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WWII Trivia Test | War History

This quiz has no specific theme except that it's all about WWII. Enjoy!

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

Author
Demon_Boy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,379

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4184

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 139 (5/10), Brianwillkomen (6/10), Guest 1 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the tank that was intended to replace both the BT-5 and BT-7 tanks in service during WWII? Hint

T-34

T-54

T-26

BT-10

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Question 2 of 10

2. My name is Dwight David Eisenhower, the Allied Supreme Commander during the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. By what name am I generally known amongst the men (US Army soldiers)? Hint

David

Dave

Old Blood and Guts

Ike

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Question 3 of 10

3. What conference in 1945, held by the U.S, the U.K. and the Soviet Union is sometimes called the Crimea Conference ? Hint

The Allied Conference

The Potsdam Conference

The Tehran Conference

The Yalta Conference

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Yakovlev-Yak-1 was a Soviet fighter plane manufactured during WWII.
What nations or forces used it during the war? Hint

Soviet Union, Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia

Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia, Japan

Soviet Union, Romania, Poland, Hungary

Soviet Union, Poland, Free French, Yugoslavia

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Question 5 of 10

5. What famous German battleship was sunk at the Battle of North Cape? Hint

Scharnhorst

Tirpitz

Bismarck

Prinz Eugen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where were napalm bombs used for the first time? Hint

Coutances, France

Vietnam

Dresden, Germany

Tokyo

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the difference between the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Hint

The one on Hiroshima contained uranium and the other one plutonium

The one on Nagasaki was made out of iron and the other one out of tin

There was no difference

The one on Hiroshima was made by the U.S. and the other one by the U.K.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What type of ship was the USS Fletcher ? Hint

Corvette

Carrier

Destroyer

Battleship

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which country first developed Radar as a practical device for use in defence? Hint

America did it without any help from other nations

Britain

Germany

Japan

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the famous submarine that was sunk during combat patrol in the English Channel and whose wreck was discovered in 1983? Hint

U-92

HMS Archerfish

HMS Swordfish

HMS Usk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the tank that was intended to replace both the BT-5 and BT-7 tanks in service during WWII?

Answer: T-34

The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank. Production started in 1940 and went on till 1958. It has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II, mostly because it was the first tank with sloped armor.

The T-26 was also replaced by the T-34.
The T-54 is the successor to the T-34 and was built in the final year of the war.
The BT-10 never existed.

2. My name is Dwight David Eisenhower, the Allied Supreme Commander during the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. By what name am I generally known amongst the men (US Army soldiers)?

Answer: Ike

Later, there was that well known election slogan 'I like Ike'. Old Blood and Guts is the nickname of US Army general George Patton.

3. What conference in 1945, held by the U.S, the U.K. and the Soviet Union is sometimes called the Crimea Conference ?

Answer: The Yalta Conference

The Tehran Conference preceded the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference came after the Yalta Conference.
The Yalta Conference is sometimes called the Crimea Conference, because Yalta was located in the Crimea.

4. The Yakovlev-Yak-1 was a Soviet fighter plane manufactured during WWII. What nations or forces used it during the war?

Answer: Soviet Union, Poland, Free French, Yugoslavia

The Normandie-Niemen Fighter Squadron of the Free French Air Force were the only Western force that used the Yak 1.

5. What famous German battleship was sunk at the Battle of North Cape?

Answer: Scharnhorst

The Bismarck was sunk in the Atlantic. The Tirpitz was sunk not during a battle but during Operation Catechism, and the Prinz Eugen was not a battleship, but a heavy cruiser.

6. Where were napalm bombs used for the first time?

Answer: Coutances, France

On July 17 1944, 14 American P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 402d Fighter Squadron / 370th Fighter Group dropped the first napalm bombs on a fuel depot at Coutances, near St. L�, France.

7. What was the difference between the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Answer: The one on Hiroshima contained uranium and the other one plutonium

The other differences are the shape of the bomb, the name of the bomb and the device triggering the explosion.

8. What type of ship was the USS Fletcher ?

Answer: Destroyer

The USS Fletcher was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer.

9. Which country first developed Radar as a practical device for use in defence?

Answer: Britain

The word RADAR is an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging.

10. What was the name of the famous submarine that was sunk during combat patrol in the English Channel and whose wreck was discovered in 1983?

Answer: HMS Swordfish

It was thought that she was sunk by a German destroyer, but after the wreck had been found it was clear that she had run into a mine.

HMS Archerfish doesn't exist, but USS Archerfish does.
HMS Usk was the submarine who was supposed to be relieved by the HMS Swordfish.
U-92 was a German submarine (U-boat).

Source: Author Demon_Boy

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