World War II

World War II was a global conflict of the several powerful countries that was started in 1939 and ended in 1945. There were two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. Nuclear weapon was used for the first time in this war in the human history. About 50 million to 80 million people lost their lives in the war. It was the most devastated war in the human history.

By the heading you can see what the blog is about. This blog is about the World War II. I have collected some of the important questions and their answers related to the war. So I think this will help you.

   1. Which country was invaded by Germany which started the war?

· Poland (invaded by Germany on 1 September, 1939 and the war begun).

         2. Which countries declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland?

· Britain and France (they were first allies to start the war; they declared war on Germany after  two days of Germany invasion of Poland).

         3. Who was the leader of Italy during the war?

· Benito Mussolini (when the war started he was the 27^th Prime Minister of Italy).

         4. When did Japan join the Axis?

· In December of 1941.

         5. Name the principal belligerents in the war?

· The Axis powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan and the Allies: France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.

         6. What was the name of the German Air Force in the war?

·  Luftwaffe.

         7. Name the atomic bomb dropped by the US forces in Nagasaki?

·  Fat Man (code name of the bomb).

         8. According to JST what was time when Little Boy was dropped in Hiroshima?

·  8.15 am (August 6, 1945).

         9. What was the name of the Soviet Union’s army during the war?

·  Red Army (Russian Krasnaya Armiya).

       10. Who leaded the USA as president after president Franklin D. Roosevelt died in his office in the war?

·  Harry S. Truman (33^rd President of USA).

        11. When Adolf Hitler did committed suicide?

· 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin.

        12. When the war finally ended?

· On 2 September 1945.

        13. What was the duration of the war?

· 6 years and 1 day (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945).

UEFA Champions League 2011-12

What is the full form of “UEFA”?

• Union of European Football Associations.

Which team was Defending Champions?

• FC Barcelona.

Numbers of total goals scored during 2011-2012 season of the UEFA Champions League?

• 345 goals, scored in 125 matches.

Number of teams those took part in the tournament from Portuguese Primeira Liga?

• Top Two (Futebol Clube do Porto, 1^st and Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2^nd).

Which Spanish La Liga team lost their all group matches?

• Villarreal CF (lost all their 6 group matches against  FC Bayern Munich, Manchester City F.C. and S.S.C Napoli)

Who was highest African goal scorer of the tournament?

• Didier Drogba (6 goals for Chelsea F.C).

Who was the ambassador of the final between FC Bayern Munich and Chelsea F.C. at the Allianz Arena in Munich?

• German footballer Paul Breitner.

Who missed the Chelsea’s only goal during the penalty shoot-out in the Final?

• Juan Mata.

Which Spanish La Liga team was defeated by Chelsea F.C. in the Semi-finals?

• FC Barcelona (the defending champions).

Who was awarded the best player of the tournament?

• Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona).

Who was the top assist provider in the tournament in terms of minutes played?

• Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaka (5 assist for Real Madrid C.F. in 441 minutes).

Who was the referee in the final match of the tournament?

• Pedro Proença (Portugal).

General 10

In which town of Pakistan Osama bin Laden, leader of al Qaeda terrorist group was killed by US forces on May 2, 2011?

• Abbottabad (located in Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) .

Which city is the Capital of Senegal?

• Dakar (it is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland).

Name the China’s first Female astronaut?

• Liu Yang (on 16 June 2012, Liu became the first Chinese woman in space).

What were the languages that Mahatma Gandhi used?

• English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Who was Time magazine’s man of the Year 1931?

• Mahatma Gandhi.

What is the Profession of Mark Zuckerburg’s wife Priscilla?

• Pediatrician (a specialist in pediatrics, a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of children).

What is the middle name of the Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg?

• Elliot.

Which is the world’s first commercial space line?

• Virgin Galactic.

Dan Brown was author of which best selling book of 2003 with 36 million copies in print?

• The Da Vinci Code.

Who was the author of “The Diary of a Young Girl”?

• Anne Frank.