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World War 2 Part 2
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1
What battle is this?
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Tarawa
Guadalcanal
2
What naval battle was the largest in history?
Okinawa
Tarawa
Iwo Jima
Leyte Gulf
3
Which country had the highest death rate among POWs that they took captive?
USA
Japan
Germany
USSR
4
Gas used in death camps during the Holocaust.
Polysilicone
Zyclon B
Carbon Monoxide
Tetracyclene
5
America's program designed to aid Britain prior to America's entrance into the war.
Lend-Lease Act
League of Nations
Spandau Seven
The New Deal
6
Of the two wars being fought, which one ended first?
The war in Europe
Neither war has ended yet
The ended at the same time
The war in the Pacific
7
Who was the most decorated American of World War 2?
Chester Baxter
Desmond York
Bob Hope
Audie Murphy
8
George Bush was a Navy pilot who was never shot down.
True
False
9
"I was just following orders" was an accetable defense in the war crime trials after the war.
False
True
10
What underground anti-Nazi group was formed by the Scholl siblings?
The Scarlet Knights
The Blue Parrot
The Black Hand
The White Rose
11
What operation name was given to the attempt to deceive the Nazis as to the time and place of the D-Day invasion?
Shake it like a Poloroid Picture
Fortitude
Calamity
Avalanche
12
Which American president authorized the use of an atomic bomb?
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
13
General McAuliffe's response to the request that he surrender.
Nuts!
I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
No way, Jose!
Yolo!
14
Who largely comprised the Volkssturm?
Women
Old men and teenage boys
Wounded soldiers
Muffin Men
15
What were the two American beaches on D Day?
Brighton and Venice
Gold and Juno
Sword and Stone
Omaha and Utah
16
Where is this?
The Vatican
Times Square
Normandy
Mount Surabachi
17
The actor most closely associated with the USO and entertaining America's troops is Sylvester Stallone.
True
False
18
Which country had the most deaths in World War II?
Japan
Germany
USSR
Poland
19
WACs, WASPs and WAVES were auxilliary units for women.
False
True
20
Where was the D-Day invasion?
Normandy, France
Calais, France
Stuttgart, Germnay
Bastogne, Belgium
21
What was decided by Roosevelt and Churchill at the Arcadia Conference, shortly after the US entered the war?
Japan first
Atomic bombs
Ham and Pineapple on pizza
Germany first
22
The Tuskegee Airmen were exception pilots who happened to be:
Women
Japanese
Unlucky
African-American
23
Which of the following was an ally of the United States in World War II?
Italy
Germany
Japan
USSR
24
Who was the head of the Manhattan Project?
Oppenheimer
Einstein
Michelangelo
Eisenhower
25
Where was Mr. Hughes's dad station while in the Air Force?
Okinawa
England
White Sands, NM
Lubbock, TX
26
Kennedy's boat
USS Arizona
The Finback
USS Indianapolis
PT 109
27
What was Germany last major offensive?
2nd Battle of El Alemein
Iwo JIma
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
28
Where was the test site for the first atomic bomb?
Divinity Site, AZ
Trinity Site, NM
Manhattan
Fort Lee, NJ
29
Who were the Seabees?
Navy SEALs
Australian Air Force
Construction Battalion
Candy Bombers
30
The Nazi officials locked in Spandau prison were known as:
Hater Seven
Nazi Six
Spandau Seven
The SS Six
31
What was the operation name of the attempted 64 mile push and attempt to take 9 bridges?
Market Garden
Torch
Avalanche
Mickey Mouse
32
Automotive companies like Ford stooped production on cars to focus on producing war materiel.
True
False
33
What name was given to the attempt by high-ranking Nazis to assassinate Hitler?
Hate the Hater
July 20 Plot
Barbarosa Plot
Operation Overlord
34
What was the ultimate result of the Battle of the Bulge?
Germany surrendered
Germany broke through Allied lines and regained France
Germany' Air Force became stronger
Germany's resources for war were exhausted
35
Five future presidents were in the Pacific in the Navy during World War 2?
True
False
36
Which of the following is not a way that American troops arrived in France on D Day?
Dog sled
Glider
Parachute
Amphibiously
37
Which of the following was
not
considered "undesirable" by the Nazis?
Gypsies
Poles
Jews
British
38
The last known soldier of World War 2 did not surrender until the mid-1970s.
True
False
39
Who led American forces in North Africa and Europe?
Montgomery
Grant
Eisenhower
Hess
40
After delivering the Bomb, the USS Indianapolis was sunk. The survivors then had to deal with:
Capture by the Japanese
Typhoons
Court Martials
Sharks
41
What is the Volkssturm (People's storm)?
Germany's militia
Britain's Air Force
Belgium's waffles
France's defense system
42
What impact did Germany's secret V2 rocket have on the war?
It caused a fair amount of destruction in the United States
Almost none
It devastated Europe
43
Which Native American tribe was used for code talkers in the Pacific?
Hochunk
Comanche
Apache
Navajo
44
Who was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing 75 men without a weapon on Okinawa?
Desmond Dos
Alvin York
Lamont Sanford
Bob Hope
45
What name did the British give the Nazi bombing campaign over London?
Der Bombadero
The Craze
Dark Night
The Blitz