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