D Day Quiz

What did the Allied troops use to get from the ships to the beaches on D-Day?

• rafts

• row boats

• they swam

• Higgins' boats

Who commanded the German troops?

• George Patton

• Harry S. Truman

• Erwin Rommel

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which famous American general, and later President, helped plan the battle at D-Day?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

Where did the D-Day battle take place?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Hawaii

When did D-Day occur?

• September 1, 1939

• March 1941

• December 7, 1941

• June 6, 1944

The Allied invasion of Normandy would involve moving 156,000 allied troops across what body of water?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The English Channel

• The Rhine River

• The Mediterranean Sea

Which troops were invading France at D-Day

• English, US, Polish and French troops

• English, US and Canadian troops

• English, US, Canadian and Frech troops

• English, US, Canadian, French and Dutch troops

What was the name of the operation that started with D-Day?

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Market Garden

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Neptune

What was the objective of D- Day

• to push the Greek out of Northwestern Europe.

• to push the French out of Northwestern Europe.

• to push the Nazis out of Northwestern Europe.

• None

Which is NOT an example of something that foiled the D-Day plans for the Allies?

• 13,000 bombs missed their target

• Carrier pigeons lost their messages in the storm

• Armed tanks that were supposed to arrive on the beaches ahead of the soldiers sank to the bottom of the English Channel.

• Troops became seasick