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WWII Trivia Trivia Quiz

A general quiz addressing various aspects of WWII.

A multiple-choice quiz by JosephK. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JosephK

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,760

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6708

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Question 1 of 10

1. The most deadly air raids carried out by Allied strategic bombing forces were launched against what Axis city? Hint

Tokyo

Dresden

Berlin

Hamburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. What French coastal city was the target of a disastrous commando raid by Canadian troops during the build-up to the invasion of Normandy? Hint

Dunkirk

Brest

Dieppe

Cherbourg

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Question 3 of 10

3. The primary work horse of the British Royal Air Force Bomber Command after 1943 was what type of bomber? Hint

Blenheim

Stirling

Lancaster

Halifax

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Luftwaffe General had overall command of German ground troops in Italy during most of the fighting on the Italian mainland in WWII? Hint

Rommel

Kesselring

Model

Keitel

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the primary Soviet tank of WWII? Hint

T62

T34

T72

T51

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the code name for the massive US air-ground operation which led to the break out from the Normandy beachhead? Hint

Operation Cobra

Operation Diadem

Operation Goodwood

Operation Pointblank

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Question 7 of 10

7. The introduction of what long-range fighter enabled US bombers to penetrate deep into Germany during the final years of the Strategic Bombing Campaign? Hint

P-38

Spitfire

P-40

P-51

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Question 8 of 10

8. What were the primary weaknesses of the Sherman tank? Hint

engine unreliable, low-velocity gun

Too heavy, engine unreliable

Thin armor, low-velocity gun

Armor too thick, poor gun sights

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the fictitious unit 'commanded' by Gen. Patton as part of the deception plan executed prior to the invasion of Normandy? Hint

First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG)

American Expeditionary Force (AEF)

Tenth US Fleet

Allied Liberation Force (ALF)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The handles on Gen. Patton's pistols were made of what substance? Hint

Rosewood

Pearl

Ivory

Elk Antler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The most deadly air raids carried out by Allied strategic bombing forces were launched against what Axis city?

Answer: Tokyo

The USAAF incendiary raids on Tokyo were more destructive of human life than either of the atomic bomb raids. The figure for the number of dead is generally given as 84,000. For Dresden, the figure has been revised downwards since about 2000 to around 25,000 dead.

2. What French coastal city was the target of a disastrous commando raid by Canadian troops during the build-up to the invasion of Normandy?

Answer: Dieppe

The Dieppe raid encouraged misgivings among those Allied officers who doubted the ability of an Allied infantry force to hold onto a beachhead on the European continent.

3. The primary work horse of the British Royal Air Force Bomber Command after 1943 was what type of bomber?

Answer: Lancaster

The Lancaster, particularly in its later versions, was one of the most advanced war fighting instruments of the Allied effort in WWII.

4. What Luftwaffe General had overall command of German ground troops in Italy during most of the fighting on the Italian mainland in WWII?

Answer: Kesselring

'Smiling Albert' Kesselring was one of the most skilled German Generals of WWII.

5. What was the primary Soviet tank of WWII?

Answer: T34

The T34 was one of the best all-around tanks of WWII.

6. What was the code name for the massive US air-ground operation which led to the break out from the Normandy beachhead?

Answer: Operation Cobra

Inaccurate bombing caused numerous friendly fire casualties among the infantry stationed on the front lines of Operation Cobra.

7. The introduction of what long-range fighter enabled US bombers to penetrate deep into Germany during the final years of the Strategic Bombing Campaign?

Answer: P-51

Experience had proven that even the well-armed B-17 could not survive over Germany without the assistance of long-range fighter support.

8. What were the primary weaknesses of the Sherman tank?

Answer: Thin armor, low-velocity gun

Improved versions of the Sherman appeared at the end of the war with much-improved main guns.

9. What was the name of the fictitious unit 'commanded' by Gen. Patton as part of the deception plan executed prior to the invasion of Normandy?

Answer: First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG)

Patton was allegedly put into this role because of media controversy surrounding some of his actions in Sicily, especially those in which he struck soldiers hospitalized for psychiatric illnesses.

10. The handles on Gen. Patton's pistols were made of what substance?

Answer: Ivory

This controversy existed even when Patton was still alive. He summed the matter up by noting that the only person who would carry pearl handled pistols was 'a pimp in a New Orleans bordello.'

Source: Author JosephK

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