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  • 1. On what date did Hermann Göring receive the Iron Cross 1st Class?
A) 2 June 1918
B) 22 March 1915
C) 15 September 1914
D) 30 September 1939
  • 2. Which order did Hermann Göring receive from the Kingdom of Hungary?
A) Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
B) Order of St Stephen, Grand Cross
C) Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross with Breast Star in Diamonds
D) Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Knight
  • 3. What decoration did Hermann Göring receive for 'the victories of the Luftwaffe in 1940 during the French campaign'?
A) 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class
B) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
C) Golden Party Badge
D) Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
  • 4. Which foreign country awarded Hermann Göring with the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius?
A) Kingdom of Bulgaria
B) Finland
C) Kingdom of Italy
D) Kingdom of Denmark
  • 5. What was the date when Hermann Göring received the Order Pour le Mérite?
A) 19 August 1940
B) 15 September 1914
C) 2 June 1918
D) 22 March 1915
  • 6. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from the Empire of Japan?
A) Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
B) Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Roman Eagle
C) Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon with Paulownia Flowers
D) Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
  • 7. On which date did Hermann Göring receive both clasps to the Iron Cross in 1939?
A) 15 September 1914
B) 19 August 1940
C) 2 June 1918
D) 30 September 1939
  • 8. What was the date when Hermann Göring received the Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus from Italy?
A) 10 January 1943
B) 12 January 1940
C) 27 November 1941
D) 26 May 1933
  • 9. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from Finland on 6 March 1935?
A) Grand Cross with Collar
B) Order of the Cross of Liberty, Grand Cross with Swords
C) Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Knight
D) Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross
  • 10. What was the date when Hermann Göring received the Blood Order?
A) Commemorative Medal of 9 November 1923
B) 4 October 1943
C) 30 September 1939
D) 19 August 1940
  • 11. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from the Kingdom of Sweden?
A) Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
B) Order of the Sword Commander Grand Cross with Collar
C) Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
D) Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
  • 12. On what date did Hermann Göring receive the Grand Cross with Collar from Finland?
A) 6 March 1935
B) 4 October 1943
C) 21 April 1941
D) 25 March 1942
  • 13. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from the Grand Duchy of Baden?
A) Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, Knights Cross
B) Order Pour le Mérite
C) Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
D) Blood Order
  • 14. What was the date when Hermann Göring received the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy from Italy?
A) 12 January 1940
B) 27 November 1941
C) 26 May 1933
D) 10 January 1943
  • 15. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from the Kingdom of Romania?
A) Grand Cross with Collar
B) Order of Michael the Brave, 1st class
C) Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Knight
D) Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
  • 16. On what date did Hermann Göring receive the Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Roman Eagle from Italy?
A) 10 January 1943
B) 26 May 1933
C) 27 November 1941
D) 12 January 1940
  • 17. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from the Kingdom of Denmark?
A) Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
B) Order Pour le Mérite
C) Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross with Breast Star in Diamonds
D) Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
  • 18. What was the date when Hermann Göring received the Grand Cross with Swords from Finland?
A) 6 March 1935
B) 25 March 1942
C) 21 April 1941
D) 4 October 1943
  • 19. Which decoration did Hermann Göring receive from the Kingdom of Prussia?
A) Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy
B) Blood Order
C) Iron Cross 2nd Class
D) Order Pour le Mérite
  • 20. How many times does Göring's name appear on the OSS Art Looting Investigation Unit Red Flag Names List?
A) 150
B) 135
C) 100
D) 200
  • 21. What did Göring build in memory of his first wife, Carin?
A) A forest reserve
B) A museum for stolen artworks
C) An elaborate hunting lodge named Carinhall
D) A naval base
  • 22. What was the estimated value of Göring's art collection?
A) $300 million
B) $500 million
C) $200 million
D) $100 million
  • 23. What was unique about Göring's Reichsmarschall uniform?
A) It was made entirely of gold.
B) It featured a swastika on the collar.
C) It included a jewel-encrusted baton.
D) It had no insignia.
  • 24. What did Göring's Reichsmarschall standard feature on its reverse side?
A) The Großkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes surrounded by a wreath between four Luftwaffe eagles.
B) A portrait of Hitler.
C) A map of Europe.
D) A swastika alone.
  • 25. What did Göring collect from industrialists?
A) Military equipment.
B) Donations for charity.
C) Artworks for his collection.
D) Kickbacks for favourable decisions as Four-Year Plan director.
  • 26. What did Göring do with the Schorfheide Forest?
A) He turned it into a military base.
B) He sold it to industrialists.
C) He used it for mining operations.
D) He set aside 100,000 acres as a state park.
  • 27. What did Göring do with Jewish property?
A) He returned it to its rightful owners.
B) He donated it to charity.
C) He used it for public projects.
D) He amassed a personal fortune by confiscating it.
  • 28. What did Göring do with the money from supplying arms to the Spanish Republicans?
A) He invested it in German businesses.
B) He donated it to the Red Cross.
C) He collected bribes and kickbacks.
D) He used it for personal expenses.
  • 29. What was Göring's reaction when decorated with the Collar of Annunziata?
A) He gave a speech in gratitude.
B) It reduced him to tears.
C) He ignored it completely.
D) He refused the award.
  • 30. Who was arrested after the Reichstag fire on 27 February 1933?
A) Hermann Göring
B) Marinus van der Lubbe
C) Rudolf Diels
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 31. What decree was passed the day after the Reichstag fire?
A) The Nuremberg Laws
B) The Enabling Act
C) The Gestapo Law
D) The Reichstag Fire Decree
  • 32. Who did Göring marry in April 1935?
A) Edda
B) Wilhelm Frick
C) Margarethe Gruhn
D) Emmy Sonnemann
  • 33. Who was head of the Prussian political police when Göring ordered prisoners to be shot?
A) Heinrich Himmler
B) Hans Frank
C) Rudolf Diels
D) Wilhelm Frick
  • 34. What was the name of the special Prussian police force established by Göring on 26 April 1933?
A) Sturmabteilung (SA)
B) Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo)
C) Schutzstaffel (SS)
D) Reich Labour Service
  • 35. Who took control of the Gestapo from Göring on 20 April 1934?
A) Wilhelm Frick
B) Heinrich Himmler
C) Ernst Röhm
D) Rudolf Diels
  • 36. Who was the British Prime Minister during Göring's discussions about Germany's intentions for Czechoslovakia?
A) Stanley Baldwin
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) Anthony Eden
D) Winston Churchill
  • 37. Which agreement led to the transfer of Sudetenland to Germany in September 1938?
A) The Potsdam Agreement
B) The Munich Agreement
C) The Treaty of Versailles
D) The Non-Aggression Pact
  • 38. What was Göring's rank when he became involved in the Blomberg–Fritsch Affair?
A) Plenipotentiary of the Four Year Plan
B) Reich Aviation Minister
C) Minister-President of Prussia
D) Generalfeldmarschall
  • 39. Where did Hermann Göring serve during the first year of World War I?
A) Paris
B) Mülhausen
C) Vienna
D) Berlin
  • 40. What was the reason for Hermann Göring's hospitalization during his service in World War I?
A) Rheumatism from trench warfare
B) Food poisoning
C) Shell shock
D) Injury from aerial combat
  • 41. Who convinced Hermann Göring to transfer to the Luftstreitkräfte?
A) Wilhelm Reinhard
B) Karl Jatho
C) Manfred von Richthofen
D) Bruno Loerzer
  • 42. What award did Hermann Göring receive in May 1918?
A) Pour le Mérite
B) Victoria Cross
C) Medal of Honor
D) Legion of Honour
  • 43. Which squadron did Hermann Göring command after the death of Wilhelm Reinhard?
A) FFA 25
B) Jagdgeschwader 1
C) Jagdstaffel 26
D) Jagdstaffel 5
  • 44. What myth did Hermann Göring believe in after World War I?
A) Stab-in-the-back myth
B) Myth of the Fallen Nation
C) Great War Myth
D) Lost Cause Myth
  • 45. In which city was Hermann Göring born?
A) Berlin, Prussia
B) Frankfurt, Hesse
C) Rosenheim, Bavaria
D) Munich, Bavaria
  • 46. What event in 1923 resulted in Göring's injury and subsequent morphine addiction?
A) Kapp Putsch
B) Adolf Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch
C) Munich Putsch
D) Reichstag Fire
  • 47. What rank was specially created for Göring after the Fall of France in 1940?
A) Generaloberst
B) Admiral
C) Field Marshal
D) Reichsmarschall
  • 48. What was Göring's position in relation to all officers in Germany's armed forces after receiving the rank of Reichsmarschall?
A) Seniority over all officers
B) No specific seniority
C) Junior to most officers
D) Equal rank with all officers
  • 49. What execution method did Göring request at the Nuremberg trials?
A) Lethal injection
B) Electric chair
C) Firing squad
D) Hanging
  • 50. What was Heinrich Ernst Göring's role in German South West Africa?
A) Commander of the military forces
B) Minister of finance
C) First governor-general
D) Chief diplomat
  • 51. What did Hermann Göring's mother do for about fifteen years?
A) Became Epenstein's mistress
B) Worked as a governess
C) Managed the family finances
D) Lived in Haiti with her husband
  • 52. What did Hermann Göring use to pay for his train ticket home from boarding school?
A) Stole money from the school
B) Borrowed money from Epenstein
C) Used his father's savings
D) Sold a violin
  • 53. Where did Hermann Göring join the military academy?
A) Nuremberg
B) Haiti
C) Munich
D) Berlin-Lichterfelde
  • 54. Where did Hermann Göring work after World War I?
A) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
B) A barnstorming company in Denmark
C) Fokker in Germany
D) Svensk Lufttrafik, a Swedish airline
  • 55. Who introduced Hermann Göring to his future wife, Carin von Kantzow?
A) Count Eric von Rosen
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Rudolf Hess
D) Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
  • 56. What emblem did Göring possibly first see at Count Eric von Rosen's castle?
A) The swastika
B) An eagle
C) A hammer and sickle
D) A Nazi flag
  • 57. When did Hermann Göring join the Nazi Party?
A) 1930
B) 1925
C) 1919
D) 1922
  • 58. What position was Hermann Göring given in the Sturmabteilung (SA) on 1 March 1923?
A) Vice Chancellor
B) Reichstag representative
C) SS head
D) Oberster SA-Führer
  • 59. What addiction did Hermann Göring develop after being shot in 1923?
A) Alcoholism
B) Cocaine addiction
C) Morphine addiction
D) Heroin addiction
  • 60. Where was Hermann Göring treated for his morphine addiction in 1925?
A) Munich clinic
B) Innsbruck hospital
C) Långbro Asylum
D) Venice sanatorium
  • 61. Who was the head of the SA when it was reorganized after Göring's initial command?
A) Hermann Göring
B) Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Ernst Röhm
  • 62. In which year did Hermann Göring get elected as a representative from Bavaria?
A) 1925
B) 1928
C) 1933
D) 1924
  • 63. Who did Hermann Göring meet during his mission to the Vatican in May 1931?
A) The future Pope Pius XII
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Benito Mussolini
D) Franz von Papen
  • 64. What rank was Hermann Göring promoted to on 1 January 1933?
A) Reichsmarschall
B) SA-Obergruppenführer
C) Field Marshal
D) SS-Gruppenführer
  • 65. In which election did the Nazi Party win 230 seats, making them the largest party in the Reichstag?
A) January 1933 election
B) July 1932 election
C) May 1928 elections
D) November 1923 coup
  • 66. Which operation involved the Fallschirmjäger seizing vital airfields in Norway?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Sea Lion
C) Operation Weserübung
D) Operation Eben-Emael
  • 67. When did Hitler cancel Operation Sea Lion?
A) On 17 September 1940
B) Immediately after the Battle of Britain
C) At the end of May 1941
D) On 12 October 1940
  • 68. What was the first thousand-bomber raid targeted at?
A) Frankfurt
B) Cologne
C) Munich
D) Berlin
  • 69. What technological advancement allowed US fighter aircraft to reach targets farther from England?
A) Jet engines
B) Radar systems
C) Auxiliary fuel tanks
D) Improved navigation equipment
  • 70. Which American fighter aircraft had a combat radius of over 1,800 miles with underwing drop tanks?
A) Focke-Wulf Fw 190
B) Messerschmitt Bf 109
C) Spitfire
D) P-51 Mustang
  • 71. In what year did the P-51 Mustang begin to escort bombers in large formations?
A) Early 1945
B) Mid-1942
C) Late 1943
D) Early 1944
  • 72. What was one of the main targets of Allied bombers that crippled the German war effort by late 1944?
A) Aircraft factories
B) Oil refineries
C) Submarines
D) Nuclear facilities
  • 73. How many fighters did the Luftwaffe have in the area of the D-Day landings?
A) About 500
B) Some 300
C) Less than 100
D) Over 1000
  • 74. Who notified Göring's chief of staff, Karl Koller, about Hitler's rant?
A) Alfred Jodl
B) Hans Lammers
C) Martin Bormann
D) Karl Dönitz
  • 75. Who intercepted Göring's telegram and convinced Hitler it was a coup attempt?
A) Martin Bormann
B) Hans Lammers
C) Karl Koller
D) Alfred Jodl
  • 76. Who did Hitler appoint as president of the Reich after rescinding the decree for Göring?
A) Heinrich Himmler
B) Karl Dönitz
C) Joachim von Ribbentrop
D) Alfred Jodl
  • 77. Where was Göring taken into custody by the United States Army?
A) In Mauterndorf
B) Near Radstadt
C) In Berlin
D) At Obersalzberg
  • 78. What was Göring's IQ score while in custody?
A) 138
B) 130
C) 140
D) 120
  • 79. Who examined Göring at Nuremberg and reported his health conditions?
A) Robert H. Jackson
B) Leon Goldensohn
C) Chief Medical Officer Lt. Col. Rene Juchli
D) Dr. Josef Mengele
  • 80. Who claimed to have smuggled medicine into Göring's prison cell?
A) Jack G. Wheelis
B) Leon Goldensohn
C) Robert H. Jackson
D) Herbert Lee Stivers
  • 81. What laws did Hermann Göring support in 1935?
A) The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
B) The Enabling Act of 1933
C) The Nuremberg Laws
D) The Reichstag Fire Decree
  • 82. Who directed the Central Office for Jewish Emigration?
A) Heydrich
B) Joseph Goebbels
C) Göring himself
D) Adolf Eichmann
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