Historical Leaders
Who was the leader of Germany from 1933, January 30th to 1945, April 30th? (No it's not a US President)
What is Adolf Hitler?
When did Germany invade the nation of Poland, give the exact day, mouth, and year.
A]: 1939, March 15th
B]: 1937, July 7th
C]: 1938, September 30th
D]: 1939, September 3rd
What is 1939, September 3rd?
What was the bombing/attack during December 7th, 1941?
What is Attack on Pearl Harbor?
Name the only World War II general to become President of the United States.
What is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
When was the United Service Organizations formed? (If you can't get this right, then just give up on this section entirely.)
A]: 1940, February 4
B]: 1941, February 4
C]: 1942, February 4
D]: 1943, February 4
What is 1941, February 4?
Who was the leader of the United States after May 1945?
A]: Herbert Hoover
B]: Harry S. Truman
C]: John F. Kennedy
D]: Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is Franklin D. Roos-SIKE HE DIED AHAHAHAH!
What is Harry S. Truman?
When did the Japanese Empire invade China? (We are referring to the second invasion by Japan into mainland China.)
A]: 1931, September 18
B]: 1938, September 30th
C]: 1937, July 7th
D]: 1939, March 15th
What is 1937, July 7th?
What was the last major offensive operation launched by the Third Reich (Germany)?
A]: Battle of Kursk
B]: Battle of the Bulge
C]: Operation Bagration
D]: Operation Spring Awakening
What is Battle of the Bulge?
Name the Wehrmacht (German Army) commander in the North African Theater?
A]: Erwin Smith
B]: Erich Raeder
C]: Erwin Rommel
D]: Irving Morrell
What is Erwin Rommel?
(Erich Raeder is some random German naval commander, Erwin Smith is from Japanese manga series Attack on Titan, and Irving Morrell is from the dumbest book series ever: Southern Victory. They are all the wrong answer.)
Following the invasion of Normandy by Allied forces in 1944, June 6th, who was the first movie star to travel to France?
A]: Emanuel Goldenberg
B]: Edward G. Robinson
C]: Humphrey Bogart
D]: James Stewart
What is Edward G. Robinson?
(Emanuel Goldenberg isn't even a person! AHAHAHAH!)
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
A]: Nikita Khrushchev
B]: Vladimir Lenin
C]: Joseph Stalin
D]: Mikhail Gorbachev
What is Joseph Stalin?
When did the Third Reich (Germany) launch Operation Barbarossa and invaded the Soviet Union?
A]: 1941, June 22
B]: 1941, April 6
C]: 1940, May 10
D]: 1940, October 28
What is 1941, June 22?
What was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union, used by the Wehrmacht?
A]: Operation Weserübung
B]: Operation Barbarossa
C]: Operation Overlord
D]: Operation Downfall
What is Operation Barbarossa?
Who was the Deputy Supreme Commander of the entire Red Army during 1943?
A]: Rodion Malinovsky
B]: Nikolai Bulganin
C]: Joseph Stalin
D]: Georgy Zhukov
What is Georgy Zhukov?
During 1943, a plane carrying a USO troupe crashed outside ___________, killing singer and actress Tamara Drasin, and severely injuring Broadway singer Jane Froman.
A]: Berlin
B]: Lisbon
C]: Sofia
D]: Bucharest
What is Lisbon?
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland during World War II?
What is Neville Chamberlain/Winston Churchill/Clement Attlee?
When did Italy start the invasion of France?
A]: 1940, March 9
B]: 1940, May 10
C]: 1940, April 9
D]: 1940, June 10
What is 1940, June 10?
What was the codename for the Allied airborne operation in the German occupied Netherlands during 1944?
A]: Operation Dragoon
B]: Operation Market Garden
C]: Operation Overlord
D]: Operation Torch
What is Operation Market Garden?
Which Japanese commander died at the Battle of Midway? (Good luck with this, all of the listed commanders below were present at the Battle of Midway.)
A]: Isoroku Yamamoto
B]: Nobutake Kondō
C]: Chūichi Nagumo
D]: Tamon Yamaguchi
What is Tamon Yamaguchi?
Sixty-six USO units were in the European Theater of Operations on Victory in Europe Day 1945 with a monthly audience of _________ soldiers.
A]: 500,000
B]: 750,000
C]: 1,000,000
D]: 1,250,000
What is 750,000?
Who was the 1st President of the Republic of China?
A]: Chiang Kai-shek
B]: Tan Yankai
C]: Weng Wenhao
D]: Chen Cheng
What is Chiang Kai-shek?
What major event happened during 1942, May 8th?
A]: Battle of Savo Island
B]: The Battle of the Coral Sea
C]: Second Battle of El Alamein
D]: The Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
What is the Battle of the Coral Sea?
What is the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula?
(Aww... I'm so nice, look, you get two free answers... you got one right, right?)
Which battle was codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the United States military during the Pacific War?
A]: Battle of the Philippine Sea
B]: Battle of Peleliu
C]: Battle of the Marianas
D]: Battle of the Coral Sea
What is Battle of Peleliu?
Who was the American commanding officer during the Battle of Savo Island? (Yes there was a British one but you don't need to name him.)
A]: Chester W. Nimitz
B]: Douglas MacArthur
C]: Frank Jack Fletcher
D]: Richmond K. Turner
What is Richmond K. Turner?
For as long as the USO has existed, it's had a partnership with which drink company?
A]: Moxie
B]: Dr Pepper
C]: Mountain Dew
D]: Coca-Cola
What is Coca-Cola?
(At the outset of World War II, the Coca-Cola company decided it would make a Coke available for just five cents to any GI who wanted one, no matter how much money the company would lose doing it.)