The Second World War

Question 1

What year did Adolph Hitler come to power in Germany?

Answer 1

1933

Question 2

What triggered Britain and France to go to war against Germany in 1939?

Answer 2

The invasion of Poland

Question 3

What two global factions fought during WW2?

Answer 3

Allies
vs
Axis

Question 4

Which countries were part of the “Axis” powers during WW2?

Answer 4

Germany
Italy
Japan

Question 5

Which main countries were part of the “Allies” during WW2?

Answer 5

UK, France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa

Question 6

In what year did Germany defeat Allied troops and invade France?

Answer 6

1940

Question 7

Who became Prime Minister during WW2?

Answer 7

Winston Churchill

Question 8

What type of boats significantly helped the British Navy during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk?

Answer 8

Small pleasure boats

Fishing boats

Question 9

How many troops were rescued at Dunkirk?

Answer 9

300,000 people

Question 10

What is the “Battle of Britain”?

Answer 10

The aerial battle between Britain and Germany

Question 11

What 2 plane types did British Royal Airforce mainly use during the Battle of Britain?

Answer 11

Spitfire

Hurricane

Question 12

What was the nigh time bombing of UK cities during WW2 called?

Answer 12

The Blitz

Question 13

What was the “Blitz”?

Answer 13

The night time bombing of UK cities by the German’s during WW2?

Question 14

Which city was almost totally destroyed by the Blitz?

Answer 14

Coventry

Question 15

Which area of London was badly impacted by the Blitz?

Answer 15

East End of London

Question 16

What is understood by “the Blitz spirit”?

Answer 16

Britons pulling together in the face of adversity

Question 17

Where did the British fight the Japanese during WW2?

Answer 17

Singapore

Question 18

Who won the conflict in Singapore?

Answer 18

The Japanese defeated the British then occupied Burma

Question 19

When did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour (month and year)?

Answer 19

December 1941

Question 20

What triggered the USA to join the Allies in WW2?

Answer 20

The bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese

Question 21

Which was the largest invasion in history?

Answer 21

Hitler’s attempt to invade the Soviet Union

Question 22

What date was “D-Day”?

Answer 22

6 June 1944

Question 23

What is “D-Day”?

Answer 23

Allied forces get a foothold on the Normandy beaches

Question 24

When did the Allies defeat Germany (month and year)?

Answer 24

May 1945

Question 25

When did the Allies defeat Japan (month and Year)?

Answer 25

August 1945

Question 26

Where did the Americans drop the atom bomb?

Answer 26

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Question 27

Who led the scientists who first to split the atom?

Answer 27

Ernest Rutherford

Question 28

Where was Ernest Rutherford born?

Answer 28

New Zealand

Question 29

Which universities did Ernest Rutherford work at while researching fission?

Answer 29

Manchester and then Cambridge University

Question 30

What is the name of the project which developed the atom bomb?

Answer 30

The Manhattan Project