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Average History Trivia: D-Day 6th June 1944 | 10 Questions

This quiz will take you into the depths of D-Day 6th June.

A multiple-choice quiz by benny_boi_99. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
benny_boi_99

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,787

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What beach name was NOT part of the invasion? Hint

Omaha

Gold

Juno

Nevada

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Question 2 of 10

2. What wall had been set by the Germans up along the coast of France? Hint

The Atlantic Wall

Adrian's Wall

The Great Wall

The Suicide Wall

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Allies made inflatable tanks and put them in a part of England opposite the Pas de Calais, in order to fool the Germans?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. There weren't many Australians on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. How many? Hint

320

none

177

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Question 5 of 10

5. Hitler came up with the idea of the metal tank barriers on Omaha beach.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many American Rangers landed at Point du Hoc? Hint

125

100

430

225

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Question 7 of 10

7. About how long did the Allies train for D-Day? Hint

2 months

1 year 6 months

1 year

7 months

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Tirpitz, Germany's greatest ever battleship at the time, attacked the Allies whilst they were doing an exercise of the invasion.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did the Allies have above their larger ships? Hint

Low flying aircraft circling

GPS systems

Helicopters

Barrage balloons

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Question 10 of 10

10. The invasion was the key element in opening the "Second Front" in Europe.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What beach name was NOT part of the invasion?

Answer: Nevada

Gold, Sword and Juno beaches were for the Canadian and Britsh Commonwealth to invade and Utah and Omaha were for the Americans.

2. What wall had been set by the Germans up along the coast of France?

Answer: The Atlantic Wall

The Atlantic wall was made up of thousands of large concrete pillboxes set up along the coast of France. Many of the concrete pillboxes were made from material from the beaches and were easily demolished when bombed.

3. The Allies made inflatable tanks and put them in a part of England opposite the Pas de Calais, in order to fool the Germans?

Answer: true

Women workers in a mill were ordered to make these strange tanks to fool the Germans into thinking that the invasion would occur some place else.

4. There weren't many Australians on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. How many?

Answer: 25

Only 25 Australians fought on the beaches but thousands were a part of the airborne invasion. Only about 6 Aussies died on D-Day.

5. Hitler came up with the idea of the metal tank barriers on Omaha beach.

Answer: False

This was actually Rommel's idea, he also invented the large pikes that Germans put in fields so that when the gliders landed they would hit the wooden stakes and would be ripped apart.

6. How many American Rangers landed at Point du Hoc?

Answer: 225

225 American Rangers landed at Point du Hoc and their aim was to take out the large guns that the Germans had on the cliffs that overlooked the beaches.

7. About how long did the Allies train for D-Day?

Answer: 1 year

The soldiers had been preparing for one year before the invasion so that the Allies had the toughest and most advanced army for the job.

8. The Tirpitz, Germany's greatest ever battleship at the time, attacked the Allies whilst they were doing an exercise of the invasion.

Answer: false

It was actually a German E-boat that took more than 700 lives while the Allies were practicing the invasion.

9. What did the Allies have above their larger ships?

Answer: Barrage balloons

The barrage balloons had large steel rods hanging down from them which shredded apart low flying enemy aircraft.

10. The invasion was the key element in opening the "Second Front" in Europe.

Answer: true

These men should be considered as heroes as they were the ones who took Normandy in 10 weeks and they were on the road to victory.

Source: Author benny_boi_99

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