World War II timeline Trivia Quiz

Q1: What year did World War II officially begin in Europe?

Answer: 1939

Q2: Which country's invasion triggered the start of World War II?

Answer: Poland

Q3: What was the name of Germany's rapid warfare strategy used in the early war years?

Answer: Blitzkrieg

Q4: In what year did the United States enter World War II?

Answer: 1941

Q5: What event caused the United States to enter World War II?

Answer: Pearl Harbor attack

Q6: Which major battle marked the turning point on the Eastern Front in 1943?

Answer: Battle of Stalingrad

Q7: What was the code name for Germany's planned invasion of Britain?

Answer: Operation Sea Lion

Q8: In what year did the D-Day invasion of Normandy occur?

Answer: 1944

Q9: Which conference in 1945 decided the post-war division of Germany?

Answer: Yalta Conference

Q10: What was the name of the Nazi's final major offensive in December 1944?

Answer: Battle of the Bulge

Q11: Which country was invaded by Germany in Operation Barbarossa in 1941?

Answer: Soviet Union

Q12: What date is traditionally considered the end of World War II in Europe?

Answer: May 8, 1945

Q13: Which Japanese cities were targeted by atomic bombs in August 1945?

Answer: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Q14: What was the name of the German air force during World War II?

Answer: Luftwaffe

Q15: Which battle in June 1942 marked the beginning of the Pacific turnaround for the Allies?

Answer: Battle of Midway

Q16: What year did Italy surrender to the Allies during World War II?

Answer: 1943

Q17: Which treaty formally ended World War II between Japan and the Allied powers?

Answer: Treaty of San Francisco

Q18: What was the name of the evacuation of British and French forces from Dunkirk?

Answer: Operation Dynamo

Q19: In what month and year did Germany invade the Soviet Union?

Answer: June 1941

Q20: What was the last major German offensive on the Western Front?

Answer: Operation Spring Awakening