World War II quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Who controlled all German press, radio, and cinema as Nazi propaganda minister?

   Answer: Joseph Goebbels

   Why: Goebbels's cheapest radio, the 35 reichsmark DKE38, cost about a week's wage and had no shortwave; Germans called it the Goebbels snout.

2. 2 Medium

   Which Nazi leader did Operation Anthropoid target in Prague?

   Answer: Reinhard Heydrich

   Why: Heydrich was the highest-ranking Nazi official assassinated by Allied-backed resistance forces during the war.

3. 3 Hard

   Which anti-submarine weapon fired a salvo of 24 bombs ahead of the ship?

   Answer: Hedgehog

   Why: Hedgehog projectiles exploded only on direct contact with a hull, eliminating false-positive sonar disturbances from misses.

4. 4 Easy

   What German title meaning leader was adopted by Adolf Hitler?

   Answer: Führer

   Why: Hitler officially assumed the title in 1934 immediately after the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg.

5. 5 Medium

   What was the secret police force of Nazi Germany called?

   Answer: Gestapo

   Why: Gestapo is short for Geheime Staatspolizei, secret state police, and from late 1936 it operated with no judicial oversight at all.

6. 6 Hard

   Which radio station did Germany fake attack to justify invading Poland?

   Answer: Gleiwitz

   Why: German operatives dressed in Polish uniforms staged the Gleiwitz raid, leaving murdered prisoners behind as false evidence.