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Q1: What technology allowed aircraft to be launched from submarines during WWII?
Answer: Catalina flying boats
Q2: Which innovation helped break the Enigma code and shorten the war?
Answer: Turing's Bombe machine
Q3: What was the first programmable computer used for military calculations during WWII?
Answer: ENIAC
Q4: What radar system gave the British early warning of incoming Luftwaffe attacks?
Answer: Chain Home radar
Q5: Which country developed the first operational jet fighter aircraft?
Answer: Germany
Q6: What medical innovation drastically reduced infection rates in wounded soldiers?
Answer: Penicillin
Q7: What was the code name for the Manhattan Project's first nuclear test?
Answer: Trinity
Q8: Which innovation allowed tanks to cross rivers and ditches more effectively?
Answer: Tank bridges and flotation systems
Q9: What navigation device helped bombers find targets through cloud cover?
Answer: Oboe radar
Q10: What was the first mass-produced assault rifle developed during WWII?
Answer: StG 44
Q11: Which country pioneered the use of radar-guided anti-aircraft systems?
Answer: Britain
Q12: What innovation made it possible to detect submarines underwater?
Answer: Sonar
Q13: What was the first guided missile used in combat during WWII?
Answer: V-1 flying bomb
Q14: Which synthetic material was developed as a rubber substitute during WWII?
Answer: Neoprene
Q15: What communication device became standard for military use during WWII?
Answer: Walkie-talkie
Q16: What aircraft innovation allowed longer bombing missions over enemy territory?
Answer: Drop tanks for fuel
Q17: Which country developed the first practical helicopter during WWII?
Answer: Germany
Q18: What photographic innovation helped with reconnaissance missions?
Answer: High-altitude cameras
Q19: What was the first electronic computer designed specifically for codebreaking?
Answer: Colossus
Q20: Which innovation improved night fighting capabilities for aircraft?
Answer: Airborne radar
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