WWII Quiz - Countries
Clues to the name of a country (existing at the time) – all relating to the events of 1939-1945. How many country names can you get? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Benito Mussolini was its leader
2. Where Anne Frank and her family sought refuge in an attic
3. Its leader said they would fight "on the beaches" if necessary
4. It was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939 – often considered to be the
official beginning of the war
5. It suffered about 10 million military deaths, the most of any country
6. It produced the greatest number of vehicles, airplanes, and ships of any country
7. Annexed by Germany in the "Anschluss" of 1938
8. Its Sudetenland region was ceded to Germany at the 1938 Munich Conference
9. General MacArthur fled this country in 1942 but returned in 1944
10. Island country which was occupied by the UK, US, and Canada to prevent it
from falling into German hands
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Benito Mussolini was its leader
2. Where Anne Frank and her family sought refuge in an attic
3. Its leader said they would fight "on the beaches" if necessary
4. It was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939 – often considered to be the
official beginning of the war
5. It suffered about 10 million military deaths, the most of any country
6. It produced the greatest number of vehicles, airplanes, and ships of any country
7. Annexed by Germany in the "Anschluss" of 1938
8. Its Sudetenland region was ceded to Germany at the 1938 Munich Conference
9. General MacArthur fled this country in 1942 but returned in 1944
10. Island country which was occupied by the UK, US, and Canada to prevent it
from falling into German hands
