History Quiz

Who or what was Operation Barbarossa (“Redbeard”), the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, named after?

Can you identify this World War II-era armored vehicle?

What was named after John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, a member of Churchill’s government, during World War II?

What was the job of the Nationalsozialistische Führungsoffiziere (“National Socialist Leadership Officers”) in the German military during World War II?

The moniker “Terrible Twins” was applied in British politics to Winston Churchill and another politician. Who was that politician?

German troops have committed several massacres of civilians and POWs during the Battle of the Bulge. Which one of these four massacres was the opposite, where American troops killed German POWs?

What event brought about the fall of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s government during World War II?

During World War II, what was the job of Section 9 of the British Directory of Military Intelligence, also known as MI9?

Where was a group of American missionaries now known as the Hopevale Martyrs executed by Japanese troops after they offered themselves up in exchange for captured locals?

One of the reasons behind Mussolini’s rise to power was Italy’s dissatisfaction with their little territorial gains in World War I. Where were they awarded territories?