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