Bing World War Two Quiz: 60 Questions and Answers

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World War Two shaped our modern world in ways we still feel today. From the battlefields of Europe to the Pacific islands, this global conflict changed borders, toppled empires, and created new alliances that defined the second half of the 20th century. The massive scale of the war touched nearly every country on Earth and impacted millions of lives.

Ready to test your knowledge about this pivotal moment in history? The following quiz contains 60 questions covering major battles, key leaders, important dates, and lesser-known facts about World War Two.

Take your time with each question and see how much you know about this defining conflict. Check your answers at the end to discover which areas of WWII history you’re strongest in and where you might want to learn more.

Bing World War Two Quiz Questions

The answers to all questions can be found at the end of the quiz section. Good luck!

  1. When did World War II begin in Europe? A) September 1, 1939 B) December 7, 1941 C) June 22, 1941 D) August 6, 1945
  2. Which country did Germany invade to start World War II? A) France B) Poland C) Soviet Union D) Belgium
  3. Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain for most of World War II? A) Neville Chamberlain B) Anthony Eden C) Winston Churchill D) Clement Attlee
  4. What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944? A) Operation Market Garden B) Operation Barbarossa C) Operation Overlord D) Operation Torch
  5. Which battle is often considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific? A) Battle of Midway B) Battle of Iwo Jima C) Battle of Okinawa D) Battle of Leyte Gulf
  6. What was the name of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? A) Operation Z B) Operation Typhoon C) Operation Rising Sun D) Operation Samurai
  7. The Battle of Stalingrad took place in which country? A) Poland B) Germany C) Soviet Union D) Yugoslavia
  8. Which Allied nation suffered the highest number of military deaths during World War II? A) United States B) Great Britain C) France D) Soviet Union
  9. What was the code name for the German plan to invade the Soviet Union? A) Operation Sea Lion B) Operation Eagle C) Operation Barbarossa D) Operation Citadel
  10. The Atlantic Charter was signed by: A) Hitler and Mussolini B) Churchill and Roosevelt C) Stalin and Churchill D) Roosevelt and Hirohito
  11. Which of these countries remained neutral during World War II? A) Spain B) Italy C) Finland D) Hungary
  12. The Holocaust primarily targeted which group? A) Political opponents B) Jews C) Military prisoners D) Ethnic Slavs
  13. What was the name of the German air force during World War II? A) Wehrmacht B) Kriegsmarine C) Luftwaffe D) Waffen-SS
  14. Which battle marked the first major Allied victory in North Africa? A) Battle of El Alamein B) Battle of Tobruk C) Battle of Kasserine Pass D) Battle of Tunisia
  15. D-Day landings occurred on what date? A) June 6, 1944 B) July 4, 1944 C) May 8, 1945 D) August 15, 1944
  16. Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe? A) George Patton B) Bernard Montgomery C) Douglas MacArthur D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  17. What was the German name for their blitzkrieg strategy? A) Lebensraum B) Anschluss C) Blitzkrieg D) Festung Europa
  18. The city of Dresden was famous for what wartime event? A) Hitler’s last stand B) Devastating Allied bombing C) Major tank battle D) Peace conference
  19. What was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb? A) Operation Overlord B) Manhattan Project C) Project Rainbow D) Trinity Project
  20. Which of these was NOT one of the “Big Three” Allied leaders? A) Winston Churchill B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Charles de Gaulle D) Joseph Stalin
  21. The Japanese surrender ceremony took place aboard which ship? A) USS Missouri B) USS Enterprise C) HMS King George V D) USS Arizona
  22. Which Italian dictator allied with Hitler during the war? A) Francisco Franco B) Antonio Salazar C) Benito Mussolini D) Victor Emmanuel III
  23. What was the name of Hitler’s secret police? A) SS B) SA C) Gestapo D) Abwehr
  24. Which German general was known as the “Desert Fox”? A) Heinz Guderian B) Erwin Rommel C) Gerd von Rundstedt D) Friedrich Paulus
  25. The Nuremberg Trials dealt with: A) German war debt B) Division of German territory C) War crimes D) Prisoner exchanges
  26. Which of these countries was NOT occupied by Germany during the war? A) Sweden B) Norway C) Denmark D) Netherlands
  27. The Battle of the Bulge took place in: A) France B) Belgium and Luxembourg C) Italy D) Poland
  28. Who led the Free French forces? A) Philippe Pétain B) Charles de Gaulle C) Henri Giraud D) Maurice Gamelin
  29. Which Pacific battle was known for the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi? A) Guadalcanal B) Saipan C) Iwo Jima D) Okinawa
  30. The Vichy government was: A) The Nazi puppet state in France B) The Russian provisional government C) The Italian resistance movement D) The British war cabinet
  31. What was the “Final Solution”? A) The Allied plan to invade Germany B) The Nazi plan to exterminate Jews C) The German surrender terms D) The rebuilding plan for Europe
  32. The German battleship Bismarck was sunk in: A) The North Atlantic B) The Mediterranean C) The Baltic Sea D) The English Channel
  33. What was the name of the Japanese fighter planes used in kamikaze attacks? A) Zero B) Betty C) Kate D) Val
  34. The Yalta Conference was held in: A) Switzerland B) Soviet Union (Crimea) C) United States D) United Kingdom
  35. Operation Market Garden was an Allied attempt to: A) Capture Berlin B) End the war by Christmas 1944 C) Secure bridges in the Netherlands D) Break through Italian defenses
  36. Which weapon was nicknamed “Stalin’s Organ”? A) T-34 tank B) Katyusha rocket launcher C) PPSh-41 submachine gun D) Yak-9 fighter plane
  37. The German U-boats primarily operated in: A) The Pacific Ocean B) The Atlantic Ocean C) The Mediterranean Sea D) The Black Sea
  38. Which country was the first to declare war on Germany in response to the invasion of Poland? A) United States B) Soviet Union C) Great Britain D) France
  39. What was the code name for the German defense line along the French coast? A) Siegfried Line B) Atlantic Wall C) Maginot Line D) West Wall
  40. The German surrender document was signed at: A) Berlin B) Reims C) Paris D) London
  41. Which of these was a major concentration camp? A) Dunkirk B) Auschwitz C) Arnhem D) Sedan
  42. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place on: A) December 7, 1941 B) January 7, 1942 C) November 7, 1941 D) February 7, 1942
  43. The first use of an atomic bomb in warfare was against: A) Tokyo B) Hiroshima C) Nagasaki D) Osaka
  44. The Eastern Front of World War II primarily involved fighting between: A) Japan and China B) Germany and Soviet Union C) Britain and Italy D) United States and Japan
  45. What does V-E Day stand for? A) Victory in Europe B) Victory and Endurance C) Victory Earned D) Victory Expedition
  46. Which country was NOT a member of the Axis powers? A) Japan B) Germany C) Soviet Union D) Italy
  47. The Bataan Death March took place in: A) Vietnam B) Philippines C) Burma D) Malaysia
  48. What was “Operation Paperclip”? A) The evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk B) The American program to recruit German scientists after the war C) The Allied deception plan before D-Day D) The dropping of propaganda leaflets over Germany
  49. The Tuskegee Airmen were: A) British bomber pilots B) German paratroopers C) African American fighter pilots D) Japanese kamikaze pilots
  50. Which of these ships was NOT sunk at Pearl Harbor? A) USS Arizona B) USS Enterprise C) USS Oklahoma D) USS West Virginia
  51. Anne Frank and her family hid in: A) London B) Paris C) Amsterdam D) Berlin
  52. What was the largest naval battle of World War II? A) Battle of Midway B) Battle of the Coral Sea C) Battle of Leyte Gulf D) Battle of the Philippine Sea
  53. The Siege of Leningrad lasted approximately: A) 6 months B) 1 year C) 900 days D) 3 months
  54. The Enigma machine was used by: A) Allied forces for sending coded messages B) German forces for sending coded messages C) Japanese forces for sending coded messages D) Italian forces for sending coded messages
  55. Which country was the first to develop and test jet aircraft during the war? A) United States B) Great Britain C) Germany D) Soviet Union
  56. Which of these was NOT a major conference between Allied leaders? A) Tehran Conference B) Potsdam Conference C) Geneva Conference D) Yalta Conference
  57. What was the code name for the planned invasion of Japan? A) Operation Olympic B) Operation Downfall C) Operation Sunset D) Operation Endgame
  58. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising occurred in: A) 1941 B) 1942 C) 1943 D) 1944
  59. Which vehicle was nicknamed “Ronson” by German troops because it caught fire so easily? A) M4 Sherman tank B) Willys Jeep C) P-51 Mustang D) B-17 Flying Fortress
  60. World War II officially ended on: A) May 8, 1945 B) August 15, 1945 C) September 2, 1945 D) December 31, 1945

Bing World War Two Quiz Answers

  1. A) September 1, 1939
  2. B) Poland
  3. C) Winston Churchill
  4. C) Operation Overlord
  5. A) Battle of Midway
  6. A) Operation Z
  7. C) Soviet Union
  8. D) Soviet Union
  9. C) Operation Barbarossa
  10. B) Churchill and Roosevelt
  11. A) Spain
  12. B) Jews
  13. C) Luftwaffe
  14. A) Battle of El Alamein
  15. A) June 6, 1944
  16. D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  17. C) Blitzkrieg
  18. B) Devastating Allied bombing
  19. B) Manhattan Project
  20. C) Charles de Gaulle
  21. A) USS Missouri
  22. C) Benito Mussolini
  23. C) Gestapo
  24. B) Erwin Rommel
  25. C) War crimes
  26. A) Sweden
  27. B) Belgium and Luxembourg
  28. B) Charles de Gaulle
  29. C) Iwo Jima
  30. A) The Nazi puppet state in France
  31. B) The Nazi plan to exterminate Jews
  32. A) The North Atlantic
  33. A) Zero
  34. B) Soviet Union (Crimea)
  35. C) Secure bridges in the Netherlands
  36. B) Katyusha rocket launcher
  37. B) The Atlantic Ocean
  38. C) Great Britain
  39. B) Atlantic Wall
  40. B) Reims
  41. B) Auschwitz
  42. A) December 7, 1941
  43. B) Hiroshima
  44. B) Germany and Soviet Union
  45. A) Victory in Europe
  46. C) Soviet Union
  47. B) Philippines
  48. B) The American program to recruit German scientists after the war
  49. C) African American fighter pilots
  50. B) USS Enterprise
  51. C) Amsterdam
  52. C) Battle of Leyte Gulf
  53. C) 900 days
  54. B) German forces for sending coded messages
  55. C) Germany
  56. C) Geneva Conference
  57. B) Operation Downfall
  58. C) 1943
  59. A) M4 Sherman tank
  60. C) September 2, 1945

How did you score? World War Two remains one of the most studied conflicts in human history because of its global impact and the lessons it continues to teach us.

Whether you aced this quiz or learned something new, understanding this massive conflict helps us make sense of the modern world. The war’s effects on technology, international relations, and human rights still shape our lives today.