History Quiz

Which major World War II belligerent nation was the African country of Libya a colony of at the start of the war?

Can you identify this World War II-era landing craft?

Why did Operation Shingle, the American landing at Anzio in Italy, bog down?

Which sea route provided the Soviet Union with the highest tonnage of Lend-Lease goods over the course of the war?

What was the target of the 100th Bombardment Group, the famous “Bloody Hundredth” of the ongoing TV series Masters of the Air, on their first-ever combat mission?

How did the Guadalcanal campaign end?

During which war did the United States decide that servicemen killed abroad should be returned to U.S. soil as soon as possible, rather than first being buried in a local temporary cemetery?

Which was the first nation the United Kingdom gave military aid to when it was invaded by German in World War II?

The U.S. made a number of color-coded war plans in preparation for World War II. What nation was War Plan Red against? (Hint: the choice of color might not have been quite random).

Which larger battle was the Soviet operation Polar Star ("Operatsia Polyarnaya Zvezda") a part of? (Photo does not necessarily depict the battle.)