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Hitler And His Thugs Trivia Quiz

A quiz about Hitler.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,671

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
6572

Last 3 plays: BigJim67 (10/10), Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 77 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'? Hint

Albert Speer

Hugh Trevor-Roper

Winston Churchill

William L. Shirer

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Question 2 of 10

2. As a young man, what did Hitler want to become? Hint

chemist

musician

artist

biologist

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was Hitler when he wrote 'Mein Kampf'? Hint

Recovering in a hospital from WW I wounds

In the bunker

At the battlefields of WW I

In prison

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the head of the SS? Hint

Streicher

Eichmann

Himmler

Jodl

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Question 5 of 10

5. The best known attempt to assassinate Hitler during WW II occurred via ...? Hint

An attempted stabbing

Shooting by snipers

A concealed bomb

Poison

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which German soldier and hero was implicated in the plot to assassinate Hitler? Hint

Hindenburg

Rommel

Ludendorff

Raeder

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these Nazis committed suicide just hours before his scheduled execution at Nuremberg? Hint

Ribbentrop

Goebbels

Goering

Bormann

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the so-called 'Angel of Death'? Hint

Mengele

Strasser

Roehm

Braun

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these Nazis took off on a wild airplane ride in an apparent effort to negotiate a peace in May 1941? Hint

Hess

Rosenberg

Himmler

Stauffenberg

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rudolf Hess was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Nuremberg Tribunal. Where did he serve his sentence? Hint

Alcatraz

Spandau

Berchtesgaden

Buchenwald

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'?

Answer: William L. Shirer

All wrote books. Speer wrote 'Inside the Third Reich'; Churchill wrote extensively about the war. Trevor-Roper was a prominent historian. Shirer's book is particularly well known in the U.S.

2. As a young man, what did Hitler want to become?

Answer: artist

He was a failed artist.

3. Where was Hitler when he wrote 'Mein Kampf'?

Answer: In prison

He was in prison following his failed attempt to seize power in November 1923 in the Munich 'Beer Hall putsch'.

4. Who was the head of the SS?

Answer: Himmler

Heinrich Himmler was head of the SS from 1929 to 1945.

5. The best known attempt to assassinate Hitler during WW II occurred via ...?

Answer: A concealed bomb

A bomb was concealed in a briefcase. It exploded - but (unfortunately) didn't get the job done.

6. Which German soldier and hero was implicated in the plot to assassinate Hitler?

Answer: Rommel

It was a turning point in Rommel's life. He subsequently committed suicide.

7. Which of these Nazis committed suicide just hours before his scheduled execution at Nuremberg?

Answer: Goering

He took poison.

8. Who was the so-called 'Angel of Death'?

Answer: Mengele

Rohm and Strasser were prominent in the early days of the party; Eva Braun was Hitler's mistress.

9. Which of these Nazis took off on a wild airplane ride in an apparent effort to negotiate a peace in May 1941?

Answer: Hess

Rudolf Hess.

10. Rudolf Hess was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Nuremberg Tribunal. Where did he serve his sentence?

Answer: Spandau

He stayed there alone for a long time until his death.

Source: Author robert362

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