World War II – Europe Trivia Quiz

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World War II - Europe

Answer 20 trivia questions involving the European theater of World War 2.

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The Sudetenland was a German-speaking area of what country that was invaded by Germany in 1938?

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What leader proclaimed "peace in our time" after signing an agreement with Hitler in 1938, acceding to all his previous territorial grabs?

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What two countries launched invasions of Poland, generally regarded as the beginning of World War 2? [Choose 2 answers]

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What American president set up the Lend-Lease program of providing military supplies to Allied nations prior to America's entry into World War 2?

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What English mathematician was a key figure in breaking Nazi codes during World War II? [Hint: he was portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch in The Immitation Game]

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What French city were most of the British army trapped in May 1940, prompting a frantic national effort to rescue them back to Britain?

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What major air campaign was fought between the British Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe from July-October of 1940?

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What puppet government ruled France from 1940-1944, actively collaborating with the Nazis, including its oppressive policies against Jews?

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Which beach in the D-Day Normandy invasion was the most heavily defended and costly in terms of casualties? [Hint: it was portrayed in Saving Private Ryan]

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True or False: the United States produced more war materials than all Axis powers combined.

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What country suffered the most World War 2 deaths as a percentage of its population?

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What was the largest concentration camp in the German Holocaust, costing the lives of over 1.1 million?

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Operation Husky, an amphibious Allied invasion involving over 3,000 ships and 150,000 ground troops, targeted what location in Europe?

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What British general led an Allied victory at El Alamein, considered the turning point in the African campaign of World War 2?

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What was the code name given to the D-Day invasion of Normandy in June of 1944?

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What battle, fought from August 1942 - February 1943, was considered the turning point battle on the Eastern front in WW2?

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What American general do many historians, including Bill O'Reilly, believe was murdered by the Soviet Union due to his public anti-Soviet sentiment?

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What last ditch effort by Hitler in December 1944 nearly succeeded in splitting Allied forces and cutting supply lines, but was thwarted by Patton's 3rd Army counteroffensive?

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What German general, known as the Desert Fox, was forced to commit suicide after he was connected to the July 1944 plot to kill Hitler?

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Which of the following countries' armies was NOT one of the Allied nations to occupy Berlin at the end of World War 2?

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  1. Some might question the death numbers you associate with the concentration camps. Just saying. The victors do always write the history books.

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