History Quiz

In which year did President F. D. Roosevelt talk about the Four Freedoms (freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear) in his State of the Union speech in January?

Can you identify this six-engine German heavy bomber that never entered full production?

Which of these prominent Nazi structures was NOT designed by Albert Speer, Hitler’s favorite architect?

Ronald Speirs was a famously aggressive officer in Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, the famous “Band of Brothers.” What was his last overseas assignment during his military career?

What is the English translation of the name of the German air operation that was launched on January 1, 1945, with the goal of crippling Allied air power during the Battle of the Bulge?

Which Japanese commander influenced war plans by proposing a crippling first strike against the United Sates in the first few hours of the war? (Correct answer not necessarily depicted on photo.)

On which of the Channel Islands, the only parts of the British Isles that were ever occupied by German forces, did the occupation force had to deal with a feudal ruler thanks to a quirk in British history?

Which was the newest battleship when World War II broke out on September 1, 1939, going by the date of commission? (Not necessarily depicted on the photo.)

How many Allied ships were sunk by Japanese suicide weapons, including kamikaze planes, manned flying bombs, manned demolition boats and suicide swimmers, during World War II?

Which national leader held a speech in early 1939, a few months after the Munich Crisis and less than a year before the start of World War II, including these passages: “A war which threatened to envelop the world in flames has been averted; but it has become increasingly clear that world peace is not assured. All about us rage undeclared wars—military and economic. All about us grow more deadly armaments—military and economic. All about us are threats of new aggression military and economic. […] Once I prophesied that this generation of [our people] had a rendezvous with destiny. That prophecy comes true. To us much is given; more is expected.”