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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)?
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Italy
National Archives and Records Administration
Can you identify this World War II-era American flying boat?
Grumman G-44 Widgeon
Douglas Dolphin
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Grumman G-21 Goose
U.S. Navy
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?
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Getty Images
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?
Phosgene
Adamsite
Mustard gas
Chlorine
Allied military
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?
United Kingdom
France
Greece
Turkey
Regia Marina
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?
Negotiating with Vichy French officials before the Allied landings in North Africa
Transferring restricted U.S. technology to the Soviet Union
Convincing Italy to surrender once the Allies land
Getting American Rangers commando-style training despite reluctance in British circles
Library of Congress
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?
A collection point camp
An enlisted POW camp
An officers’ POW camp
An airmen’s POW camp
Imperial War Museums
What was the iconic American K-ration pack originally designed as?
Emergency rations when nothing else was available
Prepared canned food
Food to be eaten by mobile forces for short periods when away from field kitchens
Rations to sustain soldiers when fresh food was unavailable for a long time
Daderot / Wikipedia
Operation Starvation was an American operation in the run-up to the intended invasion of Japan. What was its goal?
Mining Japanese ports and waterways
Dropping demoralizing propaganda for the civilian population
Destroying railroads and stations to prevent the Japanese from moving troops to the invasion beaches
Firebombing agricultural fields
U.S. Army Air Forces
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?
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
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