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Life during World war II

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Blitz mean?

a)

Lightening war

b)

Fast war

c)

British war

d)

German war

2.

What type of shelter is this ?

a)

Anderson shelter

b)

Morrison shelter

c)

Alderton shelter

d)

Mendelsohn shelter

3.

What does ARP stand for?

a)

Anti raid people

b)

Anti raid precautions

c)

Anti ride personel

d)

Air raid precautions

4.

What was used in Britain to defend against enemy bombing?

a)

Radar

b)

Air waves

c)

Telephone signals

d)

Morse code

5.

Which city in Wales suffered the '3 nights Blitz'?

a)

Cardiff

b)

Newport

c)

Port Talbot

d)

Swansea

6.

Which of these profession was not a reserved occupation but was added to the list later?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What was the period of time from September 1939- May 1940 when war had been declared but no fighting had taken place known as ?

a)

Phoney War

b)

False war

c)

Fake war

d)

Failure war

8.

Which of these men was the main leader of the UK during WWII?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What was the code name give to the evacuation of children to the countryside?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Pied Piper

c)

Operation Neptune

d)

Operation Bodyguard

10.

How many children, pregnant women and nursing women were evacuated between 1939 and 1940?

a)

1.5 million

b)

1 million

c)

2.5 million

d)

500 000