VE day family quiz

VE Day quiz questions

1) What does VE Day stand for?

2) What does VE Day commemorate?

3) Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of VE day?

4) How many years are we celebrating since VE day in 2020?

5) Where in London did crowds gather to celebrate VE day?

6) Who was Britain’s monarch during WW2?

7) What date does New Zealand celebrate VE Day?

8) Who is the British singer famous for wartime hit We’ll Meet Again?

9) Who was the leader of Germany when they surrendered to the Allies?

10) What day of the week was the first VE Day in 1945?

11) The nations involved in the war formed two opposing alliances – what were they called?

12) What date did Germany actually surrender?

13) What was Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) allowed to do on VE Day?

14) In what year did the UK and France declare war on Germany?

15) What did British people do in response to the German forces bombing during ‘The Blitz’?

Have a go with your family – post your answers in the google classroom!