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 : The invasion of which country prompted Britain’s entry into the war?
Last Answer : Poland
Description : Which nation sent its Red Army to war in Europe?
Last Answer : USSR
Description : Operation Barbarossa in 1941 was the name for Hitler’s attack on which country?
Last Answer : The Soviet Union
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 : 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 : 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 : Men over 35 were too old for the draft in the US. True or False?
Last Answer : False, the top age was 45
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 : 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 : Which German pocket battleship was sunk following the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939?
Last Answer : Graf Spee
Description : In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2015) (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) V.B. Patel (d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Last Answer : (d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya
Description : Identify the purpose to convene the Vienna of Congress in 1815 from the following options: a) To declared competition of German unification b) To restore conservative regime in Europe c) To declare war against France d) To start the process of Italian unification.
Last Answer : b) To restore conservative regime in Europe
Description : A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after - (1) It is passed by both the Houses. (2) The president has given his assent (3) The Prime Minister has signed it (4) The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament
Last Answer : (2) The president has given his assent Explanation: Under article 53 power of president mentioned. Any bill presented in parliament becomes an act after president's assent.
Description : In which year of First World War Germany declared war on Russia and France? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : In the year of 1914.
Description : What did the U.S government do after it declared war on Japan and Germany?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The United States of America formally declared war on Germany on: (a) December 8, 1941 (b) December 12, 1941 (c) January 20, 1942 (d) None of these
Last Answer : (d) None of these
Description : Identify the correct statement with regard to the act of union from the following options a. The British monarchy surrendered the power to English parliament. b. The British parliament seized power from Ireland. c ... . d. The British nation was formed as are result of a war with Scotland and Wales.
Last Answer : c. The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Description : The sinking of which British liner by a German U-boat off southern Ireland in May 1915 helped bring the US into World War I?
Last Answer : RMS Lusitania
Description : Which General, who commanded the British forces against the Americans in their War of Independence later became Governor-General of India ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013) (a) Dalhousie (b) William Bentinck (c) Wellesley (d) Cornwallis
Last Answer : (b) William Bentinck
Description : Where did the Great Fire of London begin, on 2 September 1666? -History
Last Answer : The great fire of London was started on Sunday in a Bakery in Pudding Lane.
Description : The Statute of Westminster recognized the independence of the British colonies in __________ (A) 1921. (B) 1931. (C) 1939. (D) 1947.
Last Answer : (B) 1931.
Description : Who was the first man to be declared king in all of human history?
Last Answer : Nimrod… HA I got it first!
Description : What did the ageing Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar do after he was declared the leader of the rebels? -History
Last Answer : He wrote letters to all the chiefs and rulers of the country to come forward and organise a confederacy of Indian states to fight the British.
Description : The United Nations declared 4th week of September which week? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Peace Week'
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Rehabilitation of refugees emergency was declared for, the first time in the history of Pakistan on _____. A. September 25, 1948 B. July 25, 1948 C. August 27,1948 D. November 25,1948
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : The United Nations declared 4th week of September which week?
Last Answer : Peace Week
Description : The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lives in 10 downing street, who lives in the first nine?
Last Answer : The Chief Whip has 9 currently. The first 8 were demolished in 1824 and replaced with other government buildings.
Description : Is David Cameron (British Prime Minister) realistic when he proposes banning messaging apps?
Last Answer : asinine
Description : Prime Minister Attlee’s announcement on February 20, 1947, was attempted to end the deadlock in India and marked the last few months of British Rule. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Congress and the Muslim League could not work together for long. The Muslim League went on harping on its demand for division of India. Jinnah said, We shall resist anything that militates ... one Government. (iii) Lord Mountbatten was to replace Lord Wavell as the new Viceroy of India.
Description : Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : Husain Shaheed Suhrawardy was the Prime Minister of Bengal during the Partition of British India.
Description : Why does the British prime minister continue to advise and request the Queen when everybody knows that he or she is really telling her what to do?
Last Answer : This is traditional for the Queen to meet with the prime minister weekly. She knows a great deal having been Queen for over 60 years and has met heads of state in throughout the time. Her wisdom and experience can help the prime minister as sounding board for him and she advises not orders.
Description : Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference
Last Answer : Ramsay Macdonald
Description : Who was the longest running British Prime Minister?
Last Answer : (Sir) Robert Walpole
Description : In New Zealand, the head of the state is __________ (A) the British Monarch. (B) the Governor-General. (C) the Prime Minister.
Last Answer : (A) the British Monarch.