World War 2 Quiz Questions:
Ques. Adolf Hitler was also known as
(a) Gestapo
(b) Carthaginian
(c) Fuhrer
(d) Trafalgar
Ques. Hitler’s secret service was also known as –
(a) Ain Jalut
(b) Grumbinnen
(c) Barbarossa
(d) Gestapo
Ques. The holocaust carried out by Hitler during World War II is frequently described solely in terms of the death of nearly 6 million Jews. However, in addition to this appalling figure the holocaust included the focussed slaughter of many other non-combatants; which of these is not recorded t of this?
(a) 5 to 7m Ukrainians
(b) Quarter to half a million Romany
(c) Close to half a million Moroccan negro
(d) 3 million Poles
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Ques. In February 1942, Singapore fell to
(a) Germany
(b) USSR
(c) Japan
(d) Italy
Ques. The Second World War ended in –
(a) 1945
(b) 1941
(c) 1944
(d) 1939
Ques. The battle of Stalingrad was associated with
(a) Russian Revolution
(b) II World War
(c) I World War
(d) Cold War
Ques. In the Second World War, atomic bombs were dropped in Japan which destroyed –
(a) Osaka
(b) Hiroshima
(c) Yokohama
(d) Sapporo
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Ques. Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against the –
(a) Great Britain
(b) Soviet Union
(c) France
(d) Spain
Ques. What was the only South American country to send troops to fight in World War II after declaring war on Germany and Italy on 22 August 1942?
(a) Chile
(b) Brazil
(c) Paraguay
(d) Bolivia
Ques. In which city did General Jodl, the German Chief of Staff, sign the surrender document on 7 May 1945, ending World War II in Europe?
(a) Rheims
(b) Paris
(c) Versailles
(d) Berlin
Ques. In 1940, Germany defeated –
(a) Belarus
(b) Hungary
(c) Norway
(d) Poland
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Ques. In 1940, Germany invaded –
(a) Ukraine
(b) France
(c) Belgium
(d) Greece
Ques. In December 1941, Japan attacked –
(a) Pearl Harbour
(b) Norfolk
(c) San Diago
(d) Key West
Ques. Name one of the important battles of the II World War?
(a) Battle of Jhelum
(b) Battle of Stalingrad
(c) Battle of Moscow
(d) Battle of York Town
Ques. In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation –
(a) Ottoman
(b) Frederick
(c) Mediterranean
(d) Barbarossa
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Ques. In 1942, Russians broke the German front at –
(a) Saratov
(b) Moscow
(c) Kaliningrad
(d) Stalingrad
Ques. In Britain in World War II, where did ”land girls” work?
(a) Museums
(b) Factories
(c) Farms
(d) Hospitals
Ques. What was the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by Germany in World War II?
(a) Scilly Isles
(b) Orkney Islands
(c) Channel Islands
(d) Isle of Man
Ques. In 1942, British defeated the Africa Corps at –
(a) Hurghada
(b) Matrouh
(c) Marsa Matruh
(d) El Alamein
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Ques. Which nation was not a member of the Axis Powers?
(a) Japan
(b) USSR
(c) Italy
(d) Germany
Ques. Operation Barbarossa was launched against –
(a) United States
(b) Soviet Union
(c) Poland
(d) France
Ques. Name the important aerial battle waged in the IInd World War?
(a) Battle of Britain
(b) Battle of Ambur
(c) Battle of Piedmont
(d) Battle of Munich
Ques. After World War II Emperor Hirohito of Japan signed the treaty ending the state of war with Britain on 9 September of which year?
(a) 1951
(b) 1946
(c) 1964
(d) 1970
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Ques. Which of the following nations was a member of the Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis?
(a) India
(b) France
(c) Malaysia
(c) Japan
(d) Canada
Ques. Name a member of the Axis Powers
(a) France
(b) Britain
(c) USA
(d) Germany
