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1. The book place in which densely 27. Who was known as the Radio Doctor during the war? (7,4) 2. Where did D-Day take place? (8) () forested area? (8) () (Charles Hill) 3. The for the Allied landing on Provence in 1944.(9,7) 5. The Native American language used by the US Marines as 28. The name of the person who invented the bouncing bomb. () code. (6) (Navajo) (6,6) (Barnes Wallis) 4. The single-seat aircraft accounted for 60% of RAF victories in 6. The person appointed Commander-in-Chief of the 29. The President of the USA when Pearl Harbour was attacked. the . (6,9) () in 1935. (7,6) (Hermann Goring) (8,1,9) (Franklin D. Roosevelt) 7. Who devised the radio-wave device that was used for ? 10. Where was the Government Code and Cypher School 30. What was the first commodity to be rationed during World (6,6,4) (Robert Watson Watt) based? (9,4) () War 2? (6) (Petrol) 8. Who was the Emperor of Japan during the Second World 11. What were the Nazi 'lightning war' tactics which conquered 31. was the German codename for which military War? (8) , , Holland, and in April-June operation? (6,2,7) (Battle of Britain) (Hirohito) 1940 called? (10) (Blitzkreig) 33. Hitler had two trains, one was named Brandenburg, what 9. What was Sir Arthur Harris commonly known as? (6) 12. Which city was first bombed by an atomic bomb? (9) was the other? (7) (Amerika) (Bomber) (Hiroshima) 34. What was the quiet period between September 1939 and 13. Which British city on 14 November 1940 suffered a huge air 16. The longest battle of the Second World War 2, from 1939 to Spring 1940 known as? (6,3) () raid with 515 bombers? (8) (Coventry) 1945. (8) 35. What was the name of the aircraft that dropped the atomic (Atlantic) 14. Which German city was the target of the first thousand- bomb on Nagasaki (5,3) (Bock’s Car) bomber raid? (7) (Cologne) 17. The British Minister for Food who a pie was name after. 36. Who was known as the Forces' Sweetheart? (4,4) (Vera (4,7)(Lord Woolton) 15. This vegetable was grown for animals but was encouraged Lynn) for humans during the Second World War. (6) (carrot) 18. The evacuation went under what codename? (9,6) 20. The English aeronautical engineer who designed the (Operation Dynamo) (1,1,8) (R. J. Mitchell) 19. Who created the British Special Operation Unit, the 21. Name alphabetically the 5 code names for the D-Day Chindits? (4,7,7) (Orde Charles Wingate) beaches (4,4,5,5,4) (Gold, Juno, Omaha, Sword, Utah) 22. The Maltese people were awarded this in 1942 by the UK 23. The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, whose (6, ) (George Cross) 5 home was this? (5,6,7) (Crown Prince Wilhelm) 24. The professional football club that was used as a prisoner of 26. The country Douglas MacArthur was driven from by the war camp during the Second World War (7) (Swindon) Japanese. (11) (Philippines) 25. Where was the first atomic bomb tested? (3,6) (New Mexico) 32. Who was known by the nickname, the Desert Fox? (5,6) ()

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