History Quiz

What is the name of the city in Tennessee that was originally built in secrecy to serve as a production site for the Manhattan Project?

Can you identify this World War II-era Soviet submachine gun?

General Omar Bradley ordered the U.S. First Army, fighting in Normandy at the time, to celebrate Independence Day on July 4, 1944. What form did the celebration take?

What was the strategic importance of the British-held Mediterranean island of Malta in World War II?

The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen had a busy career. Which of these operations did she NOT participate in?

For what historical reason is Normandy, the site of the Allied D-Day landings in World War II, called “Normandie” in French, “nor-“ meaning “north”?

Where did the German Ferdinand (later Elefant) heavy tank destroyer first see action (almost all Ferdinands ever produced were deployed there)?

Which Southeast Asian puppet state, created by Japan, had this flag?

What was the purpose of the British naval attack on Mers-el-Kébir in North Africa during World War II?

Which World War II belligerent nation was in the habit of naming several major operations after celestial bodies and past military leaders? (Image does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)