Quiz About Adolf Hitler
Never in history has such ruination—physical and moral—been associated with the name of one man." - Sir Ian Kershaw
Questions: Hitler, his life and WWII
- Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in which present-day country?
- Nazis was a name developed by the German press as an abbreviation of what?
- What name was given to the failed 1923 coup that landed Hitler in jail for a year?
- Which British city is it rumoured that Adolf Hitler lived in for a short period before World War I with his half brother and sister-in-law?
- Whilst imprisoned, Hitler wrote the political manifesto called Mein Kampf, what does this title mean in English?
- Who was the longtime companion of Hitler and, for less than 40 hours, his wife? Can you guess the age difference?
- From 1905, Hitler lived a bohemian life on an orphan's pension in which European city?
- During World War I, which rank did Hitler reach in the Bavarian Army?
- Hitler's father's first name is the same as Arnold Schwarzenegger's middle name, what was it?
- In his 1925 autobiography, Hitler described how, in his youth, he wanted to be successful in which profession?
- Which treaty led to great resentment in Germany and powered the rise of Adolf Hitler?
- What was the name of Adolf Hitler's Eastern Front military headquarters where a famous assassination attempt against him was made on 20 July 1944?
- What was the name of the German Shepherd dog, that was a gift as a puppy from Martin Bormann in 1941?
- In August 1918, which award did Hitler receive for bravery?
- What was the name given to the purge when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political executions between June 30 and July 2, 1934?
- Which British city would have been the new capital if Hitler's invasion plans for the UK had been successful?
- In which year was Adolf Hitler Time magazine's Person of the Year?
- What's the official Nazi name for the regime in Germany from 1933 to May 1945?
- The Kehlsteinhaus was visited on 14 documented instances by Adolf Hitler, by what name was this better known by in English-speaking countries?
- How old was Hitler when he died?
- Which 2004 historical war drama starring Bruno Ganz, is set during the Battle of Berlin and depicts the final days of Adolf Hitler?
- Adolf Hitler: My Part on His Downfall is volume One of who's legendary War Memoirs?
Answers:
- Austria
- National Socialist
- Beer Hall Putsch (also called Munich Putsch)
- Liverpool
- My Struggle or My Fight
- Eva Braun, There was a 23-year age gap.
- Vienna
- Lance corporal
- Alois
- Professional artist
- The Treaty of Versailles
- Wolfe's Lair
- Blondi
- Iron Cross (first class)
- The Night of the Long Knives (also accept "Operation Hummingbird")
- Oxford
- 1938
- Third Reich
- Eagle's Nest
- 56-years of age
- Downfall
- Spike Milligan