Statistics for Which War?

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which war resulted in the foundation of the United Nations?	World War II	94%
Which war pitted the House of Lancaster against the House of York?	Wars of the Roses	84%
In which war was Florence Nightingale a nurse?	Crimean War	74%
Which was the most recent war to see the sinking of a British Royal Navy ship by enemy action?	Falklands War	74%
In which war was Winston Churchill interned in a POW camp?	Boer War	71%
Which war involved a faction called Roundheads?	English Civil War	71%
Which war featured the Battle of Trafalgar?	Napoleonic Wars	68%
The film Black Hawk Down is based on the downing of a U.S. helicopter during which war?	Somali Civil War	68%
Which war saw China cede Hong Kong to the British Empire?	Opium Wars	61%
Which war is the backdrop of Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls?	Spanish Civil War	58%
Which war saw the first successful submarine attack?	U.S. Civil War	42%
Which was the most recent external war Switzerland participated in?	Napoleonic Wars	39%
The Red Cross was founded after a Swiss businessman was appalled by the treatment of wounded soldiers after a battle in which war?	Second Italian War of Independence	35%
Which war saw the creation of the modern state of Israel?	Palestine War	29%
Which war did George Washington not participate in?	King George's War	13%