Statistics for D-Day Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
In which country did the Allied landings take place?	France	100%
How many different beaches were landed on during the invasion?	5	93%
US D-Day ally other than Britain.	Canada	92%
Name of the enitre stretch of coastline where D-Day took place.	Normandy	89%
Allied forces suffered the most casualties on this beach.	Omaha	86%
Date of D-Day (Ex: March 9 1980)	June 6 1944	82%
1998 movie starring Tom Hanks that is based on the D-Day invasion.	Saving Private Ryan	78%
Operation name given to the Allied landings on D-Day.	Overlord	77%
What body of water was crossed by the Allies on D-Day?	English Channel	73%
Primary commanding General in Europe for D-Day.	Eisenhower	69%
German Field Marshal in command of German defensive forces along the Atlantic border.	Erwin Rommel	64%
Name of Atlantic border defensive fortifications set up by Germans forces.	Atlantic Wall	44%
Key French port captured on D-Day by the Allies.	Cherbourg	30%
Name of the portable harbour used by the Allies for the invasion.	Mulberry	25%
Operation name given to the deception strategy used by the Allies leading up to D-Day.	Operation Fortitude	13%