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WorksheetsVE Day
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does VE day stand for?
Victory Europe
Victorious England
Victor European
Victory England
Who was the Prime Minister on VE Day?
Harold MacMillan
Clement Atlee
Winston Churchill
Lloyd George
Who was the King on VE Day?
King George V
King George VI
King Edward V
King Edward VIII
VE Day marked the end of which war in Europe?
Falklands War
World War I
World War II
Vietnam
When did World War II start?
31st August 1940
1st September 1939
1st September 1940
2nd September 1939
What event began World War II
Germany invades Poland
German aircraft bomb London
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party
The Battle of Britain
VE Day marks what important event?
Japanese surrender
German surrender
American surrender
Russian surrender
Was VE Day the end of World War II
YES
NO
What does VJ Day stand for?
Victorious Judge
Victory Japan
Victoria Jordan
Victory Jamaica
What date did World War II end?
3rd September 1945
7th May 1945
8th May 1945
2nd September 1945
Can you name anyone on the Buckingham Palace Balcony?
(a)
D Day - or the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy was on what date?
6th June 1945
6th June 1944
7th May 1945
8th May 1945
How long did the Second World War last?
Nearly 3 years
Nearly 4 years
Nearly 5 years
Nearly 6 years
8th May 1945 was declared a Public Holiday. What did people NOT do that day?
Make bonfires
Have sing songs
Go to work
Take musical instruments on to the streets
What date did Japan surrender from the war?
8th May 1945
15th August 1945
6th June 1946
1st September 1945
The end of the war did not mean everything returned to normal - rationing continued until what year?
1946
1950
1954
1955
The US dropped an atomic bomb on which TWO Japanese cities in 1945?
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Kawasaki
Which food would you NOT have had at a street party in 1945?
Eggless Sponge cake
Dripping sandwiches
Banoffee Pie
Lord Woolton Pie
