Normandy reading quiz

Where did the Normandy invasion take place?

• France

• Germany

• Albania

• Italy

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) AXIS

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(b) ALLIES

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• United Kingdom / England

Which beeches were invaded by the United States in Normandy?

• Utah and Omaha

• Sword and Juno

• Utah and Sword

• Omaha and Sword

The Normandy invasion was spearheaded (aka led) by

• France, Belgium and Spain.

• Britain, the U.S. & Canada.

• Italy and Britain.

• Soviet Union, Canada & the United Kingdom.

The deception during the Normandy invasion tried to convince the Axis that the location of the attack would be

• Rome.

• Calais.

• Vichy.

• Bonn.

During the Normandy invasion, the Luftwaffe (aka the German air force) was

• fully deployed in bombing the beeches of Normandy

• mainly flying security flights over Czechoslovakia.

• flying bombing missions over New York City.

• providing protection for Germany against the Allies.

German panzers or tanks were held back due to

• yearly maintenance.

• Hitler's orders.

• French sabotage.

• a lack of fuel.

The invaders in the Normandy invasion launched from

• Canada.

• the United States.

• Great Britain.

• Norway.

The D Day invasion took place in

• 1941.

• 1944.

• 1950.

• 1954.

Before the Normandy landings started, the region was overwhelmed by a

• ten ton dispersal of poison gas.

• short range nuclear weapon.

• plane attack.

• tank attack.