Question 1

Name two American island outposts that fell to Japan immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Accepted Answer

Wake Island and Guam

Answer

Okinawa

Answer

Iwo Jima

Answer

Midway Island

Question 2

What British territories were captured by Japan?

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong and Singapore

Answer

Ceylon and Malaya

Answer

New Zealand and Fiji

Answer

India and Australia

Question 3

Who led the American bombing raid against Tokyo and other Japanese cities in 1942?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Doolittle

Answer

George Patton

Answer

Chester Nimitz

Answer

Douglas MacArthur

Question 4

What three territories did the Japanese plan to seize in their move against Australia?

Accepted Answer

New Guinea, Fiji, and Samoa

Answer

Hawaii, Midway, and Alaska

Answer

Formosa, Okinawa, and Saipan

Answer

Guam, Wake Island, and Iwo Jima

Question 5

What was the first naval battle in history in which the opposing vessels did not sight one another?

Accepted Answer

Battle of the Coral Sea

Answer

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Answer

Battle of Savo Island

Answer

Battle of Midway

Question 6

What was the only territory in North America invaded by the Axis Powers?

Accepted Answer

Aleutian Islands

Answer

California

Answer

Alaska

Answer

Hawaii

Question 7

What battle marked the beginning of the Allied counteroffensive in the South Pacific?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Guadalcanal

Answer

Battle of Okinawa

Answer

Battle of Iwo Jima

Answer

Battle of Midway

Question 8

What island was the keystone of the Japanese defenses?

Accepted Answer

Iwo Jima

Answer

Okinawa

Answer

Peleliu

Answer

Saipan

Question 9

In what battle did the Japanese lose most of their remaining ships and planes?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Answer

Battle of Okinawa

Answer

Battle of the Coral Sea

Answer

Battle of Midway

Question 10

Who was the American general in command of the defense of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Douglas MacArthur

Answer

Chester Nimitz

Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Answer

George Patton

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