70th Anniversary Of D-day

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70th Anniversary Of D-day - Quiz

Test your knowledge of the D-Day landings

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1.

What was the name of the only ship sunk by German Naval activity on D-Day?
- A.
  
  HMS Argonaut
- B.
  
  DHSS Titanic
- C.
  
  USS Arkansas
- D.
  
  HNoMS Svenner
2.

Who was the Prime Minister at the time of the D-Day landings?
- A.
  
  Clement Attlee
- B.
  
  Anthony Eden
- C.
  
  Winston Churchill
- D.
  
  Neville Chamberlain
3.

Which of the following codenames for the beaches involved in the landings is incorrect?
- A.
  
  Juno
- B.
  
  Sword
- C.
  
  Sliver
- D.
  
  Utah
4.

In the weeks that followed the D-Day landings contingents from the following countries were involved as part of the Allied Forces except?
- A.
  
  Greece
- B.
  
  Norway
- C.
  
  Ireland
- D.
  
  Czechoslovakia
5.

The Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces was?
- A.
  
  Dwight D. Eisenhower
- B.
  
  Bernard Montgomery
- C.
  
  Erwin Rommel
- D.
  
  Trafford Leigh-Mallory
6.

There were over 160,000 soldiers landed in Normandy on D-Day, how many were British?
- A.
  
  88,375
- B.
  
  23,500
- C.
  
  43,100
- D.
  
  61,715
7.

By the 4th July how many men had been landed as part of the advance?
- A.
  
  1,000,000
- B.
  
  500,000
- C.
  
  1,500,000
- D.
  
  2,000,000
8.

What does the D in D-Day stand for?
- A.
  
  Dwight after General Eisenhower
- B.
  
  It didn't stand for anything
- C.
  
  The date on which operations would begin
- D.
  
  Dauntless
9.

What were the names of the temporary harbours erected on the beaches after the beachheads had been secured on D-Day?
- A.
  
  Gooseberry
- B.
  
  Arnhems
- C.
  
  Ironclad
- D.
  
  Mulberry
10.

Operation Fortitude (South) was a plan of deception. It was designed to persuade the Germans that the Allied landings would not be in Normandy, but where instead?
- A.
  
  Cherbourg
- B.
  
  Pas de Calais
- C.
  
  Bordeaux
- D.
  
  Dieppe

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