History Quiz

World War II was the end of the era of battleships. Which nation built the last battleship in history (only commissioned after the end of the war)?

Can you identify this World War II-era American flying boat?

Which future World War II-era national leader was drafted into the army to serve in World War I, only to be found medically unfit?

What type of poison gas carried by an American ship was accidentally released due to a German air raid in the south Italian port of Bari?

The Italian Navy underwent a great deal of development between the World Wars. What nation did the Italians expect to be their main maritime adversary in World War II?

General Mark W. Clark is best-known for leading U.S. troops in capturing Rome. In what secret mission did he personally participate earlier in the war?

The film The Great Escape is based on a real escape attempt by Allied POWs. What type of German POW camp were they escaping from?

What was the iconic American K-ration pack originally designed as?

Operation Starvation was an American operation in the run-up to the intended invasion of Japan. What was its goal?

The Waffen-SS had its own ranks separate from the Wehrmacht. What U.S. Army rank would an SS-Obersturmbannführer (“SS-Senior assault unit leader“) have been equivalent to?