History Quiz

What American drink was famous World War II-era Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov so fond of that he asked to be sent some disguised as vodka after the war?

Can you identify this World War II-era Japanese fighter plane? (Hint: most Japanese fighters of the era don’t have such a pointed nose.)

On Jul 3, 1940, the Royal Navy attacked a force of four French battleships and several smaller vessels in the Algerian port of Mers-el-Kébir to prevent them from being commandeered by the Germans. How many of the four French battleships managed to escape the attack?

Cardiff, the capital city of Wales within the United Kingdom, came under regular strategic bombardment by the Luftwaffe. Why was it an important target?

Why was General Eisenhower criticized for his handling of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North Africa?

Eisenhower was in overall command of all Allied forces during the D-Day landings. Who was the other person who was considered for the job but eventually rejected?

The city of Oak Ridge, nicknamed the Secret City, was built in eastern Tennessee during World War II and its existence was kept a secret from the public. Why?

Operation Windsor was a successful Canadian attack on the town of Carpiquet a few miles west of the city of Caen, on July 4-5, 1944. What was its importance?

Which leader sent an international message on July 7, 1941, calling for cooperation between nations because "the war in the Far East is no longer to be viewed as merely a conflict between two nations, for the European and Asiatic Wars have now become closely interrelated. Scarcely a single country remains unaffected because this predatory group of powers excludes no country from the scope of its design to dominate the world by force”? (Hint: consider the date.)

In which year of the war was the famous First American Volunteer Group, the “Flying Tigers” who helped China defend itself against Japan, disbanded and replaced by the China Air Task Force?