History Quiz

What was the subject of the speech in which British Prime Minister Winston Churchill included the words "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"

Can you identify this World War II-era German fighter plane?

During which World War II operation did paratroopers of the 82nd “All American” Airborne Division had to turn back because their mission was canceled after they took off?

The Falaise pocket to the south of Caen was where the Allies surrounded and trapped the German forces in Normandy. 20-50,000 Germans managed to escape the encirclement. In which general direction did most of them manage to flee?

Which section of the U.S. Army did Lewis Nixon of Band of Brothers fame serve in before being accepted for paratrooper training?

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia for most of the existence of the position during World War II?

Do you recognize this World War II German Field Marshal?

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939, signed in the month before World War II started, was a non-aggression pact and a secret division of Europe in German and Soviet spheres of influence. What OTHER pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union came into force in the same month?

What was the main purpose of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, held in Washington, D.C. between August and October 1941, and attended by representatives of the major Allied nations?

Operation Goodwood was a part of the battles for the city of Caen after the Normandy landings, but there was also another British operation of the same name during World War II. What was this other Goodwood about? (Photo does not necessarily show the correct operation.)