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Battle of Britain Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by korea159. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
korea159

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
384,322

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
357

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (2/10), AndySed (6/10), Guest 81 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was one of the main targets that the German air force attacked first? Hint

coastal shipping convoys

factories

areas of political significance and civilians

strategic infrastructure

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were the most popular airplanes used by the British in the battle? Hint

Mustang and Hurricane

Spitfire and Hurricane

Avro 621 and Bell P-59 Airacomet

F/A-18 and F/A-15

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the best squadron in the battle? Hint

No. 341 Squadron RAF

No. 1 (Cawnpore) Squadron RAF

No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

No. 3 Squadron RAF

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these choices got the most kills in the battle of Britain? Hint

Frantisek, J

Gray, C

Carbury, B

McGrath, J

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Question 5 of 10

5. From which of these countries did NO Battle of Britain pilots come? Hint

Czechoslovakia, Poland, S. Rhodesia

Afghanistan, Iran, Thailand

Canada, Belgium, France

New Zealand, South Africa, Australia

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Battle of Britain came soon after a major British and French defeat and evacuation of their army from which of these places. Hint

Ostend, Belgium

El Alamein, Egypt

Crete, Greece

Dunkirk, France

7. Hitler, like several conquerors before him, faced the daunting task of crossing the English Channel and invading Britain. Which of the following of these people was the only conqueror to successfully do this? Hint

Napoleon

Philip II and the Spanish Armada

William I of Normandy

Louis XIV of France

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.' In this famous quote by Winston Churchill who were the "few" he was referring to? Hint

British military leaders

British scientists

Anti-German spies in France and Belgium

RAF fighter pilots & bomber crews

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these was an advantage the British had in the Battle of Britain? Hint

The British had a larger number of planes than the Germans.

British pilots forced to parachute from damaged planes often landed on friendly territory and could return to action soon afterward.

The British Navy was able to shoot down many German planes over the English Channel.

The British Army was a constant threat to make raids on German supply facilities and bases in France.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Hitler effectively conceded defeat in the Battle of Britain after making this strategic mistake. Hint

He attacked the Soviet Union before seeing the result of the Battle of Britain.

He called a halt to all bombing of Britain for the winter of 1940-41.

He began making Royal Navy targets his prime objective.

He began night-time bombing attacks on British cities instead of military targets.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was one of the main targets that the German air force attacked first?

Answer: coastal shipping convoys

The rest were attacked after shipping convoys first. Much to the chagrin of the RAF and the Royal Navy, even ships sailing round the coasts of the United Kingdom were not safe for a while.

2. What were the most popular airplanes used by the British in the battle?

Answer: Spitfire and Hurricane

The F/A-18 and F/A-15 are modern planes .... The Mustang is a American plane which wasn't used in the battle. The Avro 621 is a trainer plane, while the Bell P-59 is American.

3. What was the best squadron in the battle?

Answer: No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

The No. 303 Polish fighter squadron was credited with about 40 kills in its first seven days of combat.

4. Which of these choices got the most kills in the battle of Britain?

Answer: Frantisek, J

They were all aces, but J. Frantisek, took a full 17 kills. He was killed in action in August 10, 1940. The rest took about 15 kills.

5. From which of these countries did NO Battle of Britain pilots come?

Answer: Afghanistan, Iran, Thailand

There were pilots from most Nazi-occupied (and annexed) countries and also from all the larger countries in the British Commonwealth and Empire, and from the USA.

6. The Battle of Britain came soon after a major British and French defeat and evacuation of their army from which of these places.

Answer: Dunkirk, France

All these battles except Dunkirk took place after 1940 which means that Dunkirk is the answer. The Germans could have scored a major victory if they attacked, but they used their Air force instead, permitting the Allies to escape.

Answer: William I of Normandy

They all tried but everyone, except for William I (the Conqueror), failed. Napoleon tried to do this with balloons, Louis XIV with boats, and Philip II with his famous Armada.

8. 'Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.' In this famous quote by Winston Churchill who were the "few" he was referring to?

Answer: RAF fighter pilots & bomber crews

The quote was said on 29th August 1940. The RAF had established air superiority over England. Only pilots & crews out of these choices fought in the Battle of Britain and died.

9. Which of these was an advantage the British had in the Battle of Britain?

Answer: British pilots forced to parachute from damaged planes often landed on friendly territory and could return to action soon afterward.

Only RAF pilots forced to parachute from damaged planes often landed on friendly territory and could return to action soon afterward is false. The British pilots were fighting above friendly territory.

10. Hitler effectively conceded defeat in the Battle of Britain after making this strategic mistake.

Answer: He began night-time bombing attacks on British cities instead of military targets.

Night-time bombing attacks on British cities allowed the air force to recover and produce more planes and the British pushed the Germans out. The Germans ended the daylight raids on 31 October 1940. Raids by night, however, continued.

Source: Author korea159

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