The Holocaust Quiz - 32 Trivia Questions!

Learn about the Holocaust, one of the darkest chapters in human history, with this quiz covering the Nazi genocide, its victims, and the importance of remembrance and education.

Which Jewish ghetto was designated a concentration camp by Heinrich Himmler in 1943?

Budapest
Krakozhok
Kostunica
Kovno

Which country was the first to deport its Jewish population to Germany in 1942?

The United Kingdom
Austria
The UK
Slovakia

What was the name of the Nazi extermination camp where millions of Jews were murdered in World War II?

Auschwitz II
concentration camp
Auschwitz
Auschwitz-Birkenau

In which German city was the Grand Synagogue destroyed in 1938?

Hamburg
Nuremberg
Munich
Berlin

What is the Hebrew word for the Holocaust?

Affliction
Shoah
Shoah - a place
Afton

What were Jews ordered to wear in Russia in November 1939?

Red shirts
Black coats
White hats
White armbands

In what country were Jews forced to work in forced labor camps?

The United States
Japan
Germany
China

At least 3,000 Jews were killed during a 1941 pogrom in which Ukrainian city?

Zaporozhye
Lviv
Kyiv
Zhytomyr

What is the date of International Holocaust Remembrance Day?

21 October
11 March
27 January
21 February

During World War II, most Danish Jews escaped to which country?

France
Canada
Germany
Sweden

What was the value of Jewish property stolen by the Nazis in World War II?

1.7 billion
10 billion
2 million
4 billion

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?

The Nazi Party was a group of neo-Na
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Hitler's father

Who became Chancellor of Germany in 1933?

The Soviet Union
Hitler
Hitler's father
George Washington

In 1944, the Nazis deported 437,000 Jews from which country to Auschwitz?

Hungary
Spain
Italy
Poland

What is the scholarly literature on the Holocaust comprised of?

Books
Newspapers
Articles
Films

What country became notorious for harboring gold deposited by Nazis during the Holocaust?

Italy
Germany
Austria
Swiss

What country did most Jews flee to in 1939?

Germany
United States
Canada
South Africa

In September 1939, Germany invaded which country, setting up ghettos and killing millions of Jews?

Russia
Poland
Italy
Britain

What country was established in 1948 to provide a home for Jewish refugees from World War II?

South Africa
France
Israel
Egypt

What was used to kill most of the Jews in the Holocaust?

The German army
The armed forces
Poison gas
A gun

Who was the head of the SS who ordered the murder of millions of Jews during World War II?

Himmler
Hitler

Which organisation condemned the Nazi genocide of the Jews in 1942?

European Union
The European Union
The UN
United Nations

Which two tribes were the victims of genocide by the Germans in South Africa in the early 20th century?

Ndai and Bushmen
Herero and Nama
Herero and Bantu
Herero and Bushmen

Which country was invaded by Germany in 1941?

The US
Russia
Yugoslavia
The United States

Who was the leader of the SS during World War II?

The Hitler Youth
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler

Apart from Germany, which other country killed the most Jews in World War II?

Poland
Romania
The United States
France

What method of execution became popular in the Soviet Union because it did not have to look at the victim's face?

Putting the victim in a car
Shooting from the side
Shooting from behind
Running away

What crime was committed by the Nazis during World War II?

Murder
Theft
Genocide
Embarrassment

Where did most of the Jewish population hide during World War II?

The Middle East
Germany
America
Eastern Europe

What was the name of the American Jewish charity that provided aid to Jews in Europe during World War II?

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
The American Red Cross
American Jewish Historical Society
American Red Cross

Which area of Czechoslovakia was annexed by Germany in 1938?

Czech Republic
Prague
Sudetenland
East Germany

What group of people did the Nazis kill in World War II?

Arabs
Germans
People who were not German
Jews
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