Can You Score 27/35 On This Difficult WWII Quiz?

The Enola Gay was the first aircraft to deliver an atomic payload. It was named after the mother of the aircraft's commander, Colonel Paul Tibbets. Today, the Enola Gay is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

By the time World War II had started, Hirohito had been Emperor of Japan since 1926. He reigned until 1989. Debate raged as to whether he should be tried for war crimes and what part he played in some of the decisions and atrocities that took place during the war by Japanese forces.

Joseph Stalin came to power in the U.S.S.R. in 1922. During World War II, he led the defense of the Soviet Union, eventually repelling the German attack and then forcing them to retreat. The Soviet Army chased them all the way to Berlin.

Japan's unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor was the catalyst for the United States to enter the war. Japan hoped to destroy the US Pacific fleet, and although they caused damage, no carriers were sunk as they were not in the harbor at the time.

John F. Kennedy served with the United States Navy during World War II. He was on PT boat 109 that was struck by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy survived and stayed on an island until he was rescued.

Germany, Japan, Italy and any other country siding with them formed the Axis powers. Other countries to join the Axis included Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia. The Axis powers were known as the Achsenmächte in Germany.

Toward the end of the war, the desperate Japanese turned to suicide attacks. This entailed filling aircraft with explosives and using them as a guided missile. Untold damage was caused to Allied shipping in this way, but it was a case of too little too late for the Japanese.

Erwin Rommel was one of the finest German commanders of the war. He had massive success, especially in Africa with his Afrika Korps, pushing the Allies back with victory after victory. Eventually, the tides turned and the Germans were pushed out of Africa and back into Italy. Rommel eventually was forced to take his own life as he was part of the plot to kill Hitler.

A fascist, Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in when he was appointed Prime Minister in 1922. Slowly, he turned the country into a Fascist state, declaring himself the supreme leader or "Il Duce". Mussolini was eventually overthrown and shot in 1945.

Slang is a part of war. In World War I, German troops were called "Fritz". In World War II, that changed to "Jerries" and sometimes "Krauts".

The Battle of Britain, Germany's air offensive over the United Kingdom, lasted from July 10, 1940 to October 31, 1940. It was a close run thing, with the Royal Air Force on its knees at times. But then, Germany changed their tactics and decided to bomb London.

Nazi concentration camps and the treatment of Jews led to the killing of over 6 million people. Jews were rounded up from all over Europe and transported to these camps to work. Those who could not were killed.

The North American P-51 Mustang was initially built with an Allison engine. It is when they tried one with a Rolls-Royce Merlin that the aircraft really came into its own. With drop tanks, the Mustang could escort American bombers all the way to Berlin.

These were the words of Winston Churchill. He spoke them after the Battle of Britain where the Royal Air Force had just managed to see of the German Luftwaffe forcing them to turn their attention to a bombing campaign on London at night and allowing the British to rebuild their air force.

The 101st Airborne division were some of the first troops in occupied France during the D-Day invasions. They were tasked with taking out certain key targets to help Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy the next morning. The book and TV series, "Band of Brothers" tells the story of Easy Company, part of 101st Airborne.

"Blitzkrieg" or Lightning War saw motorized divisions forge ahead into enemy territory, supported by close air support. This disrupted and disorganized the enemy to such an extent, they could not fight back. It proved very successful.

Jose Mengele was the physician who helped oversee the Auschwitz concentration camp. Known as the "Angel of Death," Mengele would perform experiments on inmates of the camp. Somehow Mengele evaded capture and after the war worked as a farmhand before sailing for Argentina in 1949 on false papers received from the Red Cross.

In order to defeat Hitler, the Allies needed to open a second front against him. This could only be in France. The operation to do this was known as Operation Overlord, and it put troops on the beaches of Normandy.

That's right. George Bush was a pilot in the US Navy air force. And a good one, too. On one mission, despite taking damage from anti-aircraft fire, Bush bombed his target before ditching his plane in the ocean. He spent the next four hours waiting to be rescued.

The British forces were beaten and in retreat. Upon reaching Dunkirk, they waited for a fleet of British ships to come and rescue them. This included trawlers, fishing boats and many other kinds of civilian vessels. Even though they were defeated, getting 300,000 men back to the United Kingdom was a victory.

Yes, Spain was neutral during the war, although they definitely sided with Germany. Germany had helped General Franco during the Spanish Civil War and it is thought that following the collapse of the third Reich, Spain helped Nazis flee to South America.

After Pearl Harbor, the American Pacific fleet sailed to search for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Their first major battle came at Midway Island and it was a conclusive victory for the US. During the battle, four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk.

The Allied forces called German submarines U-boats. Why? Well, Germans called them "unterseeboot", or under sea boat. So this was shortened into U-boat by the Allies.

Originally called Operation Fritz, Barbarossa was unleashed on June 22, 1941. This was despite Germany having a non-aggression pact with Russia. Ultimately, it was a massive mistake and eventually saw Germany fighting on two fronts.

The T-34 Tank was the major battle tank in service with the Soviet army. A medium tank, it was introduced in 1940 right until 1958. Over 84,000 were made.

Yes, there was an invasion plan, no it wasn't called Operation Snowball. It was known as Operation Seelowe or, in English, Operation Sea Lion. German troops would be taken across the channel by barges once the Royal Air Force had been defeated. That never happened.

William Hitler was the son of Adolf Hitler's half-brother, Alois. His mother was Irish and he was born in Liverpool. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and saw out the war, remaining in service until 1947.

Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II. Just a few short years earlier, he had visited Hitler and returned from Munich promising "peace in our time".

The Battle of Kursk took place from July 5, 1943 to August 23, 1943. It began with a German offensive and led to a massive Soviet counter-attack. At the time, both the Germans (over 3,000) and the Soviets (over 5,000) made heavy use of tanks during the battle.

Douglas Bader had lost his legs in the early '30s in a flying accident. With war looming, he proved his worth and returned to active service. Bader shot down over 20 German planes before he collided with a German plane over France in 1941 and spent the rest of the war in captivity.

After the United States dropped two atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August, Japan's surrender followed soon after on August 14, 1945. The surrender terms were only signed in September, however.

Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide on April 30, 1945 with Russian forces within a kilometer of his bunker. Braun took a cyanide pill while Hitler shot himself. It is often disputed whether he took a cyanide pill as well. Their bodies were taken outside and burned as was his instruction.

Albert François Lebrun was the president of France from 1932 to 1940. After the fall of France in 1940 to the Germans, he spent time in captivity. At the liberation of France, he thought he would be made president again, as he had never resigned. This never happened and he died in 1950.

Unbelievably when you add military as well as civilian deaths during World War II, the tally reaches 64 million people. That is more than the amount of people who live in the United Kingdom today. Certainly very scary figures.

World War did start in 1939. On September 3 to be exact. This is the date that both France and England declared war on Germany for their invasion of Poland, an act they always said was likely to lead to war. And they stayed true to their word.