The World at War D-Day quiz

June 2009 marks the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. This quiz tests your knowledge of the greatest combined operation of all time.

You have an interest in the history of WW2, but let us see just what you know, with this quiz about the D-Day landings in Normandy. Most of the answers can be found within this website.

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1. What was the date of the Normandy D-Day?
July 6th 1944
June 6th 1945
June 6th 1944
May 6th 1944
2. What are the names of the D-Day beaches?
Obama, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword
Obama, Utah, Silver, Juno, Sword
Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword
Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Bayonet
3. Which were the British and Canadian beaches?
Omaha, Utah, Gold
Omaha, Utah, Sword
Gold, Juno, Sword
Utah, Gold, Juno
4. Who was the overall commander of the D-Day assault?
General Sir Bernard Montgomery
General Omar Bradley
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. The airborne troops secured the left and right flanks of the invasion beaches. Around which town did the US paratroops drop?
Merville
Ranville
Ste-Mere-Eglise
Arromanches
6. What is the name now given to the bridge liberated by British airborne troops in the early hours of June 6th 1944?
Bridge over the River Kwai
Pegasus Bridge
Severn Bridge
Remagen Bridge
7. Which Disney character shared their name with the petrol pipeline from England to Port en Bessian in Normandy?
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
PLUTO
GOOFY
8. Two man-made harbours were built to support the invasion. Both were damaged in a storm after D-Day. The US one was at Utah Beach. Where was the British one?
Courselles sur mer
Sword Beach
Omaha Beach
Arromanches
9. What is the name of the 1962 movie about D-Day, staring John Wayne and a whole host of other stars?
Saving Private Ryan
A Long Day
The Longest Day
To Hell and Back
10. 2009 was which anniversary of the D-Day landings?
50th Anniversary
60th Anniversary
65th Anniversary
70th Anniversary

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