History Quiz

Where did the Battle of Saumur take place during World War II?

Can you identify this unusual-looking World War II-era pistol?

Where did the black aviators of the famous Tuskegee Airmen flow their first combat missions from?

Which World War II nation lost a submarine when an experimental toilet flushing system went wrong while underwater? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

What was the name of the British governmental department responsible for publicity and propaganda during World War II?

Which of these was NOT a valid reason for the Allies to try and capture the city of Caen quickly after the Normandy landings?

On how many occasions did Japanese submarines shell the mainland United States during World War II?

How did John Quincy Marr, the first Confederate soldier to die in the Civil War, lose his life?

The U.S. Army Air Forces was the World War II-era predecessor of the U.S. Air Force. In what year was it reorganized from Army Air Forces to Air Force?

On June 10, 1940, when France was already on the verge of defeat by Germany, Italy launched its own, much smaller invasion of Southern France. What caused one of the three main exes of attack to bog down on the very first day?