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Quiz about People of WWII
Quiz about People of WWII

People of WWII Trivia Quiz


There are many people of WWII whose names are not high on the list of the prominent, but they played a role. Test your knowledge and see if you know them.

A multiple-choice quiz by GSP. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
GSP
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
190,589
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2278
Last 3 plays: Brooklyn1447 (9/10), Guest 108 (9/10), Guest 69 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I was the only woman to receive the Iron Cross in WWII. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I was an American auto manufacturer who also had a factory in Germany and produced military vehicles for both the Allied and the Axis forces. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I was the last Japanese soldier to surrender. I refused to surrender till 9 March, 1974. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I was the pilot that flew the Enola Gay. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I was the only American General killed in action by friendly fire in the European Theater of Operations. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I was a colonel in the German Army. I planted a bomb in an assassination attempt against Hitler on 20 July, 1944. The bomb went off, but Hitler lived. I was executed later the same day. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I was the best known of the Soviet snipers. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I was slapped by General Patton because I was suffering from shell shock. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I was an excellent journalist during the war. I made it through the war in Europe and moved on to the Pacific theater where I was killed by a Japanese machine gunner on the island of Ie Shima on April 18, 1945, at the age of 44. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I was one of the six men that raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Hint



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Mar 26 2024 : Brooklyn1447: 9/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 108: 9/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 69: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I was the only woman to receive the Iron Cross in WWII.

Answer: Hanna Reitsch

Hanna Reitsch was awarded the Iron Cross by the Fuehrer. She was a test pilot of the V-1 and flew the last plane out of Berlin before it fell to the Allies. She died in 1979.
2. I was an American auto manufacturer who also had a factory in Germany and produced military vehicles for both the Allied and the Axis forces.

Answer: Henry Ford

Believe it or not, the Ford Motor Company had a factory in Cologne, Germany, called Ford-Werke AG. For political reasons, it was not bombed during the war.
3. I was the last Japanese soldier to surrender. I refused to surrender till 9 March, 1974.

Answer: Hiroo Onoda

Though it sounds incredible, Lt. Onoda continued fighting on the Philippine island of Lubang until 9 March 1974 - nearly 29 years after the end of the war.
4. I was the pilot that flew the Enola Gay.

Answer: Paul Tibbets

I piloted the first ever atomic bomb mission - over Hiroshima on 6 August, 1945.
5. I was the only American General killed in action by friendly fire in the European Theater of Operations.

Answer: Leslie McNair

He was killed on 25 July 1944 near Saint-Lô.
6. I was a colonel in the German Army. I planted a bomb in an assassination attempt against Hitler on 20 July, 1944. The bomb went off, but Hitler lived. I was executed later the same day.

Answer: Claus von Stauffenberg

Hitler was slightly injured in this explosion and four officers were killed. Over 5,000 people were executed by the Nazis for this attempt on Hitler's life.
7. I was the best known of the Soviet snipers.

Answer: Vasili Zaitsev

They made a movie about me called "Enemy at the Gates".
8. I was slapped by General Patton because I was suffering from shell shock.

Answer: Charles H. Kuhl

General Patton didn't believe in shell shock. He thought it was simply cowardice. General Patton was strongly against shell shocked soliers being in a hospital with those wounded in combat.
9. I was an excellent journalist during the war. I made it through the war in Europe and moved on to the Pacific theater where I was killed by a Japanese machine gunner on the island of Ie Shima on April 18, 1945, at the age of 44.

Answer: Ernie Pyle

Ernie Pyle was one of the best know journalists during the war. He won the Pulitzer prize for his work.
10. I was one of the six men that raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima.

Answer: Ira Hayes

The American flag was raised on Mt. Suribachi on 23 February, 1945.
I made it through the war and died at the age of thirty-three on January 24th 1955.
Source: Author GSP

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