A bit of trivia, what was the shortest war in history, between whom and for how long?

[lonestarnot]

:smoke:

[CJCRANE]

1. Is this something you know...or want to know?

:shrug:

[lonestarnot]

3. I might know.

:evilgrin:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. hmm memory serves the scocer war

between nicaragua and el salvador

on and 72 hours IIRC

and I was wrong, anglo zanzibar war, forty minutes

Remember the google

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War

[lonestarnot]

5. Nope, close but no cigar.

:D

[Idealism]

4. Either one of the obscure mini-war's in the Hundred Year War or the 1991 Gulf War

[lonestarnot]

6. Nope, Neither one of those.

:evilgrin:

[CJCRANE]

7. Well...I think it was a war between Britain and...

Zanzibar that lasted 45 minutes...back in the 19th century...

[lonestarnot]

9. Weener!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War

[CJCRANE]

12. What's my prize?

:D

[lonestarnot]

14. Mmmm. Do you like sausage?

:D

[CJCRANE]

18. ...

:woohoo:

I've won a sausage!

[lonestarnot]

21. LOL!

:rofl:

[Cirque du So-What]

8. I know, I know, but I had to google it

so I'll just keep it to myself O8)

[lonestarnot]

10. Tee hee.

We already have a smartie! :hug:

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. My 2nd marriage.....6 weeks.

Where's my prize?

[lonestarnot]

15. I was wondering when someone would post that!

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[Jackpine Radical]

13. The Conch Republic's War of Secession?

[lonestarnot]

16. Nope

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War

[Jackpine Radical]

30. Yeah, I know about that one but the Conch Republic's war only lasted 1 minute.

On April 23, 1982 there was a war that lasted one minute!

At noon, on the day of secession, at Mallory Square in Key West Florida, Mayor Wardlow read the proclamation of secession and proclaimed aloud that the Conch Republic was an independent nation separate from the U.S. and then symbolically began the Conch Republic's Civil Rebellion by breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man dressed in a U.S. Navy uniform. After one minute of rebellion, the now, Prime Minister Wardlow turned to the Admiral in charge of the Navy Base at Key West, and surrendered to the Union Forces, and demanded 1 Billion dollars in foreign aid and War Relief to rebuild our nation after the long Federal siege!

[malaise]

17. Poor little Grenada in 1983

but was that a war or an invasion.

[lonestarnot]

24. but but but,

that wasn't the one. :P

[malaise]

29. LOL

:D

[catnhatnh]

19. Without googling...

I seem to recall something called "The War of Jenkin's Ear"....how'd I do?

ETA:Nope, thats not the one I was thinking of...

[lonestarnot]

23. Someone already won the sausage!

:toast:

[catnhatnh]

25. Yeah I saw that....

...Man,I hate when I blow it at trivia...

[lonestarnot]

27. I stink at trivia if that makes you feel better.

:hi:

[Jackpine Radical]

31. I protest. I'm the clear winner, with an entry that's 39 minutes shorter

that the pretender to the title.

[flvegan]

20. Walt Starr v Skinner, 3/11/2006 in GD: P

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2507034

[lonestarnot]

22. How many minutes?

:evilgrin: On edit I see only 1! Poor Walt, I miss him!

[Canuckistanian]

28. LOL

That was brief, all right.

[notadmblnd]

26. The Michigan Ohio war?

[soothsayer]

32. wasn't there a 1 day war? mebbe Israel? shoot, I dunno