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History of the 1940s - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 686 times
- The average score is 10 of 20
Answer Stats
| Year | Incident | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | The D-Day invasion takes place in this region of France | Normandy | 84%
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| 1941 | Japan's first salvo upon the United States takes place in this state | Hawaii | 82%
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| 1941 | A major siege begins in this Russian city | Leningrad | 81%
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| 1942 | America's attempt to develop an atomic bomb is given this codename | Manhattan Project | 77%
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| 1948 | This sporting event is held for the first time since the beginning of WWII | Olympic Games | 74%
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| 1940 | This Marxist revolutionary is assassinated | Leon Trotsky | 66%
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| 1948 | This Indian political figure is assassinated | Mahatma Gandhi | 65%
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| 1946 | The first meeting of this transnational organisation is held | United Nations | 65%
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| 1949 | This dystopian novel is published | 1984 | 59%
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| 1945 | A plane of this name drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima | Enola Gay | 58%
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| 1944 | The eruption of this volcano kills 26 people in Italy | Mount Vesuvius | 58%
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| 1947 | A memoir by this war victim is first published | Anne Frank | 56%
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| 1940 | Germany begins to wage this air battle over England | Battle of Britain | 56%
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| 1946 | This politician is elected President of Argentina | Juan Perón | 52%
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| 1943 | A Saturday Evening Post cover girl gains this nickname | Rosie the Riveter | 19%
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| 1949 | A large sovereign state in Asia is officially given this name | People's Republic of China | 15%
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| 1943 | This groundbreaking musical becomes Broadway's biggest hit to date | Oklahoma! | 13%
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| 1942 | This Hollywood actress dies in a plane crash following a war bond rally | Carole Lombard | 12%
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| 1947 | Christian Dior debuts this new postwar form of fashion | The New Look | 5%
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| 1945 | This regional alliance of African and Asian nations is formed | Arab League | 4%
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