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1
Who is the person in the picture?
Mussolini
Hitler
Churchill
Stalin
2
Japan had been at war with which country for 4 years prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Australia
Russia
China
Vietnam
3
Who is the person in the picture?
Australian Prime Minister - Robert Menzies
American President - Franklin Roosevelt
French President - Charles de Gaulle
British Prime Minister - Winston Churchill
4
Name of the famous bridge built by Australian prisoners in Thailand?
Bridge over Yellow River
Bridge over River Yangzi
Bridge over River Kwai
Bridge over River Murray
5
What did the Americans call the project to develop a nuclear weapon?
Bronx
New York
Manhattan
California
6
The 2 sides in World War 2 were
Good guys and Bad guys
Allies and Axis
Communists and Capitalists
North and South
7
What was Hitler's political party called?
Zepplin
Blitzkrieg
Fuhrer
Nazi
8
Which battalion was sent to Kokoda to stop the Japanese?
6th
9th
38th
39th
9
What was the Final Solution?
Japan's plan to attack Pearl Harbor
The decision to bomb Japan
Germany's surrender
Hitler's plan to exterminate all the Jews in Europe
10
Japanese pilots who sacrificed themselves to crash into American ships were called?
Bonzai
Kamikaze
Samurai
Tora
11
How many Japanese submarines entered Sydney Harbour on 31st May 1942?
4
2
1
3
12
How many Australians were taken prisoner from Singapore?
150000
150
1500
15000
13
How many nuclear bombs were made?
1
4
2
3
14
When did the Japanese surrender?
14th August 1944
14th August 1945
1st May 1945
1st May 1944
15
In the movie "Railway Man" where was Eric Lomax captured by the Japanese?
Port Morseby
Manila
Singapore
Bangkok
16
When did World War 2 begin
8th December 1941
1st September 1940
5th May 145
3rd September 1939
17
What was the POW camp in Singapore called?
Sandakan
Rabaul
Stalag
Changi
18
How many Jews died as a result of the Holocaust?
6 million
3 million
fifty thousand
six hundred thousand
19
What nickname was given to the 39th battalion?
jellies
chocos
smarties
minties
20
Who played Raf McCawley in the movie "Pearl Harbor"?
Josh Hartnett
Ben Affleck
Chris Hemsworth
Owen Wilson
21
What did the fall of Singapore lead to?
The Battle of Britain
The bombing of Darwin
D Day
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
22
The nickname given to the Papua New Guineans who helped the Australians on the Kokoda track?
Curly Haired Angels
Fuzzy Wuzzy Devils
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
Chocos
23
Which Japanese city was bombed with the first nuclear bomb?
Kyoto
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Hiroshima
24
Which was the last country to surrender in World War 2?
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Japan
25
Pearl Harbor is on which Hawaiian island?
Kauai
Lanai
Oahu
Maui
26
What is the name of the major battle of the Kokoda campaign that occurred in August 1942?
Isurawa
Eora
Buna
Ower's Corner
27
The Japanese Emperor during WW2 was?
Akihito
Hirohito
Taisho
Meiji
28
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany?
Germany attacked Pearl Harbor
Germany invaded Russia
Germany invaded Poland
Germany bombed France
29
What is the word for "lightning War" used by the Germans against Poland?
Blitzkrieg
Luftwaffe
Dunkirk
Kristallnacht
30
How long did the Pearl Harbor attack last?
2 days
2 weeks
2 hours
20 minutes
31
In what country is the Kokoda track?
New Guinea
Indonesia
Thailand
Philippines
32
Who was the British General in charge of the Allies at Singapore?
Percival
MacArthur
Isenhower
Blamey
33
Which country was a member of the Axis Powers?
Soviet Union
Italy
China
Australia
34
What does POW mean?
People of Wales
Persons out West
Prisoner of War
Please own women
35
Which of these Nazi leaders was not born in Germany?
Goebbels
Hitler
Hess
Himmler
36
In what country did the Allied invasion called "D Day" take place?
Belgium
Poland
France
England
37
Which of the Allies suffered the most military deaths in World War 2?
Soviet Union
France
Britain
United States
38
The Pearl Harbor attack took place on what day?
Sunday
Saturday
Friday
Tuesday
39
What was Indonesia called before and during WW2?
Dutch East Indies
New Holland
Dutch West Indies
Ceylon
40
Which of the following was a Nazi extermination camp?
Andersonville
Changi
Auschwitz
St Helena
41
When did Singapore surrender to the Japanese?
8th December 1941
8th December 1942
15th February 1942
15th February 1941
42
Which Australian city was bombed on 19th February 1942?
Sydney
Perth
Darwin
Brisbane
43
France fell to the Nazis in ?
six moths
six days
never
six weeks
44
Who was Benito Mussolini?
Italian dictator
Russian President
French President
German commander
45
When was Pearl Harbor bombed by the Japanese?
7th December 1941
8th December 1941
7th December 1940
8th December 1940
46
How did Hitler die?
Committed suicide
Hanged by English
Executed by Russians
Shot by the French
47
Nickname of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Little Boy
Fat Boy
Fat Man
Big Boy
48
Who played Tuvia in the movie "Defiance"?
Jamie Bell
Liev Schreiber
Daniel Craig
Brad Pitt
49
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the beginning of World War 2?
Menzies
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Churchill
50
What city was bombed by the Japanese on the 8th December 1941?
Darwin
Port Moresby
Singapore
Cairns