WWII Events Quiz
Instructions: How well do you remember the key events of World War II?
- 1.
On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
ADecember 7, 1941BNovember 11, 1941CSeptember 1, 1941DJune 6, 1941 - 2.
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
AOperation BarbarossaBOperation TorchCOperation OverlordDOperation Market Garden - 3.
Which battle is considered the turning point of WWII on the Eastern Front?
ABattle of MoscowBBattle of BerlinCBattle of StalingradDBattle of Kursk - 4.
What was the name of the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
AGadgetBTrinityCLittle BoyDFat Man - 5.
In what year did Germany invade Poland, starting World War II in Europe?
A1939B1938C1940D1937 - 6.
What was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk known as?
AOperation SealionBOperation HuskyCOperation AnvilDOperation Dynamo - 7.
Which conference in 1945 divided post-war Germany into occupation zones?
ATehran ConferenceBPotsdam ConferenceCQuebec ConferenceDCasablanca Conference - 8.
What was Germany's failed invasion of the Soviet Union called?
AOperation CitadelBOperation BarbarossaCOperation TyphoonDOperation Overlord - 9.
On what date did Germany officially surrender, ending WWII in Europe?
AMarch 15, 1945BMay 8, 1945CJune 6, 1945DApril 30, 1945 - 10.
Which Pacific island battle raised the famous flag on Mount Suribachi?
AOkinawaBIwo JimaCMidwayDGuadalcanal - 11.
What was the Nazi plan to systematically murder European Jews called?
ALebensraumBThe Final SolutionCKristallnachtDThe Nuremberg Laws - 12.
Which naval battle in June 1942 is considered the turning point of the Pacific War?
ABattle of the Philippine SeaBBattle of Leyte GulfCBattle of the Coral SeaDBattle of Midway - 13.
What was the massive German air campaign against Britain in 1940-1941 called?
AThe Battle of BritainBThe BlitzCOperation SealionDThe Luftwaffe Offensive - 14.
Which 1943 Allied invasion of Italy began with landings on this island?
ACreteBSardiniaCSicilyDCorsica - 15.
What was the last major German offensive on the Western Front called?
AOperation Market GardenBBattle of Hürtgen ForestCOperation NordwindDBattle of the Bulge