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Q1: Which country was the first to declare war on Germany in World War II?
Answer: Great Britain
Q2: What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
Answer: Operation Overlord
Q3: Which Soviet marshal led the defense of Stalingrad and later commanded forces at the Battle of Berlin?
Answer: Georgy Zhukov
Q4: What was the name of the first programmable computer developed by Konrad Zuse during WWII?
Answer: Z3
Q5: Which battle is considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific theater?
Answer: Battle of Midway
Q6: What was the largest armored battle in history during World War II?
Answer: Battle of Kursk
Q7: Which American general was nicknamed 'Old Blood and Guts'?
Answer: George S. Patton
Q8: What was the name of the Nazi's last major offensive in the Ardennes Forest?
Answer: Battle of the Bulge
Q9: Which aircraft was known as the 'Flying Fortress' and was heavily used in bombing raids over Germany?
Answer: B-17
Q10: Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Answer: Winston Churchill
Q11: What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
Answer: Operation Barbarossa
Q12: Which island-hopping campaign was crucial for the Allied advance toward Japan?
Answer: Guadalcanal Campaign
Q13: What was the name of the secret German rocket that was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile?
Answer: V-2 rocket
Q14: Which Polish officer and resistance fighter became famous for his daring escape from Colditz Castle?
Answer: Major Johnnie Dodge
Q15: What was the largest naval battle in history during World War II?
Answer: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Q16: Which American destroyer commander said 'I will not surrender' during the Battle of the Coral Sea?
Answer: John K. Waters
Q17: What was the name of the British codebreaking center that helped crack the Enigma machine?
Answer: Bletchley Park
Q18: Which Canadian general led the 1st Canadian Army during the liberation of northwestern Europe?
Answer: Harry Crerar
Q19: What was the first city to be liberated in Western Europe during the Allied invasion?
Answer: Cherbourg
Q20: Which Australian commando force conducted the famous raid on the Japanese-held Timor?
Answer: Sparrow Force
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