History Quiz

The Japanese surrender at the end of World War II is often described as unconditional, but they actually did have one condition. What was it?

Here’s a pretty tough ID question: can you identify this obscure World War II firearm?

In which state did a submarine-launched Japanese floatplane try to start forest fires with bombs on two separate occasions that came to be known as the Lookout Air Raids of September 1942?

Which of these positions did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill NOT hold at some point in his career?

What was the first serious challenge during World War II that early versions of the German StuG self-propelled gun struggled with?

On September 11, 1941, famous aviator Charles Lindbergh made a pro-isolationism speech in Des Moines that caused great backlash. Part of the speech was "The three most important groups who have been pressing this country toward war are the _____, the ______ and the _______." We’ve blanked out the three groups he named. Which of these four did he NOT include?

Which of these countries did Fascist Italy NOT invade during World War II?

Cuba was one of the first Latin-American countries to join the war on the Allied side. Which country did the Cuban government suggest a joint U.S.-Cuban invasion against in a plan that never came to pass?

The Second Vienna Award of August 30, 1940, was the second of two territorial disputes in Central Europe arbitrated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. What territorial change was implemented?

Roughly what proportion of the 70,000 Allied prisoners of war held captive in Italy managed to escape on September 8, 1943, the day the Italian surrender came into effect and many Italian soldiers deserted their posts, allowing prisoners to just walk out?