time left

History Quiz

Name: Band of Brothers Tour®
Brand: Beaches of Normandy Tours
Rating: 4.9 (614 reviews)

Which Royal Navy capital ship was famously sunk by an intrepid German U-boat while anchored at Scapa Flow, Britain’s chief naval base during World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict correct answer.)

The carrier HMS Ark Royal The battlecruiser HMS Hood The battleship HMS Royal Oak The battleship HMS Prince of Wales

Imperial War Museums

Can you identify this relatively obscure World War II-era heavy tank?

French FCM 2C Japanese Type 95 heavy tank Italian Carro Pesante P26-40 Hungarian 44M Tas

unknown photographer

What was the gist of Plan Z, a plan considered (but not necessarily implemented) by Nazi Germany before World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict correct answer.)

Building coastal fortifications to repel Royal Navy attacks with superheavy cannons Building enough surface warships to openly challenge the Royal Navy Building up a force of land-based bombers and torpedo bombers to fight the Royal Navy in the relatively closed waters of the North Sea Building up a submarine force to sink British convoys and choke the country’s economy

Bundesarchiv

What were World War II-era Japanese battleships named after?

Japanese mountains Japanese rivers Natural phenomena such as ties, clouds rain, snow, etc. Japanese provinces or poetic names for Japan

Naval History & Heritage Command

What was commonly called the “General Government” in Germany during World War II?

A certain part of Nazi-occupied Poland The “real” German government and all the SS organizations combined The principle that the Führer’s office gave general goals to territorial governors, and the latter were given a free hand in how to achieve those The propaganda concept of the entire German people leading the country through Hitler’s person

Bundesarchiv

With what kind of weapon did the Germans almost manage to kill U.S. General George S. Patton, missing him by a little and collapsing the building next to his?

A river barge carrying several artillery pieces A truck disguised as an American vehicle and loaded with landmines and ammunition A railway gun A bomber flying a suicide mission in the face of Allied air superiority

George S. Patton

What was a “Fort ship” during World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict correct answer.)

A concrete sea fort that looked a bit like an actual ship A transport ship from a class the members of which all had the word “fort” in their name Ships with minimal mobility but many heavy guns, used as seaborne bombardment platforms against coastal and inland targets Japanese dedicated anti-aircraft vessels used to protect larger ships against Allied air attacks

Paul Soutar

Hitler issues several dozen “Führer directives” during World War II. Which one of these was NOT the topic of such a directive?

Establishing direct military control over northern France The seizure of Gibraltar from the United Kingdom A scorched earth campaign within the Reich Winter operations in the Arctic

Bundesarchiv

In which part of the world did the Battle of Vella Lavella play out in the autumn of 1943?

Central Italy Solomon Islands Sicily Southeast Asia

U.S. Army

Judenfrei, “free of Jews,” was the Nazi designation for areas that were officially declared to have been cleared of Jews. Which of these areas was NEVER declared judenfrei?

German-occupied Luxembourg German-occupied Estonia Vienna, the capital of Austria German-occupied Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark

Bundesarchiv