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Quiz about The Normandy Invasion
Quiz about The Normandy Invasion

The Normandy Invasion Trivia Quiz


The Normandy Invasion was the largest sea invasion ever recorded in history. After 60 years, I give you this quiz to honor those soldiers who died fighting to liberate mankind from the grip of Nazi Germany.

A multiple-choice quiz by ShadowandFlame. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
222,151
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1399
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Question 1 of 10
1. General Eisenhower decided to postpone D-Day due to bad weather and rough seas on June 5 1944. If he had not given the go ahead on June 6th, how many more days would he have had to wait to order the landing on the next possible day? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In "Band of Brothers", the episode dealing with the landing in Normandy was called what? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Fill in the missing word in this quote by General Dwight David Eisenhower: "Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the American Expeditionary Force, you are about to embark on the great _______ toward which we have striven these many months." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was Adolf Hitler doing at the time of the Normandy Invasion? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Normandy beach lay between the beaches that the British landed on? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which U.S. general led the United States First Army on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these World War II films does *not* depict the Normandy Invasion at all? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On which beach did the Allied Forces suffer the most casualties in the beginning of the Normandy Invasion? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the nickname of the German Field Marshal in charge of the defence of Normandy?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. The generals who planned the Normandy Invasion, all estimated that the U.S. Allied forces would suffer about how many casualties in this invasion? Hint



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1. General Eisenhower decided to postpone D-Day due to bad weather and rough seas on June 5 1944. If he had not given the go ahead on June 6th, how many more days would he have had to wait to order the landing on the next possible day?

Answer: 13 days

General Dwight David Eisenhower was faced with a tough decision to land on either the 6th of June, or wait till 19th June. It is ironic because the 19th of June had the worst possible weather conditions that Europe had in decades and the only reason that Eisenhower posponed D-Day was because of bad weather and rough seas.
2. In "Band of Brothers", the episode dealing with the landing in Normandy was called what?

Answer: Day of Days

"Band of Brothers" is a very realistic depiction of World War Two. This miniseries concerns Easy Company which was a regiment of elite soldiers in the 101st Airborne Divison. Their mission was to land in between Omaha and Utah beaches and destroy a garrison and take Carantan which was the town between the two beaches. Soon after the allies recaptured Paris, they launched Operation Market Garden, which was the unsuccessful attempt to hit Germany by going through Holland.

The failure of Market Garden was the reason that the allies were forced to march through Belgium and fight the Battle of the Bulge.
3. Fill in the missing word in this quote by General Dwight David Eisenhower: "Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the American Expeditionary Force, you are about to embark on the great _______ toward which we have striven these many months."

Answer: Crusade

These were some of the final comforting words that were said to all of the soldiers before they landed on Normandy Beach.
4. What was Adolf Hitler doing at the time of the Normandy Invasion?

Answer: Sleeping

Yes, it is true. Adolf Hitler was sleeping comfortably in his bed not knowing what was going on in France. His henchmen did not wish to wake him and give him bad news so they left him alone.
5. Which Normandy beach lay between the beaches that the British landed on?

Answer: Juno

The British had to split their force in half and have one half go far from the original half because they landed on Sword Beach and Gold Beach. The American forces landed on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, while the Canadian Forces landed on Juno which lay in between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. From west to east, the beaches of Normandy were: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
6. Which U.S. general led the United States First Army on Omaha Beach and Utah Beach?

Answer: Omar N. Bradley

Lieutenant-General Omar N. Bradley was ordered by Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery to lead the United States First Army on Omaha and Utah Beach. Bradley ordered Major-General Leonard T. Gerow to lead the V Corps in the assault on Omaha Beach. Bradley also ordered Major-General J. Lawton Collins to lead the VII Corps in the assault on Utah Beach.
7. Which of these World War II films does *not* depict the Normandy Invasion at all?

Answer: "Wing and a Prayer" (1944)

The movie "Wing and a Prayer" is about the Pacific War. The movie "Saving Private Ryan" depicted a very bloody boat landing in Normandy in the very beginning. "The Longest Day" is one of the greatest war movies ever made and it is about the Normandy Invasion. In "Band of Brothers", part two is called the "Day of Days" which is about the Normandy Invasion.
8. On which beach did the Allied Forces suffer the most casualties in the beginning of the Normandy Invasion?

Answer: Omaha

Omaha Beach was the largest beach in Normandy, and the American forces landing on it went through some tough resistance from the Germans. The name "Bloody Omaha" refers to that because Allied Forces made the least progress on that beach than all of the others in the beginning of the invasion.
9. What was the nickname of the German Field Marshal in charge of the defence of Normandy?

Answer: Desert Fox

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was in charge of the German defence of France. He was nicknamed Desert Fox on account of his cunning in North Africa.
10. The generals who planned the Normandy Invasion, all estimated that the U.S. Allied forces would suffer about how many casualties in this invasion?

Answer: 10,000

Supreme Allied Commander Dwight David Eisenhower, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, Lieutenant-General Omar N. Bradley, and General George Patton all estimated that the U.S. and Allies would lose 10,000 men. Over 100,000 U.S and Allied forces were lost.
Source: Author ShadowandFlame

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