History Quiz

What was the main point of the Japanese war plan against the U.S. and the U.K. presented by Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in January 1941, almost a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Can you identify this World War II-era British warplane with its distinctive massive wings and two canopies?

Which of Japan’s wars ended with a treaty engineered by Theodore Roosevelt?

Which one of these was NOT the name of an Italian battleship that served in World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

You probably already knew that the Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack plane was not only the most-produced Soviet warplane of World War II, but also the most-produced warplane ever. But do you know which was the SECOND most-produced Soviet warplane of the war? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

Do you recognize this World War II-era U.S. admiral?

What typeface was banned in Nazi Germany? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

Which Japanese emperor’s reign was characterized by a flourishing of democratic institutions before the slide into the militaristic regime that dominated the country during World War II?

The first time in history someone escaped an aircraft using an ejection seat occurred during World War II, on January 13, 1942. Which nation’s pilot achieved the historical first? (Photo does not necessarily depict the event, or even the correct nation.)

What was the content of H.R. 1776, a bill submitted by President Roosevelt to Congress, whose number was deliberately selected as a reference to the signing of the Declaration of Independence?