History Quiz

Which of these four Nazi-occupied European countries did NOT have a government-in-exile in London during World War II?

Can you identify this World War II-era self-propelled anti-aircraft gun?

What kind of ship was the first U.S. Navy warship to be lost during World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

What was the goal of the magical spell allegedly cast by English witches in 1940 to protect Britain during World War II?

Which was the first American combat plane with jet propulsion? (Including possible designs that never saw combat. Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

Which state’s navy operated the Turtle, an early submarine, during the War of Independence?

Which part of the United Kingdom was struck by the first German bombs dropped on the country in World War II?

Do you recognize this top Italian Fascist, who was widely considered Mussolini’s possible heir?

The Second Sino-Japanese war started in 1937 and is considered the beginning of World War II in Asia. In 1938, the burning of the city of Changsha became the largest human-caused urban conflagration in Chinese history. How did it start?

Over which European country did allied American and Soviet fighters tangle in a deadly case of mistaken identities in November 1944?