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Quiz about American British Generals of World War II

American & British Generals of World War II Quiz

This is a quiz about American & British generals of World War II. This is my second quiz. I hope we have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by connman30. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
connman30

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,035

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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722

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Question 1 of 10

1. This General of the Army was Army Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, and wanted to be Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord. President Roosevelt made a comment saying that this general was too important to him to leave Washington. Can you name him? Hint

General George S Patton

General George C Marshall

General Douglas MacArthur

General George Armstrong Custer

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who commanded all US Ground Forces in Operation Overlord or D-Day? Hint

Field Marshal Bernard L Montgomery

General Dwight D Eisenhower

General Omar Bradley

General George S Patton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the overall commander of all Allied ground forces on D-Day? Hint

None of these

General Richard Nugent O'Connor

Field Marshal Bernard L Montgomery

Field Marshal Harold Alexander

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Question 4 of 10

4. This general commanded all Allied Forces in Italy. Can you name him? Hint

General George S Patton

General Maxwell D Taylor

General Alfred Gruenther

General Mark W Clark

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the commanding general of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theatre? Hint

Field Marshal Harold Alexander

General Walter 'Beetle' Bedell Smith

General Richard O'Connor

General Archibald Wavell

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Question 6 of 10

6. This general served both in the Pacific Theatre and European Theatre of World War II. He became commanding general of 8th Air Force and also won the Congressional Medal of Honor while he was serving in the Pacific Theatre. Who was he? Hint

None of these

General William Mitchell

General James H Doolittle

General Henry 'Hap' Arnold

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Army general had the distinction of being the only 5 star general to serve in two branches of the US Military? Hint

General Chuck Yeager

General James Doolittle

General Billy Mitchell

General Henry 'Hap' Arnold

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Question 8 of 10

8. This general served as Douglas MacArthur's aide before World War II. Hint

General Omar Bradley

General Dwight D Eisenhower

General George S Patton

General Mark Clark

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Question 9 of 10

9. Douglas MacArthur was the Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces in Europe?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these was the first general to land on Utah beach? He was second in command of the Big Red One. Hint

General Marcus Reagan

General Creighton Abrams

General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

General Benjamin Bush

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: General George C Marshall

Most influential US general in 20th century. General George Marshall picked Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton, and he was a key contributor to the Roosevelt Administration from 1939 to 1945. He continued to serve the country after his retirement.

2. Who commanded all US Ground Forces in Operation Overlord or D-Day?

Answer: General Omar Bradley

General Omar Bradley was the last of the five star generals - the last man to hold the rank of General of the Army.

3. Who was the overall commander of all Allied ground forces on D-Day?

Answer: Field Marshal Bernard L Montgomery

'Monty' was not Ike's first choice.

4. This general commanded all Allied Forces in Italy. Can you name him?

Answer: General Mark W Clark

He was the youngest lieutenant (three-star) general in the U.S. Army.

5. Who was the commanding general of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theatre?

Answer: Field Marshal Harold Alexander

After the War he became Governor General of Canada.

Answer: General James H Doolittle

He commanded the first bomber raid over Tokyo.

7. This Army general had the distinction of being the only 5 star general to serve in two branches of the US Military?

Answer: General Henry 'Hap' Arnold

Hap Arnold was the major architect of the p-51 mustang and P-38 lightning. He was Army Air Corp Chief of Staff and George Marshall's right hand.

8. This general served as Douglas MacArthur's aide before World War II.

Answer: General Dwight D Eisenhower

When asked by a reporter, 'What did you learn from being the aide of Douglas MacArthur?' he replied 'Theatrics'.

9. Douglas MacArthur was the Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces in Europe?

Answer: False

Mac is part of the only father son combination to hold the Medal of Honor. His father won it, as did Douglas.

10. Which of these was the first general to land on Utah beach? He was second in command of the Big Red One.

Answer: General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

General Patton disapproved of General Roosevelt's policy of "dressing down".

Source: Author connman30

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