956 V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026) Trivia Questions with Answers
956 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Allied declaration did Emperor Hirohito announce Japan had accepted in August 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration
What was the 1945 radio address announcing Japan’s surrender commonly called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
On what date was the Japanese Instrument of Surrender formally signed to end World War II?
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2 September 1945
On what date did the Japanese Instrument of Surrender take effect, formally ending World War II?
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September 2, 1945
What does the abbreviation “V-J Day” mean in references to Japan's 1945 surrender?
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Victory over Japan Day
What was the planned second phase of Operation Downfall, aimed at Japan's main island Honshu?
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Operation Coronet
Which U.S. admiral signed Japan's 1945 surrender instrument after Douglas MacArthur?
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Chester W. Nimitz
Which Soviet foreign minister notified Japan that the Soviet Union had declared war in August 1945?
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Vyacheslav Molotov
Which Allied commander accepted Japan's formal surrender aboard USS Missouri in 1945?
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Douglas MacArthur
What was Emperor Hirohito's 1945 Japanese surrender broadcast commonly called?
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Gyokuon-hōsō
Which declaration's terms did Japan accept in August 1945, leading to the end of World War II?
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Potsdam Declaration
On what date did Emperor Hirohito's recorded surrender broadcast reach Japan's public?
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15 August 1945
What was the Allied plan for a full-scale invasion of Japan called?
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Operation Downfall
What was the official document called that formalized Japan’s surrender in 1945?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Which U.S. Navy battleship hosted Japan’s surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay?
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USS Missouri
In the United States, on what date was V-J Day first celebrated in 1945?
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August 14, 1945
On what date was Emperor Hirohito’s surrender broadcast heard by the Japanese public?
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August 15, 1945
Which U.S. president announced Japan’s surrender to Americans by radio on August 14, 1945?
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Harry S. Truman
Who was Japan’s prime minister when it announced surrender in August 1945?
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Kantarō Suzuki
Where was Japan’s formal surrender ceremony held in 1945?
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Tokyo Bay
What does the “V-J” in V-J Day stand for?
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Victory over Japan
What was the planned Allied operation to invade Japan’s Kanto Plain near Tokyo?
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Operation Coronet
What was the Allied code name for the planned invasion of southern Kyushu in 1945?
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Operation Olympic
Which Allied declaration did Japan accept when Emperor Hirohito announced surrender in August 1945?
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Potsdam Declaration
Who accepted Japan’s formal surrender for the Allied powers aboard USS Missouri?
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Douglas MacArthur
Who signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender first for Japan in 1945?
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
On what date did Japan formally sign the Instrument of Surrender ending World War II?
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2 September 1945
What Western codename is commonly used for the Soviet invasion of Japanese-held Manchuria in August 1945?
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Operation August Storm