History Quiz

What inspired the nickname 'Screaming Eagles' for the famous 101st Airborne Division?

British and American airmen dug three tunnels to escape from the Stalag Luft III POW camp in an event that inspired the film The Great Escape. How many of these tunnels were actually used on the night of the escape?

During the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton's unexpectedly rapid advance saved thousands of Airborne troops who were surrounded in which strategically important town?

Can you identify this submachine gun, which saw service in World War II and later?

Which Allied country raised support for the war by acting out a fake Nazi invasion of one of its own cities?

What flower was symbolically associated with Japanese kamikaze pilots?

"Quisling," the word meaning "turncoat" or "traitor," comes from the name of a Nazi collaborator who became the head of government after Germany invaded his country. Which country did this happen in?

What type of ship was disguised as a German vessel for the famous British raid on the port of St Nazaire? (Not necessarily the one in the photo.)

Germany's competent generals contributed much to the country's successes early in the war. German military tradition largely descended from what earlier military power?

The U.S. Army Air Forces was the Air Force's predecessor during World War II, but it also had other names before. Which of these is NOT the name of a predecessor organization?