The Second World War Quiz

Twenty questions on the Second World War. How well do you know your history?

20 questions · about 8 min · 20s each

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About this quiz

Leaders, battles, codebreakers and life at home.

Questions
20, with 20 seconds for each. Faster answers score more.
Difficulty
Easy to start, harder towards the end
Covers
  • Events
  • Leaders
  • Home front
  • Battles
  • Codebreaking
  • Causes
  • People
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Warm-up questions

Not part of the quiz, so peek at the answers all you like.

  1. 1Leaders

    Who was Germany's leader during the Second World War?

    1. AHermann Goering
    2. BAdolf Hitler
    3. CHeinrich Himmler
    4. DKaiser Wilhelm II
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    BAdolf Hitler

    Hitler became Germany's chancellor in January 1933.

  2. 2War at sea

    What were German submarines called?

    1. AU-boats
    2. BE-boats
    3. CPanzers
    4. DStukas
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    AU-boats

    U stands for Unterseeboot, German for 'undersea boat'.

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