History Quiz

What was the last mission of the Japanese battleship Yamato?

Can you identify this World War II-era warplane?

What type of Allied regiment lost two of its three battalions during the Battle of Cisterna in Italy?

In what way was the British Avro Lancaster heavy bomber significantly better than the American B-17 Flying Fortress?

How many American soldiers and local civilians were killed in the series of massacres committed by the forces under the control of infamous SS officers Joachim Peiper during the Battle of the Bulge?

At which Allied war conference did the Allies articulate a demand for "unconditional surrender" from Axis nations? (Photo does not necessarily depict the event.)

What was the name of the German operation to capture bridges and sow confusion with English-speaking German soldiers wearing American uniforms and driving fake American vehicles behind Allied lines during the Battle of the Bulge?

The Burma Road, an important supply route during World War II, stretched between the southern part of Burma and what other country?

“Silverplate” was the secret project to modify B-29 Superfortresses so they could carry atomic bombs. In order to increase secrecy, a fictional operation was invented to explain what “Silverplate” was. What was this imaginary operation?

Dutch Harbor is a Pacific harbor that was occupied by the Japanese in the summer of 1942 and eventually liberated by the Allies in World War II. But do you know where exactly it is?