The Doolittle Raid

Which U.S. ship was carrying airplanes?

• USS Enterprise

• USS Hornet

• USS Merrimack

• USS Monitor

What kind of planes were they?

• B-25 bombers

• B-52s

• Spy planes

• Transport Planes

What were the planes about to do?

• bomb Japan

• protect Hawaii

• protect Midway

• transport troops to the Soviet Union

How many bombers were set to be used?

• 16

• 61

• 106

• 610

Who was going to lead the raid?

• Colonel James Doolittle

• Doctor Doolittle

• General Douglas MacArthur

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

How close did the bombers need to be in order to not run out of fuel?

• 125 miles

• 250 miles

• 400 miles

• 650 miles

How far away were the U.S. ships when the bombers actually took off to begin the attack?

• 150 miles

• 300 miles

• 450 miles

• 650 miles

How long did it take for the bombers to reach their targets?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 8 hours

How many pounds of bombs did each plane drop on Japan?

• 500

• 1,000

• 2,000

• They never dropped the bombs

All of the planes made it safely to friendly territory in China.

• True

• False