I think probably a goodly proportion of British people doing this one know about Bletchley Park. While I'd heard of Los Alamos, I had no idea what it was... presumably nothing to do with "remember the Alamo"? I don't know what that's about either.
Good quiz. But err... can you please change the Singapore clue from British to Allied?
There were lots of Indian, Malay, Australian and New Zealanders there as well. There's sensitivities here because there's a feeling the British betrayed their Allies by surrendering on their behalf... leading to move of them dying under nasty circumstances.
You might need to substantiate the cannon fodder comment. It’s hard to single out one or two countries as cannon fodder when all nations who fought suffered horrendous losses. Take Gallipoli for an example, there were far more British and French soldiers theee alongside the ANZACs and the British and French suffered as much as the Aussies and Kiwis
oh dear, what utter nonsense. They served and died side by side. Among the people who actually served there was a lot of mutual respect and admiration between the commonwealth forces. There are loads of memorials and tributes here in the UK for commonwealth soldiers - with a new statue about to go up in Birmingham dedicated to Sikh soldiers. You should check this stuff before posting such rubbish.
Not really. It wasn't bombed, it did not have a famous trial there or it wasn't part of the Vichy govt. Other than both sides in the conflict just passing through and having fun with the women there wasn't much else going on there.
Adolf Hitler told his general Dietrich von Choltitz he should burn Paris to the ground before capitulating, I think some bombs were ready to blow up monuments and bridges. Choltitz refused to obey and left the city untouched. Which makes the most important happening in Paris's modern history a non-event.
Eisenhower didn't think so. He believed it held no strategic importance. It would be a headache to liberate and supply the city. And it would hand power to DeGaulle, who wasn't exactly popular at SHAEF. The French resistance rose up and the 2nd French Armored had scrounged enough fuel to reach Paris, so his hand was forced.
Although the question is perfectly understandable, one might argue that the Nazis actually did capture Stalingrad. At least, according to Wikipedia, they captured 90% of the city and the Russians only held a few outskirts. However, as the Nazis were too focused on capturing the city itself, they got themselves surrounded and lost a complete army in the end.
Singapore didn't become a country until 1965. In 1942 it was still a crown colony and part of a broader entity referred to either as the Straits Settlements and/or Malaya (the former being legally correct but the latter used fir greater ease).
I presume you're being sarcastic? It's one of only two UK answers, and the cracking of the Enigma code was a fundamental element in the Allied victory.
The play Breaking the Code starring Derek Jacobi and the film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch have both been seen outside of the UK. So your statement is false.
However, as an American who is very familiar with Bletchley Park, I am delighted to see someone else get the brunt of one of these ignorant "Too _____-centric" comments for a change.
The Manhattan Project clue is sort of misleading. 1. Los Alamos was not a city. 2. The project started with the principal location in New York City, thus the name of the project, at 270 Broadway, on the 18th floor of the building. Later, the primary activity of the project shifted to a location at Oak Ridge, TN; however, there was no city there. The town of Oak Ridge resulted from the boom in activity from the project. Prior to that, Oak Ridge was a rural area. Following that, "Project Y" began at Los Alamos Ranch, another rural location (not a city), involved in completing and testing the bomb that resulted from the Manhattan Project. So, the correct answer to "Which important city was the principal location of the Manhattan Project" is "New York, NY, USA".
I was wondering about it too. I find it disrespectful - the events of 1944 in Poland, and particularly in Warsaw definitely deserve to be referred to as an uprising, the scale of all the actions against German troops was big, we can almost say the whole society was engaged.
Well, l am shocked. I consider myself an expert in WWII and get only two-thirds of this quiz correct! Missing out on "Vichy" France is unforgivable, but l also raise serious doubt as to the validity of the answer for the Manhattan Project (its origin is definitely in the name) as defined, as Los Alamos is definitely not a city.
There were lots of Indian, Malay, Australian and New Zealanders there as well. There's sensitivities here because there's a feeling the British betrayed their Allies by surrendering on their behalf... leading to move of them dying under nasty circumstances.
noone cares about bletchley noone has heard of it outside uk
However, as an American who is very familiar with Bletchley Park, I am delighted to see someone else get the brunt of one of these ignorant "Too _____-centric" comments for a change.
You have like the 2nd biggest city in North Carolina (USA) amongst some of the largest or most historic cities in the world.
I understand Anne Frank's story is sad and symbolic but does it make Amsterdam an important city regarding WW2's events?
Other cities, like Gdańsk (where basically the war started) should be mentioned instead