World War II Quiz

The D-Day invasion occurred at which location?

• Sicily

• Normandy

• Africa

• Norway

Which battle marked the turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front?

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Hammelburg

• Battle of Kursk

Who was the most successful American fighter ace in World War II?

• Vincent "Flyer" Williams

• Latrell Sprewell

• James Stewart

• Richard Bong

What was the decisive naval battle that marked the turning point in the Pacific Front?

• Battle of Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of the Bikini

• Battle of Iwo Jima

What conference between Allied leaders established the post-war division of Europe?

• Yalta Conference

• Paris Conference

• Worcester Conference

• The Great Conference

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II?

• Winston Churchill

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

What was the name of the Nazi death camp where an estimated 1.1 million people were killed?

• Dachau

• Treblinka

• Bergen

• Auschwitz

Who led the Allied forces in the Pacific Theater as Supreme Commander?

• George Meade

• Chester Nimitz

• Douglas MacArthur

• Teddy Roosevelt

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?

• Operation Boots on Ground

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Sandbar

• Operation Blue-Alpha

What was the ultimate result of the Nazi’s practice of genocide?

• A dramatic decrease in the Jewish population throughout Europe

• Widespread hatred of the Jews throughout all of Europe

• Reduced civil rights of German citizens

• Mistreatment of Allied soldiers