Q 01/05

Hitler ended the Blitz in May 1941 to invade which country?

A) Poland

B) Soviet Union

C) Czechoslovakia

D) Norway

Answer · why

B) Soviet Union

Soviet Union: after eight months Hitler called off the raids to mass his bombers for the June 1941 invasion, leaving Britain battered but still in the...

Q 02/05

The word 'Blitz' is a shortened form of Blitzkrieg; what does 'Blitz' mean in German?

A) Thunder

B) Whirlwind

C) Firestorm

D) Lightning

Answer · why

D) Lightning

Lightning: 'Blitzkrieg', lightning war, named Germany's fast surprise attacks, yet the shortened word stuck to a bombing campaign that dragged on for ...

Q 03/05

Which now-famous poster was printed in 1939 for use after heavy air raids, yet never officially issued?

A) Dig for Victory

B) Careless Talk Costs Lives

C) Keep Calm and Carry On

D) Make Do and Mend

Answer · why

C) Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On was held back for the bombing, then most of its 2.45 million copies were pulped in a 1940 paper shortage; it stayed almost unkn...

Q 04/05

Which Luftwaffe commander-in-chief joined Hitler in ordering the switch to bombing London in September 1940?

A) Albert Kesselring

B) Hugo Sperrle

C) Erhard Milch

D) Hermann Göring

Answer · why

D) Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring and Hitler changed tactics in fury after RAF bombers raided Berlin in late August 1940, turning the Luftwaffe from fighter airfields to...

Q 05/05

Which medal did the King create in September 1940, weeks into the Blitz, chiefly to honour civilian bravery?

A) The George Cross

B) The Victoria Cross

C) The Military Cross

D) The Albert Medal

Answer · why

A) The George Cross

The George Cross came in the Blitz's third week, when no existing award suited civilian heroes; the King later gave one to the entire island of Malta ...