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Canada: World War II
Quiz#6





  1. What was Canada's role in the Battle of Hong Kong?



    A) Canadian troops stationed in British colony of Hong Kong
    B) soldiers were very young and inexperienced
    C) surrendered on Christmas day after 17 days of fighting
    D) all of the above



  2. Which was NOT an objective for the Dieppe Raid?



    A) test German coastal defences
    B) gather information for full scale invasion
    C) relieve pressure on east in Soviet Union
    D) capture German soldiers as P.O.W.s



  3. Why was the Dieppe Raid a failure?



    A) German forces alerted to Allied raid
    B) German positions on ground
    C) full air and naval support
    D) all of the above



  4. The Battle in Orotona was primarily in _____________________.



    A) streets and houses
    B) sea
    C) air
    D) beaches



  5. What was the Operation name for the D-Day invasion?



    A) Jubliee
    B) Sea Lion
    C) Overlord
    D) Deliverance



  6. Which is not a reason for the success of D-Day?



    A) decoy set up at Calais
    B) secret date of attack and point of attack
    C) full naval and air support
    D) high tide



  7. What beach was Canada responsible for on D-Day?



    A) Gold
    B) Sword
    C) Omaha
    D) Juno



  8. What bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?



    A) Fat Man
    B) Little Boy
    C) Enola Gay
    D) Luftwaffe



  9. What were conditions of Germany's surrender?



    A) unconditional
    B) no military for 5 years
    C) reparations and Allied occupancy
    D) all of the above



  10. What bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945?



    A) Little Boy
    B) Intrepid
    C) Fat Man
    D) X-man



  11. How did Canada contribute to the was at sea?



    A) supply ships
    B) RCAF
    C) convoys and corvettes
    D) u-boat battles with Germany