History Quiz : Europe 1940-1949

History Quiz : Europe 1940-1949

Difficulty : Medium Get 6/10 correct to pass the quiz

Question 1 of 10

In 1943, where did The Bengal Famine occur?

Question 2 of 10

Operation Fortitude was the code name for a deception strategy to throw the Axis off the trail leading up to what 1944 event?

Question 3 of 10

What weapon was designed throughout the 1940s and first put into service in 1949 by the Soviet Union?

Question 4 of 10

Originally planned for 1940, Operation Sea Lion was a cancelled invasion of what city by German forces?

Question 5 of 10

Who called for the British to Quit India in a 1942 speech?

Question 6 of 10

Konrad Adenauer took what position in 1949?

Question 7 of 10

In 1941, who wrote the song London Pride?

Question 8 of 10

What bomb did Barnes Wallis invent in 1943?

Question 9 of 10

What 1946 film is about two boys in Rome who are working to buy a horse?

Question 10 of 10

Which 1949 novel features the character Big Brother?