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World War Two Dates Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about famous dates in (or related to) World War Two. It is a follow-on to my quiz about World War One.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kaye19. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kaye19

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,533

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1304

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Question 1 of 10

1. 3 September 1939. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time? Hint

Winston Churchill

Anthony Eden

Clement Attlee

Neville Chamberlain

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Question 2 of 10

2. 10 May 1940. Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. What position did he hold in the government immediately before becomg Prime Minister? Hint

First Lord of the Admiralty

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Foreign Secretary

Home Secretary

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Question 3 of 10

3. 14 May 1940. The Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) were formed. What were they later called? Hint

Dad's Army

The Home Guard

Home Defence Force

Territorial Army

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Question 4 of 10

4. 10 June 1940. Italy declared war on Britain and France. Why was this? Hint

Mussolini thought the war was nearly over.

Italy was afraid of Germany

Germany asked them for support

Italy was afraid of France

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Question 5 of 10

5. 10 July 1940. The Battle of Britain begins. This was an air battle - fought in the skies, mainly over which area? Hint

North of England

England and Scotland

Midlands

South of England

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Question 6 of 10

6. 10 May 1941. The House of Commons was damaged in an air raid. Where did the House sit for the rest of the war? Hint

The Mansion House

The Chamber of the House of Lords

Buckingham Palace

Chequers

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Question 7 of 10

7. 8 December 1941. The USA declared war on Japan. Why did they do this? Hint

They wanted to support Great Britain

They wanted access to oil reserves

They wanted to gain territory

Because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

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Question 8 of 10

8. 6 June 1944. D-Day. What happened on this day? Hint

The Allies landed in Normandy

Spain invaded France

France invaded Spain

Germany invaded Switzerland

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Question 9 of 10

9. 8th May 1945. Winston Churchill declares 'Victory in Europe Day'. What had happened to Adolf Hitler? Hint

He was tried for war crimes

He was shot at dawn

He had committed suicide

He slipped and hung himself

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Question 10 of 10

10. 6 August 1945. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Where was Hiroshima? Hint

China

Indonesia

Malaya

Japan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 3 September 1939. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time?

Answer: Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain was born in 1869. He became Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1915 and in 1918 he was elected Conservative M.P. for Ladywood. He held several government posts before becoming Prime Minister in 1937. Despite his close association with appeasement he declared war on Germany after it invaded Poland.

2. 10 May 1940. Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. What position did he hold in the government immediately before becomg Prime Minister?

Answer: First Lord of the Admiralty

As First Lord of the Admiralty he had responsibility for the Royal Navy. However, for most of the 1930s he had been on the backbenches and not very popular with his fellow Conservatives. He was reappointed to the Cabinet when war broke out.

3. 14 May 1940. The Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) were formed. What were they later called?

Answer: The Home Guard

Men between 17 and 65 who were not in the armed forces were asked to form a group which would defend the coastline and factories, and patrol fields where German soldiers might be dropped by parachute. They captured many German soldiers whose planes were shot down. Being in the Home Guard gave men who were in reserved occupations an opportunity to serve their country.

The comedy TV programme 'Dad's Army' gave a humorous account of their deeds.

4. 10 June 1940. Italy declared war on Britain and France. Why was this?

Answer: Mussolini thought the war was nearly over.

Mussolini thought the war was nearly over and he wanted to take land from British and French colonies and be part of the Peace Conference. 'On to glory and whatever we can grab', was the comment in a David Low cartoon.

5. 10 July 1940. The Battle of Britain begins. This was an air battle - fought in the skies, mainly over which area?

Answer: South of England

This was an air battle where the German Luftwaffe hoped to wipe out the R.A.F. so that they would be able to invade Britain. This did not happen. The R.A.F. had Spitfire and Hurricane fighters. After the Battle of Britain the blitz continued.

6. 10 May 1941. The House of Commons was damaged in an air raid. Where did the House sit for the rest of the war?

Answer: The Chamber of the House of Lords

While the House of Commons met in the Chamber of the House of Lords the Lords met in the Robing Room of the House of Lords.

7. 8 December 1941. The USA declared war on Japan. Why did they do this?

Answer: Because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

On 7th December 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. President Franklin D Roosevelt declared 7th December to be 'a date which will live in infamy'.

8. 6 June 1944. D-Day. What happened on this day?

Answer: The Allies landed in Normandy

160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in what was known as 'Operation Overlord' The landing on Omaha beach was represented in the film 'Saving Private Ryan'.

9. 8th May 1945. Winston Churchill declares 'Victory in Europe Day'. What had happened to Adolf Hitler?

Answer: He had committed suicide

On 29th April 1945, Hitler married Eva Braun, his mistress, and the next day they both committed suicide (Soviet forces were only a few hundred metres from his bunker in the centre of Berlin).

10. 6 August 1945. An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Where was Hiroshima?

Answer: Japan

The first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Many thousands of people were killed instantly and many more died later from burns, radiation sickness and other injuries.

Source: Author Kaye19

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