History Quiz

Fort Ében-Émael was an important Belgian fortress captured by the Germans early during the invasion of Western Europe in May 1939. What stratagem contributed greatly to the rapid and almost casualty-free capture of the fort?

Can you identify this World War II-era armed boat?

Which later defendant in the Nuremberg Trials posed happily for photographers, drank champagne and chatted with American officers after his capture near the end of World War II?

What was the original purpose behind the German tank design that eventually became the Tiger I?

Which country’s parliament or congress held the Norway Debate, a heated political debate about the German invasion of Norway in April 1940, and the events resulting from it?

The Vimoutiers Tiger in Normandy is one of only two Tiger I tanks on outdoor display. When was it abandoned?

Which German-occupied country was the site of the “Strike of the 100,000,” a large-scale workers’ strike both for better wages and as a form of passive resistance, in May 1941?

The Star Wars films (and TV series) famously used many real World War II (and other) guns to build props for futuristic weapons. Who are most commonly seen wielding “blasters” based on the British Sterling submachine gun?

What was the name of the newspaper that was founded by future Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1914, and which became the main newspaper of the Fascist movement?

What was the cause of the Halifax Riot that occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, during World War II?