Guns of WWII Trivia Quiz

Answer: MP40

The MP40 was the German sub-machine gun of choice. It fired a 9mm bullet and had a clip capacity of 32. The weapon was first made in 1940. It was used by infantrymen on the Eastern and Western Front. Its advanced and modern features made it a favorite among soldiers and popular in countries from various parts of the world after the war.

It was often erroneously called "Schmeisser" by the Allies, despite Hugo Schmeisser's non-involvement in the weapon's design and production. From 1940 to 1945, an estimated 1.1 million were produced by ERMA Werke.

Answer: M1 Garand

The M1 Garand fired an extraordinary 30-06 round at enemies over 250 yards. It had a clip capacity of 8. It was first made and produced in 1936, although the switch from the M1 carbine to the M1 Garand was not instantaneous. It was called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S. Patton.

Answer: False

The SVT-40 was a Soviet rifle for the longest time. It was so effective German soldiers started picking them up of of fallen enemies. The SVT-40 saw widespread service during and after World War II. Intended to be the new service rifle of the Soviet Red Army, production was disrupted by the German invasion in 1941 resulting in a change back to the older Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle for the duration of WWII.

Answer: PPsh-41

The PPsh-41 was built and used by the U.S.S.R. It was commonly used to mow down and distract the enemy. It had great accuracy if fired in bursts and worked for the entire war. A Soviet submachine gun designed by Georgi Shpagin as a cheap, simplified alternative to the PPD-40. Common nicknames are "pe-pe-sha" from its three-letter prefix and "papasha" (Russian, meaning "daddy").

Answer: STG-44

The Stg-40 was the gun that would change the world. In fact it was off of this design that the AK47 was born.the first of its kind to see major deployment and is considered to be the first modern assault rifle. It is also known under the designations MP 43 and MP 44 (Maschinenpistole 43 and 44 respectively).

The StG 44 was the first successful weapon of its class, and the concept had a major impact on modern infantry small arms development. By all accounts, the StG 44 fulfilled its role admirably, particularly on the Eastern Front, offering a greatly increased volume of fire compared to standard infantry rifles and greater range than submachine guns.

However, it came too late to have a significant effect on the outcome of the war.

Answer: Panzerschreck

The Panzerschreck was an anti-tank weapon. Although thought to be a dud gun, it was so effective against a T-34 that the Russians started using it. It fired an 88 mm rocket at its enemies.The Panzerschreck was designed as a lightweight infantry anti-tank weapon. The weapon was shoulder-launched and fired a fin-stabilized rocket.

Answer: Walther P38

The Walther P38 (also known as a Pistole 38) is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol that was developed by Walther arms as the service pistol of the Wehrmacht shortly before World War II. It was intended to replace the costly Luger P08, the production of which was scheduled to end in 1942.

Answer: Makarov

The Makarov pistol or PM (Russian: Pistolet Makarova) was a semi-automatic pistol. It became the Soviet Union's standard military and police side arm from 1951 to 1991. Used in WW2 for a brief period, it was preferred by almost every Soviet soldier.

Answer: Kar98k

The Karabiner 98 kurz (carbine 98 short, often abbreviated as Kar98k, K98, or K98k) is a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted in 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles.

Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of the war. Millions were captured by the Soviets at the conclusion of World War II and were widely distributed as military aid.

The Karabiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage in times of conflict.

Answer: MG-42

The MG42 was a fearsome gun to anyone locked in its sights. It was first made in 1942 and is still manufactured today.The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a 7.92×57mm Mauser general purpose machine gun designed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.

It was intended to replace the earlier MG 34, which was more expensive and took much longer to produce, but in the event, both weapons were produced until the end of the war.