2023 SuperQuiz 3

Before the Triple Nickles could jump out of planes with parachutes, what did the men have to do in D stage?

• A. earn five gold stars for practice jumps

• B. complete paperwork concerning wills and beneficiaries

• C. perfect the art packing parachutes

• D. meet with the general to approve their status

• E. All of the above

What was the first group of black aviators to be trained?

• A. Buffalo Soldiers

• B. 99th Pursuit Squadron

• C. Tuskegee Airmen

• D. The 75th Red Tails

• E. Both (B) and (C)

What happened on April 15, 1943, due in part to Eleanor Roosevelt's insistence?

• A. The Triple Nickles were finally recognized for their war efforts.

• B. They increased the number of black pilots being trained.

• C. The first black pilots were sent overseas.

• D. The Triple Nickles pay was increased to be commensurate with the white jumpers' pay.

• E. Families of military killed in action were finally compensated.

What happened to the anti-segregation and nondiscrimination amendments that Minton, Wagner, and Schwartz proposed to the Selective Training and Service Bill?

• A. They were misunderstood, and thus not truly followed.

• B. They were rejected.

• C. They came into law.

• D. They moved up to the congressional level for ratification.

• E. They were ignored and never received a reply.

What two groups made up the original Triple Nickles?

• A. six officers and 17 enlisted men

• B. one officer and five enlisted men

• C. five officers and 20 enlisted men

• D. one general, five officers, and 24 enlisted men

• E. The text doesn't specify who was actually in the original Triple Nickles.

What made it worse taking the back seats on the bus to white soldiers for Ted "Tiger" Lowry?

• A. that the white soldiers were of lower rank than him

• B. that it was a military bus and should have given him the respect for his service

• C. that the soldiers were not even American soldiers, they were POWs of the enemy country

• D. that it was a public bus, and Rosa Parks had already stood up for equal rights on public buses.

• E. that the bus driver was black and couldn't even help Ted get a better seat

When were the Triple Nickles compared to peacocks?

• A. lined up ready to exit the plane

• B. lined up receiving the news of their next mission

• C. while fluttering down wind with their open parachutes

• D. strutting down the road for the Victory Parade

• E. running upon landing

Where did Ashley Bryan keep his sketch pad while he participated in the Invasion of Normandy?

• A. in his satchel

• B. in his gas mask

• C. in his parachute pack

• D. in his Army Combat Uniform (ACU) pants pocket

• E. in his boot

What did Morris notice about his men once he began training them to mimic the training of the white soldiers?

• A. They looked him straight in the eye.

• B. Morale was up.

• C. Their shoes shined, clothes were pressed, and their hair cut and combed.

• D. They began to act like soldiers.

• E. All of the above

How long would the men stay on the ground after a jump to fight the fires?

• A. sometimes 4-5 days at a time

• B. for between 12-24 hours at a time

• C. for at least 1 week, but up to 3 weeks at a time

• D. 1-3 days, but never longer than 3 days

• E. The text doesn't specify how long the soldiers had to stay fighting fires.