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World War 2 - Pacific Theater
How much do you know about the Pacific Theater of World War 2?
Quiz ID:
#21998
Fun:
(2.41)
Difficulty:
(1.78)
Category:
History
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War
Created By:
ScoutMan
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#1 Iwo Jima was completely in American control on the day that the famous flag raising photo was taken.
True
False
#2 The TV show "Black Sheep Squadron" was based on a multitude of actual units and their experiences.
True
False
#3 Which one of these islands were Australian troops most involved in capturing during the island hopping campaign in the Pacific?
Iwo Jima
Rabaul
New Guinea
Espiritu Santo
New Georgia
#4 Which one of these battles is commonly considered the turning point of the Pacific War?
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Philippine Sea
Guadalcanal
Saipan
#5 Japanese forces actually invaded American soil and maintained control of two islands.
True
False
#6 Which one of these sets of two battleships, both currently visitable at Pearl Harbor, did active American participation in World War 2 start and stop with?
New Hampshire and Texas
Iowa and Wisconsin
Montana and South Dakota
Arizona and Missouri
Indiana and Alabama
#7 How many countries sent military officers to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender?
2
4
8
10
20
#8 The fall of Bataan led to how many Allied troops being surrendered to the Japanese?
100
19,000
54,000
80,000
100,000
#9 Which one of these islands was known as the Japanese Gibraltar of the Pacific?
Rabaul
Truk
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Guadalcanal
#10 Which one of these U.S. Presidents was shipwrecked in the Solomon Islands during World War 2?
George H. W. Bush
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
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