Knowledge
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What was the main objective of Germany's Operation Sea Lion?
A) Capture Moscow
B) Invade Britain
C) Secure North Africa
D) Break the Atlantic blockade
Which country declared war on Germany and Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A) Soviet Union
B) Canada
C) China
D) United States
Who commanded the Allied forces in the Normandy invasion?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the primary German fighter aircraft during World War II?
A) Spitfire
B) P-51 Mustang
C) Bf 109
D) Zero
What was the main light machine gun used by US forces during WWII?
A) Bren Gun
B) MG 42
C) DP-28
D) M1918 BAR
Which WWII battle is sometimes referred to as the "Typhoon of Steel" due to its intensity and ferocity?
A) Battle of Iwo Jima
B) Battle of Okinawa
C) Battle of the Bulge
D) Battle of Kursk
Which naval battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific against Japan?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of the Coral Sea
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Leyte Gulf
Which operation was the failed German attempt to capture Moscow?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Typhoon
C) Operation Sea Lion
D) Operation Valkyrie
What was the codename for the development of the atomic bomb by the Allies?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Dynamo
C) Manhattan Project
D) Operation Paperclip
Which group primarily constituted the French Resistance fighters during WWII?
A) Maquis
B) Free French Forces
C) Vichy Military
D) Normandie-Niemen
What was the name of the British operation to evacuate troops from Dunkirk in 1940?
A) Operation Dynamo
B) Operation Torch
C) Operation Neptune
D) Operation Market Garden
Which country declared war on Germany just before the war ended in 1945?
A) Ireland
B) Spain
C) Turkey
D) Argentina
What was the codename for the battle of Normandy's beach where Canadian forces landed?
A) Utah Beach
B) Sword Beach
C) Omaha Beach
D) Juno Beach
Which of these countries remained neutral throughout WWII?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Greece
D) Romania
Which group primarily constituted the French Resistance fighters during WWII?
A) Maquis
B) Free French Forces
C) Vichy Military
D) Normandie-Niemen
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Weserübung
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Overlord
In which year did World War II officially end?
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
Which Japanese city was the primary target for the "Little Boy" atomic bomb?
A) Nagasaki
B) Hiroshima
C) Tokyo
D) Yokohama
What was the name of the major effort to deceive the Germans about the intended invasion target in Normandy?
A) Operation Double Cross
B) Operation Bodyguard
C) Operation Mincemeat
D) Operation Torch
Who commanded the Allied forces in the Normandy invasion?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
