Take the quiz.

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Some weeks ago you were asked if you knew the approximate location of some of the most famous naval battles in history. Are you better or worse at land battles?

Can you point out, on a map, the location (within a small radius) of these famous battles:

• Gettysburg (US Civil War)


• Waterloo (Napoleonic Wars)


• Khe Sanh (Vietnam War)


• Guadalcanal (World War II ( Read more... )

With apologies to anyone and everyone who had absolutely anything to do with South Pacific.

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The more narrowly you can pinpoint the geographical area, the more brownie points you get.

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