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World War II in the Pacific
What do you know about the largest military conflict in the history?
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Last updated: August 30, 2021
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1.
What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?
Japan and USA
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Germany and Poland
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Japan and China
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Germany and France
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2.
Which event led the United States to enter WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
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German invade of Poland
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Bombing of London
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Sinking of Lusitania
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3.
Who was the US president at the start of WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman
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Dwight Eisenhower
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John F. Kennedy
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4.
Who was emperor of Japan during World War II?
Hirohito
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Yoshihito
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Akihito
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Mutsuhito
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5.
When did Japanese Navy attack Pearl Harbor?
1945
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1944
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1941
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1942
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6.
What was the code name for the Japanese attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in WWII?
Operation Valkyrie
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Operation Overlord
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Operation Barbarossa
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Operation Z
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7.
How many days lasted the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
1 day
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10 days
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3 days
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5 days
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8.
Within three days of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which three countries declared war on Japan?
USA, USSR and Britain
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USA, Britain and China
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Britain, China and Korea
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China, Philippines and Korea
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9.
Who was commander of the Japanese Navy and a leader in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Hirohito
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Hideki Tojo
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Osami Nagano
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Isoroku Yamamoto
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10.
Which United States general led the army in the Pacific and the fighting against Japan?
George Marshall
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Douglas MacArthur
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Bernard Montgomery
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George Armstrong Custer
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11.
Which ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor when over 1100 US soldiers lost their lives?
USS Oklahoma
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USS Louisiana
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USS Virginia
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USS Arizona
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12.
The picture of marines raising a flag that was used for the Marine Corps Memorial in Virginia was taken on what island?
Iwo Jima
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Midway
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Guadalcanal
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Honshu
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13.
Which Australian city did Japan attack in February of 1942?
Brisbane
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Adelaide
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Darwin
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Sydney
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14.
What was the name of th US army general Patton who fought in WWII?
George S.
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James S.
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Franklin S.
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Jeff S.
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15.
The goal of Operation Detachment was to capture which island in the Pacific in WWII?
Oahu
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Iwo Jima
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Okinawa
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Midway
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16.
What were Japanese suicide bombers called during WWII?
Kamikaze
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Bushido
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Kaiten
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Ninja
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17.
In which present country the Battle of Guadalcanal occurred?
Japan
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Papua New Guinea
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Philippines
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Solomon Islands
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18.
Who won the Battle of Midway?
Britain
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USA
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France
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Japan
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19.
What was the code name for the U.S. program to build an atomic bomb in WWII?
Operation Avalanche
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Operation Typhoon
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Operation Cobra
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Manhattan Project
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20.
What scientist wrote a letter to US President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb?
Henry Ford
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Nikola Tesla
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Albert Einsten
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Thomas Edison
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21.
What scientist and leader of the atomic bomb research team is considered the father of the atomic bomb?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Werner Heisenberg
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Ernest Rutherford
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Niels Bohr
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22.
Which American president ordered to use the atomic bomb against Japan in WWII?
Harry Truman
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Herbert Hoover
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Dwight Eisenhower
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23.
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
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Little Boy
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Fat Man
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Rosa Parks
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24.
What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on in WWII?
Nagasaki
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Yokohama
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Hiroshima
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Tokyo
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25.
What was the last major battle of World War II?
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Peleliu
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
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26.
Where did the "Bataan Death March" take place in 1942 after the Americans surrended to the Japanese?
Singapore
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Thailand
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Philippines
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Guam
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27.
Who won the Battle of Saipan in 1944?
Japan
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USA
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Australia
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Germany
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28.
What was the biggest naval battle in the history?
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of Bataan
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Battle of Milne Bay
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Battle of Midway
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29.
On which ship the Japanese meet Allied leaders and signed the surrender in 1945?
Missouri
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Bismarck
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Yorktown
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Musashi
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30.
What is the estimated death toll from atomic bombs dropped on Japan?
35,000
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235,000
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535,000
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135,000
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