The History of World War II

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1. In which major battle did the British and Indian troops register a clear victory over the Japanese? Battle of Imphal Battle of Cape Spartivento Battle of Kohima Battle of the Admin Box

2. Who remarked 'There was no room for manoeuvre and no scope for cleverness, I had to blast my way through three defensive systems, the centre of which was the Siegfried Line' ? Brian Horrocks George Patton Max Beaverbrook Anthony McAuliffe

3. What was the German defensive line in Italy during WWII called? Siegfried Line Gustav Line Odoacer Line Vandals' Line

4. Which battle is regarded as the biggest naval battle in history? Battle of the Java Sea Battle of Midway Battle of the Leyte Gulf Battle of the Coral Sea

5. After losing which naval battle did Hitler relieve Admiral Erich Raeder of his post as commander in chief of the German Fleet? Battle of the Barents Sea Battle of Philippine Sea Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the River Plate

6. During World War II, what British destroyer intercepted the German auxiliary cruiser Altmark? HMS Cossack HMS Hood HMS Glowworm HMS Jervis Bay

7. Which German admiral was the originator of the wolf-pack submarine technique? Hans von Friedeburg Franz von Hipper Erich Raeder Karl Doenitz

8. At which battle did the British inflict a crushing defeat on the Italians during the North African Campaign in 1941? Answer: (Give the battle name or only the place)

9. What inconclusive naval battle was fought between the US and Japanese fleet in 1943? Battle of Kolombangara Battle of Santa Cruz Battle of the Komandorski Islands Battle of Philippine Sea

10. At which place did the Germans find the grave of 4,500 Polish officers in 1943 who were supposedly killed by the Soviets? Answer: (Former USSR)

11. Which British commander founded the modern Indian and Pakistani armies during the course of the Second World War? Claude John Auchinleck Archibald Percival Wavell Geoffry Alan Scoones Harold Rupert Alexander

12. Whose army was nicknamed the 'Desert Rats' ? Bernard Law Montgomery Alan Gordon Cunningham Claude John Auchinleck Oliver Hargreaves Leese

13. During the war, a large number of artificial harbours were constructed to be towed across the English Channel to the coast of France. What were these harbors called? Swinging Harbour Governor's Harbour Old Harbour Mulberry Harbour

14. During the war, what did the word Pluto mean (what does it stand for)? Answer: (related to transportation (only full form))

15. Some neo-Nazi youths wear shirts with the number '88'. What is the significance of this number? Heil Hitler Supremacy of Aryan Race Rise of Third Reich Supremacy of Nazis

16. Who was in command of the British XIII Corps in Sicily and Italy? Henry Maitland Wilson Montagu George Stopford Miles Christopher Dempsey Richard Nugent O'Connor

17. During which naval battle between the US and Japan did America lose the cruisers Quincy, Vincennes, and Astoria? Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island Battle of Eastern Solomons Battle of Guadalcanal

18. What name was given to American Volunteer Group of fighter airplane pilots during the war? Answer: (It's in the jungle)

19. During the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese bombarded several cruisers, navy airplanes and destroyed five major battleships. Four of them were the USS Arizona, Oklahoma, West Virginia and California. Which was the fifth one? (though later repaired) USS Ohio USS Tennessee USS Montpelier USS Nevada

20. Which British cruiser ultimately sank the German battleship Bismarck in 1941? HMS King George V HMS Rodney HMS Ark Royal HMS Dorsetshire

21. Who remarked 'I'm glad we've been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face' ? Franklin Delano Roosevelt Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Douglas MacArthur Winston Churchill

22. Who was the commander of the Fast Carrier Striking Force which attacked Pearl Harbor in Dec 1941? Mineichi Koga Isoroku Yamamoto Nobutaki Kondo Chuichi Nagumo

23. Who commanded the Japanese forces in the battle of Iwo Jima? Tomoyuki Yamashita Hazato Adachi Renya Mutaguchi Todomichi Kuribyashi

24. Who proclaimed himself as the Fuehrer of Germany after the death of Hitler in 1945? Erhard Milch Karl Doenitz Kurt Zeitzler Friedrich von Paulus

25. What was the total cost of World War II (in dollars)? 6,719,351,377,000 1,192,491,000,000 3,569,742,000,000 2,400,968,594,000