The Normandy Invasion Trivia Quiz

Answer: 13 days

General Dwight David Eisenhower was faced with a tough decision to land on either the 6th of June, or wait till 19th June. It is ironic because the 19th of June had the worst possible weather conditions that Europe had in decades and the only reason that Eisenhower posponed D-Day was because of bad weather and rough seas.

Answer: Day of Days

"Band of Brothers" is a very realistic depiction of World War Two. This miniseries concerns Easy Company which was a regiment of elite soldiers in the 101st Airborne Divison. Their mission was to land in between Omaha and Utah beaches and destroy a garrison and take Carantan which was the town between the two beaches. Soon after the allies recaptured Paris, they launched Operation Market Garden, which was the unsuccessful attempt to hit Germany by going through Holland.

The failure of Market Garden was the reason that the allies were forced to march through Belgium and fight the Battle of the Bulge.

Answer: Crusade

These were some of the final comforting words that were said to all of the soldiers before they landed on Normandy Beach.

Answer: Sleeping

Yes, it is true. Adolf Hitler was sleeping comfortably in his bed not knowing what was going on in France. His henchmen did not wish to wake him and give him bad news so they left him alone.

Answer: Juno

The British had to split their force in half and have one half go far from the original half because they landed on Sword Beach and Gold Beach. The American forces landed on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, while the Canadian Forces landed on Juno which lay in between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. From west to east, the beaches of Normandy were: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.

Answer: Omar N. Bradley

Lieutenant-General Omar N. Bradley was ordered by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery to lead the United States First Army on Omaha and Utah Beach. Bradley ordered Major-General Leonard T. Gerow to lead the V Corps in the assault on Omaha Beach. Bradley also ordered Major-General J. Lawton Collins to lead the VII Corps in the assault on Utah Beach.

Answer: "Wing and a Prayer" (1944)

The movie "Wing and a Prayer" is about the Pacific War. The movie "Saving Private Ryan" depicted a very bloody boat landing in Normandy in the very beginning. "The Longest Day" is one of the greatest war movies ever made and it is about the Normandy Invasion. In "Band of Brothers", part two is called the "Day of Days" which is about the Normandy Invasion.

Answer: Omaha

Omaha Beach was the largest beach in Normandy, and the American forces landing on it went through some tough resistance from the Germans. The name "Bloody Omaha" refers to that because Allied Forces made the least progress on that beach than all of the others in the beginning of the invasion.

Answer: Desert Fox

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was in charge of the German defence of France. He was nicknamed Desert Fox on account of his cunning in North Africa.

Answer: 10,000

Supreme Allied Commander Dwight David Eisenhower, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, Lieutenant-General Omar N. Bradley, and General George Patton all estimated that the U.S. and Allies would lose 10,000 men. Over 100,000 U.S and Allied forces were lost.