Strait 1 Isandlwana 1 Stalingrad 1 Dien Bien Phu 1 1. Name a country that has been invaded more than once. I was surprised by only one Russia response. Belgium 4 Poland 10 Iraq 1 France 21 England 1 Germany 1 Russia 1 1. Name a tribe/people famous for its military prowess. I guess the Spartans benefitted from wordof mouth from 300. Mongols shamefully undervoted, imo. (Which is why I wouldn’t have won, as I would’ve voted Ghengis’ boys here.) Spartans 20 Bezerks 1 Zulus 5 Germany 4 Romans 1 Ghurkas 3 Huns 1 Cossacks 1 Apache 1 Mongols 1 Belgae 1 1. What is the most famous military school? West Point dominated this category. I was thinking that Annapolis would’ve split the US votes, but sadly, the USNA couldn’t outpoint the Citadel. West Point 33 Sandhurst 4 The Citadel 1 USNA 1 1. Name a battle that occured prior to 1 A.D. (or 1 B.C.E.) In keeping with the Spartans, Thermopylae won this category, although there was some stronger competition. Marathon 8 Cannae 4 Thermopylae 18 Issus 1 Salamis 1 Jericho 2 Actium 1 Megiddo 1 Troy 1 Gaugamela 1 David/Goliath 1 1. Who was the greatest conqueror? Alerxander and Khan, G. The Usual Suspects. Alexander 25 William 1 Genghis Khan 10 Caesar 1 Tamerlane 2 1. Give the name of a World War II tank or other armored vehicle. I was unclear here perhaps, as I was looking for a specific model of tank. But I decided the generic Panzer was a legit answer, due to potentially misleading wording. Panzer 10 Tiger 2 Big Bertha 1 M3 1 Sherman/M4 20 T-34 2 Panther 2 KV-2 1 1. Who is an admiral that served (for either side) in the US Civil War of 1861-65? Lot’s of guesses, but I scored wrong guesses, other than Cap’t Cruch. Gridley was the captain of the U.S.S. Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War. Farragut 25 Porter 3 Pelham 1 John 1 ‘Nobody of Importance’ aka Roberts, D. Pirate 2 Crunch, Cpt. 1 Gridley 1 R.E.Lee 2 Pass 2 Burnside 1 Thanks for all the responses, and I hope you enjoyed the game. ---
**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 8, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/58 "2008-02-08T23:58:03Z")
How’d I do? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/59 "2008-02-09T00:00:13Z")
Thanks for tallying it up. It was a lot of fun. I was suprised that the tribe question went so much for the ancients, rather than modern tribes/groups. I’d have guessed it would be dominated by Ghurkas, Kurds, Maori, and Zulu, maybe with a nod to the Apache or some of the other Native American tribes. ETA: I’m not at all surprised to see no one listed Sun Tzu as a military historian - my understanding about The Art of War is that it’s more a discussion of what the best thinking about fighting should be, only loosely illustrated with examples. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587/60 "2008-02-09T03:03:12Z")
Thanks for the game. Woo Hoo, that’s the first time I’ve been higher than about 13th in one of these things. Very happy to share the top spot, despite being nowhere near as sensitive as **Darth**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-military-history-edition/436587.md?page=4)