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Pop Quiz: All About World War II

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1.

At the start of the European theatre in 1939, there were already two countries at war. What were the two countries?

Poland and the Soviet Union
Japan and China
Japan and Malaya
North Korea and South Korea

2.

The fighting in Poland taught the English-speaking world a new word called "Blitzkrieg." What does it mean?

Mechanised War
Lightning War
Panzer Assault
Combined Forces

3.

Which country denied much needed border access to the Soviets, thus finding itself at war against the Red Army?

Finland
Norway
Denmark
Sweden

4.

Italy decided to join Hitler's march of conquest in June 1940. Which Italian dictator was calling the shots?

King Umberto II
Mussolini
Pope Innocent X
Franco

5.

German U-boat attacks threatened Britain's fragile economy by concentrating on shipping tonnage along which vital supply route?

English Channel
North Sea
Mediterranean
Atlantic

6.

Japan's day of infamy came with the attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. In which year did this attack take place?

1940
1941
1942
None of the above

7.

Which German general was sent to Tripoli ahead of his army to stem considerable Italian losses?

Himmler
Rommel
Hess
Goebbels

8.

On which beach did the Americans run into a firestorm of resistance during the D-Day landings?

Utah
Omaha
Gold
Juno