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VE Day

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does VE Day stand for?

a)

Victory in Europe Day

b)

Victory in England Day

c)

Violence in Europe Day

d)

Very Exciting Day

2.

What did it mark the end of?

a)

The end of war with Germany

b)

The end of war with Russia

c)

The end of war with France

d)

The end of war with Spain

3.

When did VE Day happen?

a)

8th May 1945

b)

5th May 1943

c)

8th May 1939

d)

21st June 1935

4.

Who was the Prime Minister on VE Day?

a)

Harold MacMillan

b)

Clement Atlee

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Lloyd George

5.

Who was the King on VE Day?

a)

King George V

b)

King George VI

c)

King Edward V

d)

King Edward VIII

6.

VE Day marked the end of which war in Europe?

a)

Falklands War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Vietnam

7.

When did World War II start?

a)

31st August 1940

b)

1st September 1939

c)

1st September 1940

d)

2nd September 1939

8.

What event began World War II

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

German aircraft bomb London

c)

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party

d)

The Battle of Britain

9.

VE Day marks what important event?

a)

Japanese surrender

b)

German surrender

c)

American surrender

d)

Russian surrender

10.

What does VJ Day stand for?

a)

Victorious Judge

b)

Victory Japan

c)

Victoria Jordan

d)

Victory Jamaica

11.

D Day - or the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy was on what date?

a)

6th June 1945

b)

6th June 1944

c)

7th May 1945

d)

8th May 1945

12.

How long did the Second World War last?

a)

Nearly 3 years

b)

Nearly 4 years

c)

Nearly 5 years

d)

Nearly 6 years

13.

8th May 1945 was declared a Public Holiday. What did people NOT do that day?

a)

Make bonfires

b)

Have sing songs

c)

Go to work

d)

Take musical instruments on to the streets

14.

What date did Japan surrender from the war?

a)

8th May 1945

b)

15th August 1945

c)

6th June 1946

d)

1st September 1945

15.

The end of the war did not mean everything returned to normal - rationing continued until what year?

a)

1946

b)

1950

c)

1954

d)

1955

16.

Which food would you NOT have had at a street party in 1945?

a)

Eggless Sponge cake

b)

Dripping sandwiches

c)

Banoffee Pie

d)

Lord Woolton Pie

17.

May 8th marks what anniversary of VE day?

a)

100 years

b)

65 years

c)

75 years

d)

50 years

18.

What came first? VE day or VJ day?

a)

VE day

b)

VJ day

19.

How many people crammed into Piccadilly Circus to celebrate VE day?

a)

20,000

b)

100,000

c)

50,000

d)

75,000

20.

How many weeks did it take for France to surrender when Germany invaded?

a)

2 weeks

b)

6 weeks

c)

7 weeks

d)

1 week

21.

Who signed Germany's surrender in 1945

a)

Hitler

b)

Jodel

c)

Himmler

d)

Hess

22.

Who sang "We'll Meet Again"?

a)

Dame Vera Lynn

b)

Anne Shelton

c)

Julie Andrews

d)

Josephine Baker

23.

What year did the USA enter the war?

a)

1943

b)

1941

c)

1944

d)

1939

24.

Which drink was first sold on this day in 1886?

a)

Dr Pepper

b)

Coca Cola

c)

Tetley tea

d)

Nescafé coffee

25.

Which king came to the throne on this day in 1660?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Henry VII

c)

Richard III

d)

Charles II

26.

This is the logo for which film studio founded on this day in 1912?

a)

Warner Bros

b)

Tristar Pictures

c)

Paramount Pictures

d)

Sony

27.

What was the first Hammer Horror film to be released on this day in 1958?

a)

The Revenge of Frankenstein

b)

The Mummy

c)

The Invisible Man

d)

Dracula

28.

What is the name of The Beatles final album released on this day in 1970?

a)

Revolver

b)

Help!

c)

Abbey Road

d)

Let It Be

29.

Paul McCartney released what song on this day in 1989 in aid of the Hillsborough disaster?

a)

Long Haired Lover from Liverpool

b)

Ferry Cross the Mersey

c)

You’ll Never Walk Alone

d)

Come Together

30.

Ian Watkins was born on this day in 1976. Which band was he in?

a)

Blur

b)

Steps

c)

Five

d)

Blue

31.

The number of sheets of toilet roll a WW2 soldier was allowed per day

a)

1

b)

3

c)

11

d)

13

32.

The time Churchill addressed the nation

a)

12pm

b)

3pm

c)

6pm

d)

9pm

33.

The year rationing finished completely

a)

1945

b)

1948

c)

1950

d)

1954

34.

How many times did the Royal family appear on the balcony at Buckingham Palace on VE Day?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

35.

How many European countries stayed neutral in WW2?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

The birthday celebrated by US president Harry Truman on VE Day

a)

41

b)

51

c)

61

d)

71

37.

The date in May that the Act of Military Surrender was signed.

a)

7th

b)

8th

c)

9th

d)

10th

38.

How many services were held at St Paul’s Cathedral on VE Day?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

39.

Who accepted the German Surrender at the end of the war?

a)

Field Marshal Montgomery

b)

General Eisenhower

c)

General Patten

d)

Lord Haig

40.

Who signed the surrender on behalf of Germany?

a)

General Jodl

b)

Admiral Doenitz

c)

Field Marshal Rommel

d)

Baron Richtofen

41.

Which of these foods was NOT able to be eaten on VE Day?

a)

Lord Woolton Pie

b)

Eggless Fruit Cake

c)

Banofee Pie

d)

Dripping Sandwisches

42.

Guess how old was Churchill before he died.

a)

89

b)

76

c)

90

d)

63

43.

Guess how many children Churchill has

a)

9

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

44.

The act of military surrender was signed where?

a)

Reims

b)

Strasbourg

c)

Bonn

d)

Berlin

45.

Which countries made up the Allied forces, who surrounded Germany and forced them into surrender?

a)

Japan, Italy and Germany

b)

Britain, France, Italy and the USA

c)

Britain, France, Canada, USA and the Soviet Union

d)

USA, Soviet Union, Britain and Japan

46.

Who was Prime Minister of Britain when World War 2 started?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Boris Johnston

47.

The US dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, forcing Japan to surrender. What were the names of these cities?

a)

Nagasaki and Pearl Harbour

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo and Osaka

d)

Hiroshima and Pearl Harbour

48.

When was D-Day?

a)

15th August, 1945

b)

6th June, 1944

c)

8th May, 1945

d)

7th May, 1945

49.

On VE Day, who sneaked out of the palace and stayed out all night celebrating with the British people?

a)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

b)

Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret

c)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles

d)

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

50.

What name did the British people give the German bombing campaign which saw many British towns destroyed?

a)

The Blast

b)

The Blitz

c)

The Boom

d)

The Bang

51.

What war where these items invented in?...Drones

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Falklands War

d)

Iraq War

52.

What war where these items invented in?...Battlefield photography

a)

Crimean War

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Vietnam War

53.

What war where these items invented in?...Pilates

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Falklands War

d)

Gulf War

54.

What war where these items invented in?...Sanitary towels

a)

Crimean War

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Boer War

55.

What war where these items invented in?...Tinned food

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Napoleonic Wars

d)

Boer War

56.

What war where these items invented in?...Superglue

a)

American Civil War

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Korean War

57.

What war where these items invented in?...Wireless telegraphs

a)

Hundred Years War

b)

Boer War

c)

Crimean War

d)

WW1

58.

What war where these items invented in?...Plastic surgery

a)

Napoleonic Wars

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Cold War

59.

What war where these items invented in?...Satellites

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Cold War

d)

Vietnam War

60.

What war where these items invented in?...Biro pen

a)

WW1

b)

Spanish Civil War

c)

WW2

d)

American Civil War

61.

What war where these items invented in?...Photocopying

a)

Crimean War

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Falklands War

62.

What war where these items invented in?...Chips (as if in chip and pin!)

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Cold War

d)

Falklands War

63.

The Slinky

a)

Crimean War

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Korean War

64.

What war where these items invented in?...The Slinky

a)

Crimean War

b)

WW1

c)

WW2

d)

Korean War

65.

What war where these items invented in?...Duct tape

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Korean War

d)

Gulf War

66.

What war where these items invented in?...Wristwatch

a)

Napoleonic Wars

b)

Franco-Prussian War

c)

Boer War

d)

WW1

67.

What war where these items invented in?...Nescafe coffee

a)

Boer War

b)

Crimean War

c)

WW1

d)

WW2

68.

What war where these items invented in?...Nuclear chickens

a)

WW2

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Cold War

d)

Gulf War

69.

What war where these items invented in?...Margarine

a)

Napoleonic Wars

b)

Franco-Prussian War

c)

Franco-Austrian War

d)

WW1

70.

What war where these items invented in?...Paper tissues

a)

Hundred Years War

b)

Crimean War

c)

WW1

d)

Spanish Civil War

71.

What war where these items invented in?...Zips

a)

Boer War

b)

American Civil War

c)

WW1

d)

Spanish Civil War

72.

Which war did VE Day commemorate?

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Vietnam War

d)

American Civil War

73.
The term given to Japanese uses of  bacteria, germs, or other poisons to attach enemies or groups
a)
Spread of disease
b)
Chemical trails
c)
Biological warfare
d)
Biochemical warfare
74.
Restrictive laws passed by Hitler’s Nazi government that severely limited the rights of Jews in Germany.
a)
Nuremburg Laws
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Ghettos
d)
Ultra-nationalism
75.
Agreement to avoid war or conflict with each other
a)
Pact
b)
Alliance
c)
Non-Aggression Pact
d)
Axis Alliance
76.
On November 9 to November 10, 1938 Nazis in Germany torched Synagogues vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. This event is refered to as
a)
Anti-Semitism riot
b)
Nuremburg trials
c)
Holocaust
d)
Kristallnacht/Night of the Broken Glass
77.

Dictators like Mussolini and Hitler believed they were better than other races and groups. This is a belief called

a)

Democracy

b)

Fascism

c)

Nuetrality

d)

Dictatorship

78.

Benito Mussolini was a fascist leader of which country during WWII?

a)

Japan

b)

Italy

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

79.

Joseph Stalin was the leader of which large country during the war?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

80.

What was the reason Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

to steal the natural resources of Hawaii

b)

to stop U.S. ships from getting in Japan's way

c)

in an attempt to take over the U.S. for Germany

d)

to help the Hawaiians break away from the U.S.

81.

What country did the Allies invade on D-Day to kick out the Germans?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

82.

What world-changing weapon was used to end World War II in the Pacific?

a)

armored tank

b)

atomic bomb

c)

carrier pigeon

d)

fire bomb

83.

The first city the Atomic Bomb was dropped on

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Pearl Harbor

84.

The Navajo group of Native Americans helped during the war by doing what?

a)

using their language as a secret code

b)

rescuing prisoners of war at D-Day

c)

fighting at the biggest battle in Germany

d)

shooting down enemy planes at Pearl Harbor

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