1. Which of the following was Japan's mainstay fighter plane throughout the war?

a. The Spitfire
b. The Mustang
c. The Hellcat
d. The Zero
e. The Hurricane

2. What is the usual date given for the beginning of World War II?

a. December 1, 1941
b. September 1, 1941
c. May 10, 1940
d. December 7, 1941
e. September 1, 1939

3. The Germans used a cipher machine called:

a. Magic
b. Ultra
c. Enigma
d. Purple

4. The code name for the D-Day landing operation was:

a. Omaha
b. Overload
c. Neptune
d. Overcoat
e. Overlord
f.  Fortitude

5. Who was Hitler's second in command and also head of the Luftwaffe?

a. Albert Kesselring
b. Heinrich Himmler
c. Hermann Göring
d. Karl Dönitz
e. Adolf Galland

6. What was Russia's main battle tank throughout the war?

a. The PzKw IV
b. The T-28
c. The P-38
d. The T-34

7. Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a. Vladimir Lenin
b. Joseph Stalin
c. Georgi Zhukov
d. Winston Churchill

8. After a disastrous battle in which the German paratroops, the fallschirmjagers, were almost destroyed, Hitler cancelled all further such operations for the duration of the war. Although they fought in many later battles as infantry, it was the last major air landing for the German paratroops.

Which island in the Mediterranean was the site of this battle?

a. Malta
b. Cyprus
c. Sicily
d. Crete

9. What resource was most critical for Japan during World War II?

a. Petroleum
b. Iron
c. Rubber
d. Chromium

10. On the deck of what battleship did the Japanese representatives sign the surrender document ending the war in the Pacific?

a. Arizona
b. Bismarck
c. Yamato
d. Missouri
e. Oklahoma

11. The Germans and the Japanese cooperated extensively during WWII.

a. True
b. False

12. In 1933, Hitler seized power in Germany in a coup d'etat that has come to be known as Kristallnacht.

a. True
b. False

13. The four aircraft carriers lost by Japan during the battle of Midway were:

a. Akagi, Kaga, Shokaku, Zuikaku.
b. Hiryu, Soryu, Shokaku, Zuikaku.
c. Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu.
d. Akagi, Shoho, Shokaku, Zuikaku.
e. Taisho, Shoho, Hiryu, Soryu.

14. During the war, the Allies completely broke the Enigma code and were reading all the German wireless traffic at will.

a. True
b. False

15. Which American fighter aircraft had eight .50 caliber machine guns instead of the more usual complement of six?

a. The Vought F4U Corsair
b. The P-47 Thunderbolt
c. The P-38 Lightning
d. The P-51 Mustang

16. This famous photograph shows General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore... but where?
 

 
On which of these islands did the “American Caesar” wade ashore?

a. Luzon, in the Philippines
b. Mindanao, in the Philippines
c. Leyte, in the Philippines
d. Coney, in the Philippines