General History Quiz: MCQ!
- 1.What happened on May 18, 1980?
- A.
John Lennon Was Assassinated
- B.
Mt. St. Helens Erupted
- C.
Gordie Howe Retired From Hockey
- D.
Jean-Paul Sartre Died
- 2.What did the 82nd Airborne Division liberate on June 6, 1944, in WWII?
- A.
Sainte-Lo
- B.
Bayeaux
- C.
Formigny
- D.
Sainte-Mere-Eglise
- 3.What was Truman's plane named in WWII?
- A.
Give Em Hell
- B.
Show Me
- C.
Missouri
- D.
Independence
- 4.Where was the German ship Graf Spee scuttled in WWII?
- A.
Gibraltar, Spain
- B.
Montevideo, Uruguay
- C.
Saltford, Norway
- D.
Copenhagen, Denmark
- 5.What was Heinrich Himmler's occupation before WWII?
- A.
Police Officer
- B.
Lawyer
- C.
Chicken Farmer
- D.
Bar Tender
- 6.What was future Presidential candidate George McGovern's plane named in WWII?
- A.
Dakota Queen
- B.
The Painter
- C.
Daily Bread
- D.
Sioux City Sue
- 7.Who was Gertrude Traudl Junge in WWII?
- A.
Hitler's Valet
- B.
Hitler's Sister In-Law
- C.
Hitler's Niece
- D.
Hitler's Secretary
- 8.Who was nicknamed "Cottonhead" in WWII?
- A.
Premier Tojo
- B.
Admiral Nimitz
- C.
General Lemay
- D.
General Vandergrift
- 9.Who were the Red Devils in WWII?
- A.
Name Of Group Of Russian Snipers
- B.
British Paratroopers
- C.
Ike's Personal Guards
- D.
What Hitler Called The Attackers Of Berlin
- 10.What kind of vehicle was an "Ark" in WWII?
- A.
French Armored Personnel Carrier
- B.
German Five-Tubed Cannon
- C.
German Medium Tank Used In Russia
- D.
British Tank Containing A Bridge
- 11.What kind of vehicle was the Terrapin in WWII?
- A.
British Amphibious Load Carrier
- B.
Largest German Half Track
- C.
2 Man Japanese Tank
- D.
Russian Armored Car
- 12.What country did Idi Amin flee to during the war with Tanzania?
- A.
Libya
- B.
Egypt
- C.
Morocco
- D.
Zimbabwe
- 13.Who were the "Flying Cheetahs" in the Korean War?
- A.
South African Pilots
- B.
Netherlands Pilots
- C.
U.S. Helicopter Pilots
- D.
American-Trained Korean Pilots
- 14.Which of these African countries gained their independence in 1980?
- A.
Lesotho
- B.
Zimbabwe
- C.
Angola
- D.
Mali
- 15.What European kingdom temporarily moved its seat of government to the New World in 1808?
- A.
France
- B.
San Marino
- C.
Portugal
- D.
Austria
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