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2026 marks the 85th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack!
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History Quiz
Which World War II combatant nation had the most horses in its military? (Not necessarily depicted in the photo.)
Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
France
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Can you identify this huge and bizarrely long World War II-era tank?
French Char 2C
French FCM F1
American T28
British TOG II
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The German Antarctic expedition of 1938-39 was looking for a good site for what type of facility?
Meteorological station
Whaling station
Submarine pen
Weapons research and development station
Wilfred Bauer
Who was the only man in Nazi Germany to be promoted to the military rank of Reichsmarschall?
Hermann Göring
Adolf Hitler
Karl Dönitz
Heinrich Himmler
Wilfred Bauer Fornax / Wikipedia
How many Yamato-class ships did Japan start construction on during World War II, including ones that were converted to aircraft carriers or canceled during construction?
2
3
4
5
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“Polkovnik” (spelled differently in some languages) was and still is a rank in many Slavic militaries, including the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgarian and Yugoslavia. What is the equivalent rank in the U.S. Army?
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
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In what way did the so-called “July 20 plot” try to assassinate Adolf Hitler?
By having numerous officers draw guns and shoot him when he entered the room
By a man embracing him while carrying a bomb
By smuggling a bomb onto his plane
By having a briefcase bomb go off next to him
public domain
Which Chancellor of Austria was assassinated by Nazi agents in a failed coup attempt?
Karl Buresch
Engelbert Dollfuß
Kurt Schuschnigg
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Wilhelm Willinger
Which tank saw its combat debut at the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history? (Not necessarily in the photo.)
Soviet IS-2 heavy tank
Soviet T-34-85 medium tank
German Tiger II heavy tank
German Panther medium tank
Bundesarchiv
What was the result of the post-war trial of Philippe Pétain, head of the collaborationist Vichy French government?
Acquittal
Prison sentence, eventually released
Death sentence, commuted to life imprisonment
Death sentence and execution
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