History Quiz

Which short-lived World War II puppet state had this national flag?

During World War II, in what German-occupied territory did a local artist design a new bank note, which displayed the “V for Victory” sign when folded up, as a form of passive resistance?

Can you identify this bizarre-looking, two-barreled World War II-era armored fighting vehicle prototype?

During World War II, a high-ranking officer gave an following order which included this: ' We are bound to respect [the local] monuments so far as war allows. If we have to choose between destroying a famous building and sacrificing our own men, then our men's lives count infinitely more and the buildings must go. But the choice is not always so clear-cut as that. In many cases the monuments can be spared without any detriment to operational needs.' This order related to military conduct in which theater of operations?

What type of weapon did Polish partisans NOT have a homemade version of during the ill-fated Warsaw Uprising of 1944?

When did President Franklin D. Roosevelt first use the phrase “Arsenal of Democracy” in a radio speech to famously describe the U.S. war industry?

Which one of these four World War II-era Allied heavy bombers was introduced into service first? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

Pope Pius XII made a famous radio broadcast on the Christmas of 1942. What was the most notable message of the speech?

In which country did Allied troops, local pro-Allied forces and anti-Axis guerillas clash with each other so violently that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill personally visited on the Christmas of 1944 in an attempt to stop the violence between the sort-of-allies?

Operation Ichi-Go (“Number One”) was a major Japanese operation during World War II. What was its goal? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)