HistoryNet Polls Archive
Which of these failures to follow up a victory during the Civil War represents the worst missed opportunity?
- George McClellan, Antietam, 1862 (48.0%, 245 Votes)
- George Meade, Gettysburg, 1863 (38.0%, 194 Votes)
- Braxton Bragg, Chickamauga, 1863 (10.0%, 52 Votes)
- John Bell Hood, Spring Hill, 1864 (4.0%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 512
Start Date: 4/10/2009 @ 4:56 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What was the most significant advance in early aviation after the Wright Brothers' first flight?
- Crossing major water obstacle (English Channel), 1909 (39.0%, 196 Votes)
- Airplanes used in war, Italians in Tripoli, 1911 (26.0%, 129 Votes)
- First all-metal, cantilever airplane (Junkers J.1), 1915 (19.0%, 94 Votes)
- Airplane landing on a (non-moving) ship, 1911 (9.0%, 45 Votes)
- Airplane takeoff from a (non-moving) ship, 1910 (8.0%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 502
Start Date: 4/3/2009 @ 9:36 am
End Date: No Expiry
What offered German battleship Bismarck the best chance of eluding the Royal Navy?
- Hide in Atlantic, wait for U-boat screen (51.0%, 443 Votes)
- Retrace its northern route, to Norway (29.0%, 250 Votes)
- Run for France, as happened historicallly (20.0%, 178 Votes)
Total Voters: 871
Start Date: 3/20/2009 @ 9:57 am
End Date: No Expiry
Who do you think wrote the plays credited to William Shakespeare?
- William Shakespeare (72.0%, 437 Votes)
- Francis Bacon (9.0%, 52 Votes)
- Christopher Marlowe (8.0%, 50 Votes)
- Other (4.0%, 27 Votes)
- Walter Raleigh (4.0%, 25 Votes)
- Ben Jonson (2.0%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 603
Start Date: 3/12/2009 @ 5:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which of these ancient commanders was the best overall?
- Alexander the Great (57.0%, 851 Votes)
- Hannibal (19.0%, 277 Votes)
- Julius Caesar (17.0%, 250 Votes)
- Scipio Africanus (5.0%, 81 Votes)
- Xenophon (2.0%, 34 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,493
Start Date: 2/27/2009 @ 9:41 am
End Date: No Expiry
