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Q1: What year did World War II officially begin?
Answer: 1939
Q2: Which element was discovered during WWII and used in the Manhattan Project?
Answer: Plutonium
Q3: What was the code name for the D-Day invasion?
Answer: Operation Overlord
Q4: Who discovered penicillin, which saved millions of lives during the war?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
Q5: What was the first programmable computer developed during WWII called?
Answer: Colossus
Q6: Which country developed the first jet fighter aircraft used in combat?
Answer: Germany
Q7: What vitamin deficiency caused 'beriberi' in POW camps during WWII?
Answer: Vitamin B1
Q8: The discovery of which blood type system was crucial for blood transfusions during the war?
Answer: Rh factor
Q9: What was the name of the first nuclear reactor built under the stands of the University of Chicago?
Answer: Chicago Pile-1
Q10: Which radar technology was crucial for the British victory in the Battle of Britain?
Answer: Chain Home radar
Q11: What medical discovery helped prevent malaria among troops in the Pacific Theater?
Answer: DDT insecticide
Q12: The discovery of which antibiotic mold revolutionized battlefield medicine?
Answer: Penicillium notatum
Q13: What was the name of the first ballistic missile used in warfare?
Answer: V-2 rocket
Q14: Which synthetic material was developed as a rubber substitute during WWII?
Answer: Neoprene
Q15: What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943?
Answer: Operation Husky
Q16: The discovery of which process allowed mass production of synthetic rubber?
Answer: Polymerization
Q17: What was the first island captured by U.S. forces in the Pacific campaign?
Answer: Guadalcanal
Q18: Which fungus was discovered to be effective against bacterial infections during the war?
Answer: Streptomyces
Q19: What was the name of the secret British project to develop radar technology?
Answer: Watson-Watt project
Q20: The discovery of which chemical compound was used in 'strip maps' for navigation?
Answer: Phosphorescent zinc sulfide
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