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The Nuremberg Tribunal Trivia Quiz

The Nuremberg Trial finished the Nazi party off for good. It was a way of recording the true horror of the Third Reich and showed to a great extent what Nazism really meant.

A multiple-choice quiz by thickhead. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thickhead

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,268

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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3155

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. There was much dispute over whether it was necessary to try the Nazi leaders. Which Allied leader initially objected to a trial? Hint

Churchill

Stalin

Roosevelt

They all did

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which countries presented the prosecution at Nuremberg? Hint

France, Holland, Ukraine, Austria

France, Britain, US, Poland

France, Britain, USSR, US

Britain, Italy, US, Germany

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Question 3 of 10

3. The trial was arranged to be at Berlin but Nuremberg was chosen. What was the reason for this? Hint

Nuremberg had not been bombed at all and was almost untouched.

Nuremberg had an intact prison while Berlin did not.

Berlin had seen fierce fighting and was still not safe.

Some Nazi leaders refused to return to Berlin as it was now in Russian control.

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Question 4 of 10

4. When did the trial of the major Nazi war criminals begin? Hint

January 25th 1946

October 14th 1945

November 20th 1945

January 1st 1946

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Question 5 of 10

5. On November 29th 1945, the prosecution revealed the true horror of Nazism by showing a film of what? Hint

A film of Nazi troops invading Poland in 1939.

A film showing the conditions at Auschwitz.

A film of the concentration camp at Belsen.

A film showing the German advance into Russia in 1941.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Of the twenty-two Nazis tried at Nuremberg how many were found not guilty? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Nazi leader cheated the gallows by taking cyanide the night before the execution? Hint

Goering

Hess

Ribbentrop

Speer

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Question 8 of 10

8. At Nuremberg an IQ test was taken by all of the defendants. Who scored the lowest marks? Hint

Hess

Streicher

Sauckel

Kaltenbrunner

9. We all know about Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and Minister of Armaments. Speer got twenty years but his assistant in the slave labor program was sentenced to death by hanging. What was the name of this Nazi? Hint

Frick

Funk

Rosenberg

Sauckel

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Question 10 of 10

10. After the hanging, the eleven bodies (including Goering's) were photographed. Where were the bodies were then taken? Hint

To Berlin where they were buried in a mass grave

To Munich, where they were cremated

The bodies disappeared mysteriously after the trial

The bodies were given back to their families

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There was much dispute over whether it was necessary to try the Nazi leaders. Which Allied leader initially objected to a trial?

Answer: Churchill

Stalin and Roosevelt favored a trial as the only other option was summary execution. Stalin and Roosevelt thought that summary execution would appear as if the Allies were taking their revenge. It would also show disbelief in the fact that the Nazi leaders could be tried and executed fairly. Churchill feared that a trial would give some Nazi leaders an opportunity to engage in political propaganda.

2. Which countries presented the prosecution at Nuremberg?

Answer: France, Britain, USSR, US

Each country put forward two judges, which all together made eight judges. Each nation was in charge of four separate counts. Count 1 was war crimes, presented by the Americans. Count 2 was crimes against peace, presented by the British. Counts 3 and 4 were crimes against humanity which was presented by the French and the Russians.

The main judge for the Russians was Nikitchenko who was said to be under the watchful eye of his assitant judge Volkchov who was sent personally by the Kremlin to make sure Nikitchenko "behaves himself".

3. The trial was arranged to be at Berlin but Nuremberg was chosen. What was the reason for this?

Answer: Nuremberg had an intact prison while Berlin did not.

During the war much Berlin had been reduced to rubble. It was estimated that there were six thousand unrecovered corpses and At the time of the trial the local water was not safe to drink.

4. When did the trial of the major Nazi war criminals begin?

Answer: November 20th 1945

The trial of the major Nazi war criminals ended on 1st October 1946. The whole trial as a whole (including the follow-up trials) officially ended in 1949.

5. On November 29th 1945, the prosecution revealed the true horror of Nazism by showing a film of what?

Answer: A film of the concentration camp at Belsen.

As can be imagined, this was not the defendants' finest hour. It was said that even some Nazi leaders had tears in their eyes. Other archives from Nuremberg included letters, written orders and items from concentration camps.

6. Of the twenty-two Nazis tried at Nuremberg how many were found not guilty?

Answer: 3

Their names were were Fritsche, Von Papen and Schacht. Schacht was head of economics and the Reichsbank during the 30s and helped greatly with financing rearmament. He fell out with Hitler later on in the war which caused him to be imprisoned in a concentration camp.

7. Which Nazi leader cheated the gallows by taking cyanide the night before the execution?

Answer: Goering

To this day how Goering got hold of the cyanide is still unknown. Rules at Nuremberg were very strict, furniture was not allowed to be placed near the window neither were ties allowed to be worn in prison cells. Prisoners were also not allowed to lie on their sides while sleeping.

8. At Nuremberg an IQ test was taken by all of the defendants. Who scored the lowest marks?

Answer: Streicher

Julius Streicher was best known for his vicious antisemitic propaganda. He was also Gauleiter of Franconia but was eventually sacked due to corruption. It also emerged that he took an unhealthy interest in male teenage deliquents and paid them most unwelcome visits in their prison cells.

Answer: Sauckel

Sauckel once became overwhelmed by his responsibilities and stowed away on a U-boat. He had to be recalled at sea.

10. After the hanging, the eleven bodies (including Goering's) were photographed. Where were the bodies were then taken?

Answer: To Munich, where they were cremated

The story that they were creamted at Dachau is an urban myth.

Source: Author thickhead

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