Ww2 Trivia Question and Answers
1.
What year did World War II begin?
Answer:
1939
2.
Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?
Answer:
Adolf Hitler
3.
What event sparked the United States' entry into World War II?
Answer:
The attack on Pearl Harbor
4.
What was the name of the secret project to develop the atomic bomb?
Answer:
The Manhattan Project
5.
Which battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
Answer:
The Battle of Midway
6.
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the beginning of World War II?
Answer:
Neville Chamberlain
7.
What was the name of the German air force?
Answer:
Luftwaffe
8.
Which two cities in Japan were atomic bombs dropped on?
Answer:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
9.
Which country suffered the highest number of civilian casualties during World War II?
Answer:
The Soviet Union
10.
Which battle was the last major German offensive on the Western Front?
Answer:
The Battle of the Bulge
11.
Who was the U.S. President during the majority of World War II?
Answer:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
12.
What was the name of the treaty that formally ended World War I and indirectly led to World War II?
Answer:
The Treaty of Versailles
13.
In which year did World War II end in Europe?
Answer:
1945
14.
What was the name of the global economic crisis that preceded World War II?
Answer:
The Great Depression
15.
What was the main German invasion of the Soviet Union called?
Answer:
Operation Barbarossa
16.
Who was the commander of the Allied forces in Europe?
Answer:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
17.
What was the largest tank battle in history during WWII?
Answer:
The Battle of Kursk
18.
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?
Answer:
Operation Overlord
19.
Which countries comprised the Axis Powers?
Answer:
Germany, Italy, and Japan
20.
What was the name of the German battleship that was famously sunk by the British in May 1941?
Answer:
The Bismarck
21.
What was the name of the African campaign where British and Commonwealth forces fought against Germany and Italy?
Answer:
The North African Campaign
22.
Which conference established the post-war order in Europe and the division of Germany?
Answer:
The Yalta Conference
23.
What was the infamous concentration camp where the most mass killings occurred?
Answer:
Auschwitz
24.
Which famous American general was known for his role in the Pacific Theater?
Answer:
General Douglas MacArthur
25.
What was the date of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Answer:
December 7, 1941
26.
What was the name of the U.S. military strategy that involved capturing specific islands in the Pacific?
Answer:
Island hopping
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