3.26 The D-Day Invasion

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#1. Which European country did Canadians help liberate in 1943-44?

Italy

Germany

Netherlands

France

#2. What did Canadian troops capture from the German Army on the D-day?

France

Germany

Italy

Juno beach

#3. Who painted the “storming and capture of Juno Beach by Canadian troops on D-Day”?

Reginald Fessenden

John A. Hopps

Orville Fisher

Phil Edwards

#4. When did the D-day invasion happen?

June 8, 1943

June 7, 1945

June 9, 1942

June 6, 1944

#5. Where did the D-day invasion occur?

Normandy, France

Pearl Harbour, US

Hiroshima, Japan

Brussels, Belgium

#6. What fraction of the Allied forces that took part in the D-Day invasion were Canadians?

One-third of the Allied forces

Two-thirds of Allied forces

Half of the Allied forces

Ten percent of Allied forces

#7. When did the Germans surrender during the Second World War?

May 8,1946

May 8, 1943

May 8, 1945

May 8, 1944

#8. Which Canadian achievement during the Second World War was captured in a painting by Orville Fisher?

Storming and capture of Juno Beach by Canadian troops on D-Day

Training allied pilots in Canada

Liberation of Netherlands by Canadian troops

Liberation of Italy by Canadian troops

#9. How many years did the war in Europe last during World War II?

5 years

3 years

6 years

8 years

#10. Who was Orville Fisher?

A captain in the Canadian Army during World War II

A Canadian inventor

A Canadian politician

A Canadian painter

#11. Who took part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy?

Only Britain

Axis forces, including Germans

Allied forces, including Canada

Japanese

#12. How many Canadian troops took part in the D-day invasion?

15,000

7000

30,000

5000

#13. Which European country did the Canadian army liberate in 1944-45?

Germany

Netherlands

France

Italy

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