D-Day and the Normandy Invasion

Observe the June 6 anniversary of D-Day in this trivia game on the historic Allied invasion that changed World War II forever.

15 questions · Published May 26, 2026

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

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1. In what European country are the beaches of Normandy located?
Normandy, France was the site of the D-Day invasion thanks to its proximity to England for air support, its favorable terrain, and its difficult to defend shoreline.
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2. What word does the "D" in D-Day stand for?
The "D" in D-Day doesn't stand for any word, it was just a letter used in the military to denote an unnamed day on which an operation will take place.
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3. Across what body of water did Allied forces move to invade Normandy on D-Day?
On June 5, 1944 Allied forces gathered all across the southern coast of England, and on June 6 they launched the largest amphibious assault in history across the English Channel.
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4. What was the operation name for the entire D-Day invasion?
Beginning with the landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944 and lasting until August of the same year, Operation Overlord was the successful liberation of western Europe.
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5. The Allies landed at Normandy in five different code-named places. Which of these was NOT a code name for an invasion point?
Utah and Omaha beaches were where America landed, with Gold and Sword for British forces, and Juno for Canada.
Echo was not one of the beach codenames during the Normandy invasion.

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