Palm Springs Air Museum WWII History Quiz
1. World War II officially began when Germany invaded Poland in
a. April 1938
b. January 1939
c. September 1939
d. February 1940

2. Which airplane won the Battle of Britain?
a. Hurricane
b. Spitfire
c. Sterling
d. Lancaster

3. Approximately how many troops were rescued at Dunkirk?
a. 50,000
b. 175,000
c. 340,000
d. 550,000

4. How many battleships were damaged at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941?
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Eight
d. Nine

5. What naval battle was known as the Marianas Turkey Shoot?
a. Coral Sea
b. Midway
c. Bismark Sea
d. Philippine Sea

6. What was the name of the B-29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
a. Bocks Car
b. Aluminum Overcast
c. Shoo Shoo Baby
d. Enola Gay

7. What was the date of the Doolittle Raid?
a. February 25, 1942
b. April 18, 1942
c. July 4, 1942
d. August 25, 1942

8. Which general commanded the American invasion of North Africa?
a. Mark Clark
b. George Patton
c. Dwight Eisenhower
d. Omar Bradley

9. Which of the following was the most bombed during WWII?
a. Malta
b. Dresden
c. London
d. Okinawa

10. World War II ended in 1945 on:
a. May 8
b. September 2
c. August 9
d. August 6

Quiz Explanation