Braingle: 'Individuals of World War II' Trivia Quiz

Individuals of World War II

Test your knowledge about some of the famous individuals who contributed to the victory of the allies in World War II.

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Category:	History > War
Created By:	Marple

#1 Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when World War II started?

#2 Which British ace fighter pilot lost both legs in a flying accident but later went on to take part in the famous Battle of Britain in the skies over England?

#3 Which prominent American served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and was responsible for the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Ronald Regan
Ronald A. Taft

#4 Which famous French general escaped to Great Britain after the fall of France and rallied the French people to fight the Nazis?

Georges Pompidou
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Alain de Boissieu

#5 Which prominent world leader below died before the end of World War II?

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt

#6 Adolf Hitler's deputy fled to Scotland during World War II. What was his name?

Rudolph Hess
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Goebbels
Martin Bormann

#7 Which movie star was the most decorated American soldier of World War II?

Frank Sinatra
Audey Murphy
John Wayne
Glenn Ford

#8 Which British scientist invented the famous 'Bouncing Bomb'?

Alexander Graham Bell
John Logie Baird
Barnes Wallace
Michael Redgrave

#9 Which European country, led by General Francisco Franco, remained neutral in World War II?

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#10 The royal palace in London, Buckingham Palace, was destroyed by a German Bomb in World War II.

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Individuals of World War II

#1 Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when World War II started?

#2 Which British ace fighter pilot lost both legs in a flying accident but later went on to take part in the famous Battle of Britain in the skies over England?

#3 Which prominent American served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and was responsible for the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944?

#4 Which famous French general escaped to Great Britain after the fall of France and rallied the French people to fight the Nazis?

#5 Which prominent world leader below died before the end of World War II?

#6 Adolf Hitler's deputy fled to Scotland during World War II. What was his name?

#7 Which movie star was the most decorated American soldier of World War II?

#8 Which British scientist invented the famous 'Bouncing Bomb'?

#9 Which European country, led by General Francisco Franco, remained neutral in World War II?

#10 The royal palace in London, Buckingham Palace, was destroyed by a German Bomb in World War II.

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Individuals of World War II

#1 Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when World War II started?

#2 Which British ace fighter pilot lost both legs in a flying accident but later went on to take part in the famous Battle of Britain in the skies over England?

#3 Which prominent American served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and was responsible for the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944?

#4 Which famous French general escaped to Great Britain after the fall of France and rallied the French people to fight the Nazis?

#5 Which prominent world leader below died before the end of World War II?

#6 Adolf Hitler's deputy fled to Scotland during World War II. What was his name?

#7 Which movie star was the most decorated American soldier of World War II?

#8 Which British scientist invented the famous 'Bouncing Bomb'?

#9 Which European country, led by General Francisco Franco, remained neutral in World War II?

#10 The royal palace in London, Buckingham Palace, was destroyed by a German Bomb in World War II.

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