World War II Quiz

1. In which year did World War II begin?

1. 1935
2. 1937
3. 1939
4. 1941

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

1. Adolf Hitler
2. Heinrich Himmler
3. Hermann Göring
4. Joseph Goebbels

3. What event brought the United States into World War II?

1. The attack on Pearl Harbor
2. The Blitz on London
3. The Fall of France
4. The invasion of Poland

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

1. Operation Barbarossa
2. Operation Market Garden
3. Operation Overlord
4. Operation Torch

5. On which date did D-Day take place?

1. June 6, 1942
2. June 6, 1943
3. June 6, 1944
4. June 6, 1945

6. What were the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan named?

1. Alpha and Omega
2. Big Boy and Fat Man
3. Little Boy and Fat Man
4. Thunder and Lightning

7. What was the Holocaust?

1. The bombing of German cities
2. The invasion of the Soviet Union
3. The Nazi genocide of six million Jews and others
4. The sinking of Allied ships

8. Which country suffered the most casualties in World War II?

1. China
2. Germany
3. Soviet Union
4. United States

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

1. Anthony Eden
2. Clement Attlee
3. Neville Chamberlain
4. Winston Churchill

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

1. Victory in East — May 8, 1945
2. Victory in Europe — June 6, 1945
3. Victory in Europe — May 8, 1945
4. Victory in Europe — September 2, 1945

11. What was the Enigma machine?

1. A German encryption machine used for secret communications
2. A German rocket programme
3. A Nazi propaganda tool
4. An Allied radar system

12. What was Operation Barbarossa?

1. Germany's invasion of France
2. Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
3. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
4. The Allied landing in North Africa

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

1. Britain
2. Italy (initially)
3. Soviet Union
4. USA

14. What was the Battle of Britain?

1. A land battle in southern England
2. An air campaign by Germany against Britain in 1940
3. The Allied liberation of Britain
4. The naval battle in the English Channel

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

1. Victory in Japan — August 6, 1945
2. Victory in June — July 4, 1945
3. Victory over Japan — August 15/September 2, 1945
4. Victory over Japan — October 1, 1945

16. What was the Lend-Lease Act?

1. A German economic policy
2. A programme where the US supplied Allied nations with military equipment
3. A US law conscripting soldiers
4. A war bonds scheme in Britain

17. Where was the Nuremberg Trials held after WWII?

1. Berlin
2. London
3. Nuremberg
4. Paris

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

1. 100
2. 26
3. 51
4. 75

19. What was the Manhattan Project?

1. A spy network in New York
2. A US urban development plan
3. The Allied plan to invade Germany
4. The US secret project to develop atomic bombs

20. Who said 'We shall fight on the beaches'?

1. Charles de Gaulle
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. Joseph Stalin
4. Winston Churchill