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World War II: Locations Trivia Quiz

Another beginners' quiz on WWII. Hope you'll have fun :)

A multiple-choice quiz by WW2Master123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
WW2Master123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
360,175

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. About 338,000 Allied troops were rescued from the clutches of Nazi Germany towards the end of the Battle of France. Where were they evacuated? Hint

Le Havre

Dunkirk

Narvik

Copenhagen

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Question 2 of 10

2. The longest confrontation on the Eastern Front took place at which location? Hint

Stalingrad

Leningrad

Moscow

Yalta

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Question 3 of 10

3. It was a crucial battle that allowed the British to repel a German invasion of Egypt designed to seize the Suez Canal. Where was the battle? Hint

El Alamein

Tobruk

Cairo

Tunis

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Question 4 of 10

4. It was where the turning point of the Pacific War occurred. This battle saw the sinking of one American carrier and the loss of four Japanese carriers. Where was it? Hint

Guadalcanal

Coral Sea

Midway

Santa Cruz

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Question 5 of 10

5. It was the location of the bloodiest battle of the war. It was street-combat in the streets and a turning point of the war in the Eastern Front. Tell me where was it? Hint

Leningrad

Kursk

Stalingrad

Kharkov

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Question 6 of 10

6. Of all the beach zones targeted and invaded by Allied forces during Operation Overlord on D-Day (6th of June, 1944), which was the deadliest? Hint

Omaha

Juno

Utah

Gold

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Question 7 of 10

7. This was where General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his promise to return to the Philippines after the Japanese occupied the islands. Where did he come ashore? Hint

Manila

Leyte Gulf

Luzon

Bataan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did the 101st Airborne Division make their stand against German forces during the Battle of the Bulge? Hint

Paris

Bastogne

Verdun

Brussels

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Question 9 of 10

9. There was a huge battle that took place and ended the war in Europe. Where was it? Hint

Minsk

Hamburg

Vienna

Berlin

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Question 10 of 10

10. A memorable event when American soldiers raised the 'Stars and Stripes' on a volcano during bloody fighting against Japanese forces. So, where was this grand event? Hint

Iwo Jima

Saipan

Okinawa

Tarawa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. About 338,000 Allied troops were rescued from the clutches of Nazi Germany towards the end of the Battle of France. Where were they evacuated?

Answer: Dunkirk

French soldiers and troops from the British Expeditionary Force were evacuated from Dunkirk shortly before Germany won the Battle of France in 1940.

Narvik was taken by Germany during the Norway Campaign.

Copenhagen was also occupied by the Germans when they invaded Denmark.

2. The longest confrontation on the Eastern Front took place at which location?

Answer: Leningrad

The Siege of Leningrad lasted from 8 September 1941 till 27 January 1944 (872 days later), with the Red Army victorious. It is acknowledged as one of the longest sieges ever. The death toll, especially among the civilian population, was extremely high. (At least 680,000 Soviet civilians perished) .

3. It was a crucial battle that allowed the British to repel a German invasion of Egypt designed to seize the Suez Canal. Where was the battle?

Answer: El Alamein

After days of bloody fighting, the British, under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, were able to thwart Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps at El Alamein.

4. It was where the turning point of the Pacific War occurred. This battle saw the sinking of one American carrier and the loss of four Japanese carriers. Where was it?

Answer: Midway

The Battle of Midway saw the sinking of the USS Yorktown, but eventually, Japan lost with the sinking of their carriers, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu. Japan would never have another major victory after Midway.

5. It was the location of the bloodiest battle of the war. It was street-combat in the streets and a turning point of the war in the Eastern Front. Tell me where was it?

Answer: Stalingrad

No battle in WWII was as deadly as Stalingrad: an estimated 750,000 Axis soldiers were killed (of whom about 400,000 were German), and an estimated 1.15 million Soviet soldiers, but it was the Red Army that emerged victorious on February 2nd, 1943. After this battle Germany had no realistic hope of winning the war.

6. Of all the beach zones targeted and invaded by Allied forces during Operation Overlord on D-Day (6th of June, 1944), which was the deadliest?

Answer: Omaha

3,000 American soldiers were killed in this beach zone alone. They had to run across a large area of beach, dodging endless machine-gun fire and artillery. However, the Germans lost ground and the Allies eventually made it through.

7. This was where General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his promise to return to the Philippines after the Japanese occupied the islands. Where did he come ashore?

Answer: Leyte Gulf

On the 20th of October, 1944, the renowned General made a dramatic entrance as he jumped out of a landing boat and walked to the island to inform the people of the Philippines of his return.

8. Where did the 101st Airborne Division make their stand against German forces during the Battle of the Bulge?

Answer: Bastogne

Just as 1944 reached its end, the 101st Airborne Division was stranded in the Belgian town of Bastogne, until they were relieved by Patton's 3rd Army and repelled the German counter-offensive.

9. There was a huge battle that took place and ended the war in Europe. Where was it?

Answer: Berlin

The Battle of Berlin lasted from 16th of April, 1945 till May 2nd, 1945, with Hitler's suicide (on 30 April 1945) and the defeat of Nazi Germany.

10. A memorable event when American soldiers raised the 'Stars and Stripes' on a volcano during bloody fighting against Japanese forces. So, where was this grand event?

Answer: Iwo Jima

Marines raised their flag on top of Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima on 23rd February 1945, on the fourth day of fighting. The battle with Japanese soldiers continued for almost a month.

Source: Author WW2Master123

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