World War II Quiz

Question 1

In which year did World War II begin?

Accepted Answer

1939

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1935

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1937

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1941

Question 2

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler

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Heinrich Himmler

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Joseph Goebbels

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Hermann Göring

Question 3

What event brought the United States into World War II?

Accepted Answer

The attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Fall of France

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The Blitz on London

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The invasion of Poland

Question 4

What was the code name for the D-Day Allied invasion of Normandy?

Accepted Answer

Operation Overlord

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Operation Barbarossa

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Operation Market Garden

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Operation Torch

Question 5

On which date did D-Day take place?

Accepted Answer

June 6, 1944

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June 6, 1942

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June 6, 1943

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June 6, 1945

Question 6

What were the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan named?

Accepted Answer

Little Boy and Fat Man

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Thunder and Lightning

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Big Boy and Fat Man

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Alpha and Omega

Question 7

What was the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

The Nazi genocide of six million Jews and others

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The bombing of German cities

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The invasion of the Soviet Union

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The sinking of Allied ships

Question 8

Which country suffered the most casualties in World War II?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

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Germany

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United States

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China

Question 9

Who was the British Prime Minister for most of World War II?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

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Neville Chamberlain

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Clement Attlee

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Anthony Eden

Question 10

What does the 'V-E Day' stand for and when was it?

Accepted Answer

Victory in Europe — May 8, 1945

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Victory in Europe — June 6, 1945

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Victory in East — May 8, 1945

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Victory in Europe — September 2, 1945

Question 11

What was the Enigma machine?

Accepted Answer

A German encryption machine used for secret communications

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A German rocket programme

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A Nazi propaganda tool

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An Allied radar system

Question 12

What was Operation Barbarossa?

Accepted Answer

Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union

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Germany's invasion of France

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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Allied landing in North Africa

Question 13

Which country was NOT part of the Allied Powers in WWII?

Accepted Answer

Italy (initially)

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USA

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Britain

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Soviet Union

Question 14

What was the Battle of Britain?

Accepted Answer

An air campaign by Germany against Britain in 1940

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A land battle in southern England

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The Allied liberation of Britain

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The naval battle in the English Channel

Question 15

What was V-J Day and when did it occur?

Accepted Answer

Victory over Japan — August 15/September 2, 1945

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Victory in Japan — August 6, 1945

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Victory over Japan — October 1, 1945

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Victory in June — July 4, 1945

Question 16

What was the Lend-Lease Act?

Accepted Answer

A programme where the US supplied Allied nations with military equipment

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A US law conscripting soldiers

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A war bonds scheme in Britain

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A German economic policy

Question 17

Where was the Nuremberg Trials held after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Nuremberg

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Berlin

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Paris

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London

Question 18

How many countries were part of the original United Nations charter signed after WWII?

Accepted Answer

51

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26

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75

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100

Question 19

What was the Manhattan Project?

Accepted Answer

The US secret project to develop atomic bombs

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A US urban development plan

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The Allied plan to invade Germany

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A spy network in New York

Question 20

Who said 'We shall fight on the beaches'?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Joseph Stalin

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Charles de Gaulle