At the start of the European theatre in 1939, there were already two countries at war. What were the two countries?
The offensives in Poland and France taught the English-speaking world a new word called "Blitzkrieg." What does it mean?
Panzer Assault
Lightning War
Mechanized War
Which country denied much needed border access to the Soviets, thus finding itself at war against the Red Army?
Germany turned its aggression on its old foe France. Even with Allied help, France fell easily, leaving Britain to be the next target. A massive air battle soon followed. What was this battle called?
Battle of Britain
Battle of Gibraltar
Battle of Dover
Italy decided to join Hitler's march of conquest in June 1940. Which Italian dictator was calling the shots?
Umberto II
De Gasperi
Mussolini
German U-boat attacks threatened Britain's fragile economy by concentrating on shipping tonnage along which vital supply route?
North Sea
Atlantic
English Channel
Japan's day of infamy came with the attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. In which year did this attack take place?
Which German general was sent to Tripoli ahead of his army to stem considerable Italian losses?
Which two British ships (one a battleship, the other a battlecruiser) were sent to Singapore to provide artillery support and to help prevent the Japanese invasion of Malaya (now Malaysia)?
HMS King George V and HMS Churchill
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
HMS Repulse and HMS King George V
Who was the British commander of the Allied forces in Malaya and Singapore?
General Percival
Vice Admiral Phillips
General Brett
In a surprise attack, three miniature Japanese submarines sneaked into which harbor sinking the HMAS Kuttabul?
British Admiralty knew the havoc the new German battleship Bismarck could inflict on allied shipping if it were to escape into the open sea. They therefore threw every available ship and plane into the hunt. The first engagement with the Bismarck would prove devastating to the Royal Navy when she sent which capital ship to the bottom?
HMS King George V
HMS Royal Oak
HMS Hood
Guadalcanal was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific. In which group of islands is Guadalcanal found?
The Philippines
The Solomon Islands
Indonesia
Which of the following was NOT a Nazi death camp?
Auschwitz - Poland
Berchtesgaden - Germany
Majdanek - Poland
June 6, 1944, D-Day: The longest day in WWII. What was the code name for the Allied landings in Normandy?
Operation Overlord
Operation Market Garden
Operation Bismarck
On which beach did the Americans run into a firestorm of resistance during the D-Day landings?
Which significant 1942 naval battle thwarted Japanese attempts to land troops in New Guinea, sunk one carrier and badly damaged another?
Battle of Santa Cruz
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Truk
It was the largest battleship ever built. It was a symbol of Japanese supremacy, not only on the sea but also as a race. The characteristics of this super battleship brought naval power to a new level. What was it named?
Military deaths in World War II: What country suffered the most military deaths in the war?
Germany
Great Britain
USSR
Civilian deaths in World War II: Which country suffered the largest number of civilian deaths?
For hundreds of years of naval warfare, large battleships dominated the seas. In one single battle these giants of the sea were to become largely redundant and a new style of naval warfare was unveiled. What was the location of the first naval battle ever fought where opposing fleets never actually came in contact with each other?
Iwo Jima
Coral Sea
Midway
Two nations were able to bring fully operational jet fighters into the war before it ended. Britain's Gloster Meteor showed promise when it shot down a V1 Flying Bomb in July 1944. On the other side of the English Channel, Germany were about to mass-produce 1400 of which infamous jet aircraft?
Messerschmitt Me 262
Dornier Do335
Junkers Ju-88
Which American general was nicknamed "Blood and Guts"?
Bradley
Eisenhower
Patton
The scale of loss sustained in the invasion of Okinawa was so high that it lent weight for which action to bring the war to a speedy conclusion?
Massive bombing runs on Tokyo
Full-scale Marine landings in Japan
The use of the atomic bomb
Where did the signing of the Japanese surrender take place, bringing the close to the long and costly war?
The War Centre, London
Aboard the USS Missouri
Parliament House, Tokyo
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13 Comments
22/25.
I got 22 out of 25!
It’s amazing that so many figures (e.g., deaths) can be determined given the chaos that surrounded this war. Also I’ve read many accounts of children of combatants who said their fathers kept mum about their war experiences.
16/25 64% Says did well but don’t think I did, could have got few more, didn’t know some and guessed wrong others. Thank goodness I missed the war born 8 yrs after Mum said some things were still rationed and as a kid used to listen to her stories about being bombed out more than once. One funny story was they forgot to grab the budgie on way to shelter, when they returned bomb had hit house one wall gone and poor little budgiewas still alive chirping away but was bald every feather gone, tough little bird. Hope to god we never have a war again, but entire world is in a bit of a mess all we can do is hope for better things!!!!
25/25
From Patton to the Manhattan Project, you know your World War II history! Though some of these questions were obviously quite easy, it takes real keen memory and knowledge base to be able to pass this quiz as a true WWII Historian – and you did! World War II was a terrible, terrible time in the history of our world, but it also set the stage for what became a time of great prosperity, technological advancement, and progress. We can only hope that the leaders of our world do everything in their power to prevent such an international atrocity from ever happening again.
12/25 41% Rubbish, knew the ones that most people know but not other questions, not into wars always honor the fallen who sadly died far too young so we could live free from a dictatorship and heard many stories from my parents about it and mum was bombed out and moved house few times, just don’t know technical stuff and dates.
25/25
25/25 War baby,lost my Dad in the year I was born,I was born in March he died in October,always been interested in WW2,have several books on the subject,hence the 25/25 score!!
I got 23 out of 25 – 92%
From Patton to the Manhattan Project, you know your World War II history! Though some of these questions were obviously quite easy, it takes real keen memory and knowledge base to be able to pass this quiz as a true WWII Historian – and you did! World War II was a terrible, terrible time in the history of our world, but it also set the stage for what became a time of great prosperity, technological advancement, and progress. We can only hope that the leaders of our world do everything in their power to prevent such an international atrocity from ever happening again.
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I`m interested in watching doco’s of different wars on tv.
Lest We Forget.
12 / 7 / 25
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14/25
25/25 I payed attention in History class.
I got 13 out of 25!
From Patton to the Manhattan Project, you know your World War II history! Though some of these questions were obviously quite easy, it takes real keen memory and knowledge base to be able to pass this quiz as a true WWII Historian – and you did! World War II was a terrible, terrible time in the history of our world, but it also set the stage for what became a time of great prosperity, technological advancement, and progress. We can only hope that the leaders of our world do everything in their power to prevent such an international atrocity from ever happening again.
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I got 19 out of 25!
From Patton to the Manhattan Project, you know your World War II history! Though some of these questions were obviously quite easy, it takes real keen memory and knowledge base to be able to pass this quiz as a true WWII Historian – and you did! World War II was a terrible, terrible time in the history of our world, but it also set the stage for what became a time of great prosperity, technological advancement, and progress. We can only hope that the leaders of our world do everything in their power to prevent such an international atrocity from ever happening again.
Think your friends and family know their WWII trivia? Share this quiz and let’s see how well they do!
25/25 historian!!!