The Pacific Quiz!
How much do you know about the war in the Pacific? Put your brain to the test with our Pacific quiz and see how well you know your history.
1. What year was Pearl Harbour
attacked?
a. 1940
b. 1941
c. 1949
2. When the United States dropped the first atomic bomb
in Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, how many people
died?
a. 40,000 - 50,000
b. 90,000 - 166,000
c. 120,000 - 125,000
3. What is the name of the day when Japan surrendered,
thus ending World War II?
a. VJ Day
b. JS Day
c. VWW2 Day
4. How did the Indianapolis sink?
a. She was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine - two
torpedoes sank her in 12 minutes with a loss of 300 men
b. She hit a rock after a missile broke the back of the ship,
killing almost 500 men
c. There were too many crew onboard, so when the ship was attacked
it sank due to the sheer number of marines onboard
5. When it came to aircraft, what was the purpose of
'Fighters'?
a. Fighters were staged only at the front of a formation
so they could dip and 'fight'
b. Fighters were far superior to other aircraft in terms of
ammunition, so their purpose was to fight aggressively, as opposed
to other aircrafts who waited in the wings before
attacking
c. Their aim was to destroy other aircraft in aerial combat
6. In which year did Russia declare war on
Japan?
a. 1941
b. 1944
c. 1945
7. What is a brig?
a. Soldiers who had contracted dysentery were often given this
nickname
b. A brig is a prison or other place of confinement aboard a ship
or ashore at a Marine Corps or naval station
c. Brig is the name for the youngest solider in a military
group
8. What happened on 8th December, 1940?
a. The German raider Orion sank the steamer Turakina off Cape
Egmont
b. The New Zealand steamer Komata was sunk by German raiders off
Nauru Island
c. The Rangitane sunk by German raiders 480km from East Cape
9. What did marines have to deal with on Pavuvu island
(about 60 miles west-northwest of
Guadalcanal)?
a. Countless rats and land crabs
b. Severe stomach illness from coconuts
c. Unruly natives
10. What does OP stand for?
a. OP stands for operation placement. If a soldier required
treatment, he would be given an place/put on the list for an
operation.
b. OP is short for observation post, used to watch enemy movements
and warn of approaching soldiers.
c. OP were the initials of one of the top commanders in the New
Zealand regiment. If a soldier had achieved an award for
bravery then his comrades would compare him (call) to their leader
as a sign of respect.
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