April 1943
World War II Trivia Q&A

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. It is April 1, Allies continue to squeeze the Germans into the corner of Tunisia; the seaport of Sfax is bombed. When will it be taken?

• April 10
• April 15
• April 20

2. Axis leaders come together at Salzburg, mostly for the purpose of propping up Mussolini's fading morale. Who is NOT attending?

• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Hirohito

3. On April 7, what country declares war on Germany, Japan, and Italy.

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• South Pacific

4. The Red Army attacks in an attempt to free all of the Crimea of German forces on April 8; they take Kerch in the East on the 11th, and the Germans retreat westward to Sevastopol.

• True or False?

5. The last units of the Afrika Korps surrender. On April 12. Where in Africa?

• Algiers
• Tunisia
• Egypt

6. What air forces makes a heavy bombing raid on Stuttgart on June 15?

• RAF
• Luftwaffe
• USAAF

7. Who is the high ranking Japanese admiral shot down on April 18, by American P38's over Bougainville, while he was on an inspection tour?

• Admiral Yamamoto
• Admiral Suzuki
• Admiral Matsui

8. On April 18, The "Palm Sunday massacre": large numbers of German troop-transport aircraft are shot down before reaching Tunisia, where they were to pick up the isolated German troops.

• True or False?

9. On April 19, new German army units sent in to fight the Jewish Resistance. Where is the resistance?

• Warsaw
• Palestine
• Berlin

10. On April 28, Allies attempt to close the mid-Atlantic gap in the war against the U-boats with satellites.

1. True or False?

Check Your Answers

1. April 10
2. Hirohito
3. Bolivia
4. True
5. Tunisia
6. RAF
7. Admiral Yamamoto
8. True
9. Warsaw
10. False. It was long-range bombers.

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