Q 01/05

In 1932 the Australian Army went to war against which animal, and lost?

A) Kangaroos

B) Rabbits

C) Crocodiles

D) Emus

Answer · why

D) Emus

Soldiers with Lewis guns and 10,000 rounds managed 986 confirmed kills; the commander compared the birds to tanks.

Q 02/05

How many emus did the Australian Army confirm killed in the entire Emu War?

A) 986

B) 98

C) 9,860

D) 98,600

Answer · why

A) 986

About 20,000 emus had invaded the wheatbelt; the survivors carried on eating the crops and the government switched to fences.

Q 03/05

Which senator was mockingly dubbed the 'Minister of the Emu War' in the Australian parliament?

A) Robert Menzies

B) John Curtin

C) Billy Hughes

D) Sir George Pearce

Answer · why

D) Sir George Pearce

As defence minister he had ordered the cull after ex-soldier farmers asked for machine guns.

Q 04/05

The 1859 Pig War between the US and Britain began when an American farmer shot a pig for doing what?

A) Attacking his dog

B) Trampling his flag

C) Blocking a road

D) Eating his potatoes

Answer · why

D) Eating his potatoes

The pig belonged to the Hudson's Bay Company; the only casualty of the whole 'war' was the pig.

Q 05/05

Per US park rangers, what was the biggest threat to peace during the joint occupation of San Juan Island?

A) The wandering herds of stray pigs

B) Rival daily flag-raising ceremonies

C) Sheer boredom among the officers

D) The large amounts of alcohol available

Answer · why

D) The large amounts of alcohol available

The two garrisons spent years visiting each other's camps for holidays and sports days.