880 V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026) Trivia Questions with Answers
880 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What does the abbreviation “V-J Day” mean in the context of World War II?
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Victory over Japan Day
On what date was Japan's formal World War II surrender ceremony held aboard USS Missouri?
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September 2, 1945
On what date did the Allied occupation of Japan begin after the 1945 surrender announcement?
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August 28, 1945
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall's invasion of Japan called?
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Operation Coronet
Who accepted Japan's surrender on behalf of the Allied powers in Tokyo Bay?
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Douglas MacArthur
What was the codename for the planned U.S. invasion of southern Kyushu in 1945?
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Operation Olympic
What document set the surrender terms that Japan accepted in August 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration
On what date was Japan's surrender announced to the Japanese public in 1945?
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August 15, 1945
What was the planned Allied invasion of Japan’s main island Honshu called?
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Operation Coronet
On what date did the Japanese Instrument of Surrender get signed aboard USS Missouri?
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September 2, 1945
What was the Allied codename for the planned invasion of Japan’s southern island Kyushu?
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Operation Olympic
Which document formally recorded Japan’s surrender and ended World War II hostilities?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Where did Japan formally sign its World War II surrender on September 2, 1945?
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USS Missouri
Which Allied general accepted Japan’s surrender on September 2, 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur
Which Allied declaration did Japan accept in Hirohito's 1945 surrender announcement?
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Potsdam Declaration
What was the Japanese name of Hirohito's 1945 surrender broadcast?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
What name did historian David Glantz give the Soviet offensive against Japan in Manchuria in August 1945?
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Operation August Storm
What was the formal surrender document signed aboard USS Missouri in 1945 called?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
On what date did Emperor Hirohito’s surrender broadcast air in Japan?
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15 August 1945
Which Japanese army chief signed the surrender instrument after Mamoru Shigemitsu in 1945?
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Yoshijirō Umezu
Which American general accepted Japan’s surrender for the Allied powers in 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur
Which Japanese general signed the surrender document in Nanjing on 9 September 1945?
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Yasuji Okamura
At what time did Japan’s formal surrender become effective on 2 September 1945?
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9:25 a.m. JST
What was the planned first phase of Operation Downfall, targeting southern Kyushu?
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Operation Olympic
What was the Allied plan for invading Japan's home islands if Japan had not surrendered in 1945?
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Operation Downfall
What was the name of the Allied ultimatum Japan accepted before its 1945 surrender?
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Potsdam Declaration