Can you master the complex web of political relationships and wartime leadership that defined World War II? This category delves into the personalities, decisions, and diplomatic maneuvers that were pivotal during the war. Understanding the leaders’ motivations and choices gives insight into the events that unfolded and shaped our current world.
The leaders’ stories are full of intrigue and high stakes, akin to political thrillers where each decision carries global consequences. Explore how their backgrounds, beliefs, and alliances influenced wartime strategies and outcomes. From the famed conferences to the unsung negotiations, this trivia offers a glimpse into the minds of those who steered the global narrative.
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In August 1941 Winston Churchill and US President Franklin D Roosevelt secretly met – where?
Madeira
Madeira
Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Iceland
Iceland
Greenland
Greenland
The Tehran Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin started in which month of 1943?
September
September
October
October
November
November
December
December
Because Churchill lost the British General Election in July 1945, who replaced him at Potsdam
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan
The Potsdam Conference began in which month in 1945?
September
September
July
July
June
June
August
August
At which World War 1I Conference did the allies set the terms of the Japanese surrender?
Tehran
Tehran
Potsdam
Potsdam
Casablanca
Casablanca
Yalta
Yalta
In October 1941 US President Roosevelt approved $1billion Lend-Lease loan to which country?
Russia
Russia
Germany
Germany
Canada
Canada
France
France
Which Prime Minister informed the British public that the country was at war with Germany, in a radio announcement?
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Lloyd George
Lloyd George
How did Adolf Hitler die?
Unknown
Unknown
Killed in Battle
Killed in Battle
Assassination
Assassination
Suicide
Suicide
Italy declared war on Germany In what year?
1945
1945
1942
1942
1943
1943
1944
1944
What was Admiral Yamamoto’s first name?
Isoroku
Isoroku
Ichigo
Ichigo
Zenbu
Zenbu
Takashi
Takashi
In which city was the formal surrender of all German forces accepted by the Allies?
Rheims
Rheims
Paris
Paris
Lyon
Lyon
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
On the day Winston Churchill became Prime Minister Britain invaded which country?
Finland
Finland
Norway
Norway
Iceland
Iceland
Germany
Germany
In what year did Russia make the infamous Molotov Ribbentrop pact?
1939
1939
1914
1914
1945
1945
1918
1918
Which of these countries was not a combatant during World War II?
France
France
Australia
Australia
Ireland
Ireland
Italy
Italy
In June 1945 where was the United Nations Charter signed?
San Diego
San Diego
New York
New York
San Francisco
San Francisco
Boston
Boston
Which of these countries was the last to surrender to the Allies?
Italy
Italy
Hungary
Hungary
Germany
Germany
Japan
Japan
Which two countries were first to declare war on Germany in 1939?
Britain and USA
Britain and USA
Britain and Russia
Britain and Russia
France and Belgium
France and Belgium
Britain and France
Britain and France
Winston Churchill became the UK’s First Lord of the Admiralty In what year?
1940
1940
1939
1939
1938
1938
1941
1941
What title did Adolf Hitler bestow on himself after gaining power in Nazi Germany?
Konig
Konig
Fuhrer
Fuhrer
Kaiser
Kaiser
Jager
Jager
What was the name of the British establishment where German codes were broken?
Birchley Park
Birchley Park
Benchley Park
Benchley Park
Bingley Park
Bingley Park
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park
Where did the signing of the Japanese surrender take place, bringing the close World War 1I?
Tokyo
Tokyo
U.S.S. Missouri
U.S.S. Missouri
U.S.S. Lexinton
U.S.S. Lexinton
Washington
Washington
In 1940 Germany’s Jews were ordered to wear what color stars for identification?
Brown
Brown
Orange
Orange
Yellow
Yellow
White
White
Who was Pope at the outbreak of World War II in 1939?
John XXIII
John XXIII
Benedict XV
Benedict XV
Pius Xi
Pius Xi
Pius XII
Pius XII
In May 1945 Heinrich Himmler committed suicide by which method?
Cyanide
Cyanide
Hanging
Hanging
Shooting
Shooting
Morphine Overdose
Morphine Overdose
Neville Chamberlain resigned as UK Prime Minister In what year?
1942
1942
1941
1941
1939
1939
1940
1940
Mussolini was arrested and relieved from office In what year?
1943
1943
1945
1945
1946
1946
1942
1942
What was the code name given to Germany’s plan to invade the Russia?
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm
Operation 009
Operation 009
Operation Go
Operation Go
Britain declared war on Nazi Germany In what year?
1940
1940
1939
1939
1941
1941
1938
1938
In which country was the formal surrender of all German forces accepted by the Allies?
Germany
Germany
France
France
Austria
Austria
Belgium
Belgium
During World War II The Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) was made Governor of where?
Bahamas
Bahamas
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Bermuda
Bermuda
Barbados
Barbados
On which date in 1945 was the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
August 9th
August 9th
August 25th
August 25th
August 12th
August 12th
September 3rd
September 3rd
Which country suffered the largest number of civilian deaths?
Germany
Germany
Great Britain
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
United States
United States
Which of these countries was not a combatant during World War II?
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal
Germany
Germany
Italy
Italy
In what year did Italy invade Greece?
1938
1938
1939
1939
1940
1940
1937
1937
Greenland was occupied by which country in April 1941?
USA
USA
Britain
Britain
Italy
Italy
Germany
Germany
Which American aircraft had the nickname Stratofortress?
B-52
B-52
B-29
B-29
B-17
B-17
B-2
B-2
In which country were the majority of the Nazi extermination camps during World War 1I?
France
France
Hungary
Hungary
Austria
Austria
Poland
Poland
In what year did Winston Churchill make his ‘ Never was so much owed by so many to so few’ speech?
1939
1939
1942
1942
1940
1940
1938
1938
How did the U.S. officially enter World War II and specifically with Germany?
War was never declared
War was never declared
Germany declared war
Germany declared war
U.S. declared war
U.S. declared war
Germany attacked U.S.
Germany attacked U.S.
Which party won the UK General Election of 1945, shortly before the war ended?
Labour
Labour
Whig
Whig
Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative
In April 1945 Benito Mussolini was executed in which city?
Milan
Milan
Perugia
Perugia
Naples
Naples
Turin
Turin
Who was US Ambassador to the UK at the outbreak of World War II?
W Averill Harriman
W Averill Harriman
John Winant
John Winant
Charles Dawes
Charles Dawes
Joseph P Kennedy
Joseph P Kennedy
America’s top secret Manhattan Project actually began In what year?
1943
1943
1941
1941
1942
1942
1944
1944
The Yalta Conference in Crimea took place in which month in 1945?
February
February
November
November
May
May
August
August
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