History Quiz

What was the mission of an Einsatzkommando in Nazi Germany?

Here’s an unusually hard ID question: can you identify this extremely obscure World War II-era automatic weapon?

Kindertransport (“Children’s transport”) was a rescue effort in 1938 and ’39 that transported 10,000 Jewish children from Nazi-controlled Europe to safe countries. What country was the main destination?

Which nation sank one of its own fleets, including 3 battleships, 7 cruisers and 15 destroyers, to prevent it from falling into the enemy’s hand after an imminent defeat in World War II?

Which nation is considered the primary pioneer in infiltration tactics during World War I?

Which of these Nazi propaganda films was produced BEFORE, rather than during, World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

Poland was “moved” after World War II, with both its western and eastern borders pushed west compared to their pre-war positions. When was this move decided by the Allies?

What was the “Chamber of Fasces and Corporations” in Fascist Italy?

On November 27 1941, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the commander in charge of the defense of Hawaii were sent a warning that U.S.–Japan negotiations reached a stalemate and Japan might attack at any moment. Which of these four locations was NOT named in the warning as a possible attack site? (Photo does not necessarily depict correct answer.)

Where was the naval Battle of Tassafaronga fought?