In 480 BC, a Greek force led by King Leonidas held a narrow mountain pass against a massive Persian army for days before being overwhelmed. The battle became the stuff of legend. What is its name? The Battle of Marathon The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Salamis The Battle of Troy None In 1066, an invading Norman duke defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king of England in a single day-long battle, changing the course of English history forever. Which battle was it? The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Agincourt The Battle of Bosworth Field None In 1415, a badly outnumbered English army won a stunning victory over French knights in a rain-soaked field during the Hundred Years' War. The English longbow — and a sea of mud — decided the day. Name the battle. The Battle of Crécy The Battle of Poitiers The Battle of Agincourt The Battle of Orléans None In 1815, the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte fought his final battle and was decisively beaten by the Duke of Wellington and a Prussian army. The defeat ended his reign for good. Where did it happen? The Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Borodino The Battle of Leipzig The Battle of Waterloo None In July 1863, a three-day battle in a small Pennsylvania town became the bloodiest of the American Civil War and a turning point toward Union victory. It ended with a doomed Confederate assault known as Pickett's Charge. Which battle was it? The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Bull Run The Battle of Shiloh None Stumper. In June 1942, the U.S. Navy ambushed and crushed a Japanese fleet in the Pacific, sinking four of Japan's aircraft carriers in a single battle. A crucial edge: American codebreakers had cracked the enemy's plans in advance. Name the battle. The Battle of the Coral Sea The Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Midway The Battle of Guadalcanal None Time's up