WW2 Test

Inspired by Forum Member K.Rokossovski's WW2 Quiz

Rules:

1.No searching up answers

2.Send me a Private Message with the answers. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS IN FORUM.

3. I will give you guys until Friday to give me the answers to the questions.

4. Anyone may participate.

5. Each question is worth one point. You will receive no credit you if you get the question wrong.

Questions:

1.Which renowned Soviet General during World War II imprisoned by Stalin during the great purge in 1937, but was released again due to the Soviet the lack of experienced officers in the army. He eventually obtained the rank of the Marshal of the Soviet Union.

2.What was the most produced German tank of World War II?

3. The German plane Junkers Ju 87 aka the Stuka Bomber had one major weakness, what is the major weakness?

4. Considered the largest encirclement in the history of military warfare. Over 600,000 Soviet troops were encircled by German soldiers during this battle. What is this battle's name?

5.Which was the only American aircraft carrier sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Midway?

6.How was the German battleship Bismarck really sunk in World War II?

7. List how many ships were in the Royal Navy at the start of World War II.

Battleships:

Battlecruisers:

Aircraft Carriers:

Cruisers:

Destroyers:

Submarines:

8. What were the only two American battlecruisers built?

9. The Italian Battleship Roma was sunk by the Germans in World War II, what weapon was used?

10.Which French general was largely blamed for French defeat during Battle of France?

11. The British launched an attack against the Italian fleet with carriers in 1940. This battle was similar in style to the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack.

12. The Japanese commander Tadamichi Kuribayashi was well known for his command during which battle?

13. What was the biggest massacre committed by the Japanese army in World War II?

14. Which German machine gun is still used even today.

15. Which British carrier was sunk by the Japanese in 1942 in the Indian Ocean.

16. What was the most successful German surface raider of World War II?

Bonus:

What slang word was used by Germans to call British soldiers?

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Karl von Krass wrote:

Yeh royal navy vessel count mind bogglingly large
And it was also all almost the most advanced tech with the best officers and the most proud tradition.

whowh wrote:

Karl von Krass wrote:

Yeh royal navy vessel count mind bogglingly large
And it was also all almost the most advanced tech with the best officers and the most proud tradition.
to think people think the german navy during ww2....
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Whowh did get one right though.

vietcong2005 wrote:

Whowh did get one right though.
Just 1?
I should probably change what I write in here. -No one ever

RBoi200 wrote:

Comrade genz wrote:

1 st answer is first name of Gorbachev
Sorry to break it to you, but ur wrong.
It's not
Comrade genz| Master of Forum Major General

whowh wrote:

RBoi200 wrote:

I still find it very sus that Comrade Genz got 1/20 on the last one and 17/17 on this one.
...and how did he get the numbers of ships right?....
I knew all but destroyers
Comrade genz| Master of Forum Major General

Maybe future quiz creations can be made on a form like Google Forms or something? Or a online poll quiz? It's tedious to do it this way.

I'd love to participate again but I'm on here to have fun not type up short responses to quizzes :)

next up ww2 exam then ww2 finals

Answers:

1.Which renowned Soviet General during World War II imprisoned by Stalin during the great purge in 1937, but was released again due to the Soviet the lack of experienced officers in the army. He eventually obtained the rank of the Marshal of the Soviet Union.

Konstantin Rokossovsky

2.What was the most produced German tank of World War II?

Panzer IV

3. The German plane Junkers Ju 87 aka the Stuka Bomber had one major weakness, what is the major weakness?

speed or weak defensive armaments

4. Considered the largest encirclement in the history of military warfare. Over 600,000 Soviet troops were encircled by German soldiers during this battle. What is this battle's name?

The First Battle of Kiev

5.Which was the only American aircraft carrier sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Midway?

USS Yorktown

6.How was the German battleship Bismarck really sunk in World War II?

Sunk by Torpedos, Scuttled, or Shellfire

7. List how many ships were in the Royal Navy at the start of World War II.

Battleships:12

Battlecruisers:3

Aircraft Carriers:7

Cruisers:66

Destroyers:164

Submarines:66

8. What were the only two American battlecruisers built?

USS Guam and USS Alaska

9. The Italian Battleship Roma was sunk by the Germans in World War II, what weapon was used?

Fritz X guided bomb

10.Which French general was largely blamed for French defeat during Battle of France?

Maurice Gamelin

11. The British launched an attack against the Italian fleet with carriers in 1940. This battle was similar in style to the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack.

Battle of Taranto

12. The Japanese commander Tadamichi Kuribayashi was well known for his command during which battle?

Battle of Iwo Jima

13. What was the biggest massacre committed by the Japanese army in World War II?

Nanking Massacre

14. Which German machine gun is still used even today.

MG 42

15. Which British carrier was sunk by the Japanese in 1942 in the Indian Ocean.

HMS Hermes

16. What was the most successful German surface raider of World War II?

Pinguin

Bonus:

What slang word was used by Germans to call British soldiers?

Jerries

Rankings:

1.Comrade Genz 11 points

2.TomtheBuilder and RBoi200 9 points

3.K.Rokossovski 8 points

4.GrandEmpire 3 points

5.Whowh 1 point

hey i knew a load of this, shouldve participated

"In my humble opinion, on the subject matter, topic and content discussed beforehand; I would like to humbly propose, convey my idea on the subject and remark; this, with the help of the afforementioned post" - Karl von Krass
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Vietcong: 15 pointsForum attachmentThis is a tank(Disputed)

I should probably change what I write in here. -No one ever

Did anyone get a point for question 7?

No. That was kind of an unfair question

(I'm also just going to say that Jerries was a name given to German soldiers)

I should probably change what I write in here. -No one ever

whowh wrote:

TomtheBuilder wrote:

Vietcong: 15 pointsForum attachmentThis is a tank(Disputed)
That's what confused me!!!

The Stug 3 g thingy

According to Britannica, a tank is any heavily armed and armoured armored combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. So the StuG III is a tank, argument closed.
I should probably change what I write in here. -No one ever

TomtheBuilder wrote:

whowh wrote:

TomtheBuilder wrote:

Vietcong: 15 pointsForum attachmentThis is a tank(Disputed)
That's what confused me!!!The Stug 3 g thingy
According to Britannica, a tank is any heavily armed and armoured armored combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. So the StuG III is a tank, argument closed.
According to Wikipedia the StuG 3 is a "fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle".
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RBoi200 wrote:

TomtheBuilder wrote:

whowh wrote:

TomtheBuilder wrote:

Vietcong: 15 pointsForum attachmentThis is a tank(Disputed)
That's what confused me!!!The Stug 3 g thingy
According to Britannica, a tank is any heavily armed and armoured armored combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. So the StuG III is a tank, argument closed.
According to Wikipedia the StuG 3 is a "fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle".
Exactly. Armored fighting vehicle.

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