History Quiz

Where did Nazi Germany have its last major counteroffensive in World War II?

Can you identify this World War II-era hand grenade?

What was the SECOND armed jet plane to enter service during World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict correct answer.)

The Panama Conference of September 1939, held shortly after World War II broke out, was attended by the U.S.A. and 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. What was the general idea of the resulting declaration?

What glitch occurred during the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender onboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945?

What type of World War II-era U.S. military ration was originally intended as an “assault ration”? (Photo does not necessarily depict correct answer.)

The German battleship Tirpitz, the Bismarck’s sister ship, was nicknamed “The Lonely Queen of the North” because she barely saw any action. What was the only operation during which she actually fired her main battery?

What military-related frivolous spending did Republicans accuse President Roosevelt of in the 1944 election campaign, forcing him to address the issue in a public speech in September?

What was the official name of the Allied organization that governed occupied Germany and Austria after World War II?

In September 1941, representatives of the Soviet Union, Free France and the governments-in-exile of Nazi-occupied countries signed a declaration to affirm the principles set forth by Britain and the U.S.A. in the Atlantic Charter. At which conference did this happen? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)