Description : Operation Barbarossa in 1941 was the name for Hitler’s attack on which country?
Last Answer : The Soviet Union
Description : Which European country declared war on Germany alongside Britain in 1939?
Last Answer : France
Description : Which event brought the United States into the war?
Last Answer : The bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941
Description : What was the name of the machine used to create German secret codes?
Last Answer : Enigma
Description : Was Italy one of the Allies?
Last Answer : No
Description : Which winter-long battle for a Russian city began in 1942?
Last Answer : Stalingrad
Description : The invasion of which country prompted Britain’s entry into the war?
Last Answer : Poland
Description : What was the name of the German general who was in charge of the Afrika Korps?
Last Answer : Rommel
Description : In which month did the Allies declare “Victory in Europe”?
Last Answer : May
Description : What was a B-29?
Last Answer : A US bomber aircraft
Description : A “Sherman” was a type of what?
Last Answer : A tank
Description : Which nation sent its Red Army to war in Europe?
Last Answer : USSR
Description : What sort of gun was a Sten?
Last Answer : A machine gun
Description : Where might you find an Anderson Shelter?
Last Answer : In a backyard
Description : What was a “blimp”?
Last Answer : An airship
Description : Stalin was the political leader of which country?
Last Answer : USSR (Russia)
Description : Who was in charge of the SS?
Last Answer : Heinrich Himmler
Description : Which British prime minister declared war on Germany in September 1939?
Last Answer : Neville Chamberlain
Description : What does “blitzkrieg” mean?
Last Answer : Lightning war
Description : What was a “doodlebug”?
Last Answer : A VI flying bomb
Description : Which Battle of Britain fighter had the same name as a type of storm?
Last Answer : Hurricane
Description : Which Japanese city was hit by the first atomic bomb?
Last Answer : Hiroshima
Description : What was the operational name for the D-Day landings in June 1944?
Last Answer : Operation Overlord
Description : In 1947, US President Truman announced the “Truman Doctrine” to look at the benefits of communism for the US. True or False?
Last Answer : False
Description : Animals were put on trial in medieval times. True or False?
Last Answer : True
Description : An “oubliette” was a small hole in a dungeon where prisoners were left and forgotten. True or False?
Description : Castles provided protection to those inside, but they were cold, smoky, smelly places to live. True or False?
Description : True or False: 300 years from now when humanity studies the late 1990's into the 2000's outsourcing will be main reason why the U.S.A. lost it's grip on being the worlds #1 economic superpower?
Last Answer : How about spiraling national debt incurred in no small part due to our most recent imperialist adventures?
Description : In medieval England, children drank beer because it was safer than water. True or False?
Description : By the 15th century, the widespread use of gunpowder made castle fortifications less relevant. True or False?
Description : Most castles had a small private chapel beside the lord’s chambers. True or False?
Description : The Normans first built motte and bailey castles. True or False?
Description : The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 caused Cold War tensions to flare up. True or False?
Description : The Cold War never featured any direct military action. True or False?
Description : Herbert B. Swope coined the term “Cold War.” True or False?
Description : Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so, for what reasons? -History
Last Answer : Christian Missionaries were attacked in the country by many people because they suspected that they were involved in forced conversion and conversion using money power of poor and tribal people from ... they felt this might improve the economical condition and education of the poor and tribals.
Description : When did Mr. Sinister first appear in the original X-Men cartoon?
Last Answer : The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #221 per wikipedia
Description : Men better than women?
Last Answer : Better at peeing standing up.
Description : Discuss the difficulties faced by early men to get their food. -History
Last Answer : The early men were food-gatherers not food producers. They faced following difficulties in collecting food: The danger of wild animals. Tools to hunt the animals were not good in quality. To hunt animals, ... had a lot of presence of mind. They were unable to find which season the fruit ripened.
Description : What do you know about Java men? Why did scientists call them “The Erect Ape Men”? -History
Last Answer : The remains of Java men were first discovered by a Dutch surgeon in Java. It included-a skull, a thigh bone and two teeth. The study of these remains depicts that the Java was half ape ... Java men were also called “The Erect Ape Men” by the scientists because they could walk erect.
Description : List (he Junctions performed by men and women who live in your city and village. In what ways are these similar to those performed by people who lived in Mathura? In what ways are they different? -History
Last Answer : In our city (or in our village) different types of functions such as domestic, officials, related with government posts or departments are performed by men and women as their daily routine. Mathura. ... -members but now in cities or villages people do work to meet their daily needs or expenses.
Description : 4. What do you know about the work division among men and women in the ancient past? [V. Imp.] -History
Last Answer : It is totally difficult to know about it. However, we can mention atleast two possibilities which are: It is likely that both men and women may have done many of the work like hunting, ... by men. And again, there could have been different practices in different parts of the sub-continent.
Description : List two tasks that are performed by both men and women at present. List another two that are performed only by women, and two that are performed only by men. Compare your list with that of any two of your classmates -History
Last Answer : Two tasks that are performed by both men and women: (a) Teaching (b) office jobs Two tasks that are performed by only men: (a) Mining ... (b) Looking after home and hearth Compare your lists yourself.
Description : If the South won the American Civil War, would slavery over time end up abolished in the US?
Last Answer : Computers are the new slaves. When we get true artificial intelligence then we will have another civil war for computer rights. Yes I think slavery would have eventually be abolished or moved onto another group ie computers.
Description : What to do about false hits on criminal background check?
Last Answer : Wait for the HR rep to investigate further. False hits are not that uncommon and it won’t damage your buddy at all if the school has a reliable service doing the background checks.
Description : How much "history" is too much for your S/O to have?
Last Answer : Children, former alcoholic/drug user, multiple divorces, history of stabbing exes.
Description : Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) He founded the Indian National Congress. (b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice. (c) He was an ornithologist. (d) He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
Last Answer : b) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
Description : 1Heavy draft of a disc plough is due to: A. Blunt disc B. Furrows too wide C. Loose bearings D. All are currect
Last Answer : D. All are currect
Description : Heavy draft of a disc plough is due to: a) Blunt disc b) Furrows too wide c) Loose bearings d) All of the above
Last Answer : d) All of the above
Description : What did the Census of 1931 reveal? What attempts were made to decongest the old city? -History
Last Answer : The Census of 1931 revealed that the Walled City area was densely populated with as many as 90 persons per acre, while New Delhi had only about 10 persons per acre. Several attempts ... of neighbourhoods. But this development remained incomplete and did not help to decongest the old city.