History Quiz

The Armistice of Cassibile of September 3, 1943, ended hostilities between Italy and the Allied nations. Where is Cassibile, the location of the signing?

Can you identify the class (not the specific name) of the World War II-era U.S. fleet carrier in the photo?

Which nation’s local version of fascism was called “Falangism”?

Which Western Allied tank could theoretically penetrate the frontal armor of the German Tiger II tank?

Which national leader announced the entry of his nation into World War II with a radio broadcast that included the words “For the second time in the lives of most of us we are at war”?

What was the political affiliation of the Francs-tireurs et partisans français (“French freeshooters and partisans”), one of the major groups of the French Resistance?

The destroyer USS Greer became the first U.S. ship to fire on a German vessel on September 4, 1941, after a German submarine launched torpedoes at it first. Why did the German U-boat attack in the first place?

The British had a plan to hide and wall up a team of soldiers in a secret room in Gibraltar if the Germans invaded. The soldiers left behind would have then reported on German ship movements by radio until Gibraltar was liberated or they starved to death. How many soldiers were part of the designated team?

How many of the 70,000 Alllied prisoners of war kept in Italy escaped in a single day on September 8, 1943, simply walking out of the camps when their prison guards deserted?

The Oster Conspiracy was a German plan in 1938 to overthrow Hitler before he could drag Germany into a war it was not ready to fight. Where did the conspiracy originate?