Think you know your WW II trivia? Lasting for 6 years, involving more than 100 million military personnel from more than 30 countries and resulting in 70-85 million fatalities, WW II was the deadliest conflict in human history. The Second World War spanned the scope from the frozen tundra of Russia, to the open battlefields of Central Europe and even to the islands of the Pacific.
The war impacted the daily lives of everyone from ordinary citizens to soldiers and led to startling technological changes including the development of the atomic bomb and radar.
Even though the war ended more than 75 years ago, the legacy of historical figures such as Hitler, FDR, Churchill, and Stalin have continued to play a role in world politics through the end of the 20th Century and into the present day. If you think you are up to the challenge, take our World War 2 history quiz to find out just how much of a WWII buff you are!
(Correct answers will be revealed at the end.)
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Which three countries made up the Axis powers?
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Germany, Italy, China
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Germany, Italy, Japan
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United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union
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Soviet Union, Germany, Japan
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The first atomic bomb dropped was on which Japanese city?
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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Tokyo
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Kyoto
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Benito Mussolini was the prime minister of what country?
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Spain
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Italy
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France
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What were the names given to Japanese pilots who intentionally made suicidal crashes into enemy ships?
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Sayonara
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Shogun
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Kamikaze
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Teppanyaki
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What military strategy did the Soviet Union employ during the axis invasion of 1941?
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Self-immolation
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Scorched Earth
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Perestroika
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Einsatzgruppen
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in what month?
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January
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April
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August
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December
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In what year did the United States enter World War II?
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1940
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1941
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1942
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What was the full official name of Germany's Nazi party?
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National Socialist German Workers Party
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National Association of Zionist Infidels
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The 3rd Reich Liberation Party
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Fascist Party of the German Republic
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Which of the following WWII military men was NOT American?
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George Patton
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Douglas MacArthur
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Bernard Montgomery
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Chester Nimitz
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What was the nickname given to German General Erwin Rommel?
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The 4th Reich
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The Desert Fox
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The Final Solution
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The Shadow Serpent
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