World War II in the Pacific - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which event led the United States to enter WWII?	Attack on Pearl Harbor	100%
Who was the US president at the start of WWII?	Franklin Roosevelt	100%
Who was emperor of Japan during World War II?	Hirohito	96%
How many days lasted the Attack on Pearl Harbor?	1 day	93%
The picture of marines raising a flag that was used for the Marine Corps Memorial in Virginia was taken on what island?	Iwo Jima	93%
What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?	Japan and China	93%
What were Japanese suicide bombers called during WWII?	Kamikaze	93%
When did Japanese Navy attack Pearl Harbor?	1941	89%
What scientist wrote a letter to US President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb?	Albert Einsten	89%
What scientist and leader of the atomic bomb research team is considered the father of the atomic bomb?	J. Robert Oppenheimer	89%
What was the code name for the U.S. program to build an atomic bomb in WWII?	Manhattan Project	89%
Who won the Battle of Midway?	USA	89%
Which ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor when over 1100 US soldiers lost their lives?	USS Arizona	89%
Who was commander of the Japanese Navy and a leader in the attack on Pearl Harbor?	Isoroku Yamamoto	85%
What was the code name for the Japanese attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in WWII?	Operation Z	85%
Which United States general led the army in the Pacific and the fighting against Japan?	Douglas MacArthur	81%
What was the name of th US army general Patton who fought in WWII?	George S.	78%
Which American president ordered to use the atomic bomb against Japan in WWII?	Harry Truman	78%
Where did the "Bataan Death March" take place in 1942 after the Americans surrended to the Japanese?	Philippines	74%
Who won the Battle of Saipan in 1944?	USA	74%
What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on in WWII?	Nagasaki	70%
What was the last major battle of World War II?	Battle of Okinawa	67%
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?	Enola Gay	63%
On which ship the Japanese meet Allied leaders and signed the surrender in 1945?	Missouri	63%
In which present country the Battle of Guadalcanal occurred?	Solomon Islands	59%
Which Australian city did Japan attack in February of 1942?	Darwin	52%
What was the biggest naval battle in the history?	Battle of Leyte Gulf	48%
Within three days of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which three countries declared war on Japan?	USA, Britain and China	41%
What is the estimated death toll from atomic bombs dropped on Japan?	135,000	37%
The goal of Operation Detachment was to capture which island in the Pacific in WWII?	Iwo Jima	19%

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