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WWII Trivia Day!
WWII Trivia Day!
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General WWII trivia questions....
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1
Adolph Hitler's nephew, William Hitler, fought for what country in World War II?
Britain
U.S.A.
U.S.S.R.
Germany
2
650,000 of this vehicle were produced as a "general purpose" vehicle for U.S. armed forces....
Sherman Tank
Jeep
Adult Tricycle
Hummer
3
How many women joined the Armed Services during World War II?
350,000
100,000
500,000
225,000
4
Who was the leading Physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb during the Manhattan Project?
Harry S. Truman
Robert Oppenheimer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albert Einstein
5
How long did WWII last?
4 years
6 years
7 years
5 years
6
What led to the internment of Japanese Americans on the West coast of U.S.A. in WWII?
Executive Order 9066
Declaration of War
Lend Lease Act
GI Bill
7
What type of bombing did America use at the start of World War II?
Precision Bombing
Incendiary Bombing
Atomic Bommmmmmmmbssss
Saturation Bombing
8
Approximately how many people died in World War II?
45 Million
25 Million
78 Million
85 Million
9
Who did Hitler have a framed picture of on his desk?
FDR
Winston Churchill
Henry Ford
His Dog
10
The German Luftwaffe developed jet engine fighter planes in World War II
False
True
11
What nation do most historians consider the biggest "winner" of World War II?
Britain
Germany
'Murica
U.S.S.R.
12
How many aircraft were produced by American industries in during World War II
200,000
100,000
1 million
300,000
13
Which U.S. Battleship accounted for almost 1/2 the casualties at Pearl Harbor?
USS Missouri
USS Oklahoma
USS Arizona
USS Nevada
14
Army Air Force Bomber Crews were required to fly 30 missions, what was the mortality rate?
50%
100%
71%
32%
15
Which branch of the military had the most ships in World War II?
Marine Corps
Army
Coast Guard
Navy
16
What type of atomic bombs were developed by the Manhattan Project?
Plutonium
Uranium
Incendiary
Uranium & Plutonium
17
How many years was American President FDR in office?
14 years
10 years
8 years
12 years
18
What act of Congress provided American soldiers a chance to attend college or trade school?
Executive Order 9066
GI Joe
Lend Lease Act
GI Bill of Rights
19
How many cars were produced in America between the years of 1942-1945?
139
750,000
5,000
3 million
20
How did FDR arrive to deliver his "Day of Infamy Speech?"
B-17 Bomber
Wheelchair
Train
Al Capone's Captured Armor Car
21
How many Americans were killed during the attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
4208
2402
1946
1288
22
To avoid using the German term "hamburger," what did Americans call this meaty treat in WWII?
Kraut Sandwich
Freedom Fries
Liberty Steak
Democracy Burger
23
4 out of every 5 German Soldiers were killed in what theater of the war?
Pacific
Eastern Front
Africa
Western Front
24
What type of American WWII plane is pictured?
B-17
B-29
One that flies
B-24
25
In what year did the last Japanese Imperial officer surrender?
1945
1974
1965
1955
26
When the U.S. Army landed in North Africa, it brought a Coca-Cola bottling plant with it....
True
False
27
What was the military code name for the D-Day invasion of Nazi controlled Europe?
D-Day
Operation Overlord
Operation Heisey Face
Operation Avalanche
28
What was the largest and deadliest battle for American Soldiers in WWII?
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Midway
Iwo Jima
29
The youngest soldier in the US military was Calvin Graham, who lied to the Navy,how old was he?
17
12
16
14
30
What was the only nation Germany declared war on in WWII?
U.S.S.R.
U.S.A.
Britain
Poland
