Test Your Knowledge: World War II Quiz
NO DIDDY
Created 6/20/2024
Think you know all about World War II? Put your knowledge to the test with this challenging quiz!
1. Who was the first German serviceman killed in the war?
Lieutenant von Schmeling
Major Walter Nowotny
Sergeant Hans Schmidt
Captain Fritz Kuhn
2. The first American serviceman killed in World War II was Captain Robert M. Losey. Where was he killed?
3. How many babies were delivered at the Auschwitz concentration camp by Polish Catholic midwife Stanisława Leszczyńska?
4. Which high-ranking American officer was killed due to friendly fire from the US Army Air Corps?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Douglas MacArthur
Lieutenant General Lesley McNair
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
5. What was the name of Hitler’s private train?
Amerika
Deutschland
Adler
Blitzkrieg
6. What was the mortality rate for POWs in Russian camps during World War II?
45 percent
55 percent
70 percent
85 percent
7. Which animal was killed by the first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies?
A lion
An elephant
A giraffe
A zebra
8. The Red Army is alleged to have raped how many German women during World War II?
500,000
1 million
1.5 million
2 million
9. How many Allied bombers were lost during World War II?
10. Adolf Hitler’s nephew served in which branch of the US military during World War II?
The US Navy
The US Army
The US Air Force
The US Marine Corps
11. The largest Japanese spy ring during World War II was located in which country?
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Canada
12. What nickname was used by Americans for ‘hamburger’ during World War II to avoid the German-sounding name?
Victory Meat
Freedom Patty
Liberty Steak
Patriot Burger
13. Who was the youngest serviceman in the United States military during World War II?
Calvin Graham
John Davis
Michael Evans
Paul Bennett
14. Which ancient symbol did the Nazis reverse and tilt to make it a symbol of National Socialism?
The Cross
The Ankh
The Swastika
The Trident
15. What was the name of the new weapon first used by the Soviets on July 14, 1941?
Katyusha
T-34
Molotov Cocktail
PPSh-41
16. In World War II, British soldiers got a ration of three sheets of toilet paper a day. How many did American soldiers receive?
17. Which spy provided crucial information that led to the Allied victory at El Alamein?
Kim Philby
Juan Pujol Garcia
Oskar Schindler
Garbo
18. How did the German submarine U-120 sink during World War II?
Attacked by Allied forces
Malfunctioning toilet
Engine failure
Hit a mine
19. What was the average number of tons of bombs dropped each month by Allied bombers during the war?
20. Which city would have been targeted if a third atomic bomb was necessary?
