Everyone knows something about World War 2, but just how good is your knowledge? Find out with these fun World War 2 trivia questions and answers!
World War 2 trivia questions
Question 1
What year did World War II begin?
Question 2
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when World War II began?
Question 3
Who were the Axis Powers in World War II?
Question 4
Which event is commonly marked as the start of World War II?
Question 5
What was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb called?
Question 6
What was the name of the beach in Normandy where the Allies landed on June 6, 1944?
Question 7
Which were the first two countries to declare war on Germany following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939?
Question 8
Who was the president of the United States when World War II ended?
Question 9
Which conference split Germany into four zones of occupation?
Question 10
Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as president after his death in 1945?
Question 11
Who was the leader of the USSR during World War II?
Question 12
What was the largest concentration camp liberated by the Allies?
Question 13
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
Question 14
Which battle was considered a turning point in the Pacific theater of the war?
Question 15
Which country was invaded by Germany in Operation Barbarossa?
Question 16
Who was the German general known as the “Desert Fox”?
Question 17
What was the name of the Japanese emperor at the time of World War II?
Question 18
Who was the British general who defeated the “Desert Fox”?
Question 19
What was the name of the Japanese suicide pilots?
Question 20
Which battle, which took place between August 23, 1942 and February 2, 1943, marked Germany’s first major loss?
Question 21
What does “Blitzkrieg” mean in English?
Question 22
What was the name of Adolf Hitler’s book he wrote in prison?
Question 23
Who were the main three leaders of the Allies?
Question 24
Which ship suffered the most loss of life at Pearl Harbor?
Question 25
What was the codename for the invasion of Normandy?
Question 26
What famous physicist wrote a letter to President Roosevelt about the potential for a new type of bomb, which led to the Manhattan Project?
Question 27
Who was the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II?
Question 28
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Question 29
What was the last major offensive by the Germans in World War II, leading to a battle in Belgium?
Question 30
In what year did World War II end?
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