Thursday Super Quiz Part 2

What were some of the difficulties faced by the first black aviators trained at Tuskegee, Alabama?

• Segregation of the pilots on base with “white only” and “black only” signs.

• Townspeople of Tuskegee, Alabama treated them like celebrities.

• Even though 1,000 black pilots had been trained by the spring of 1943, none of them had been sent into combat.

• Both A and B

• Both A and C

What were some of the achievements that the Tuskegee Airmen can claim in WWII?

• Never losing one of their own to an enemy bomber

• Earning a collective one hundred Distinguished Flying Crosses

• Flying more than 1,500 missions

• All of the Above

• None of the Above

Even though the government was allowing the black soldiers to become paratroopers, what were some of the discriminatory practices that the Triple Nickles faced at Fort Benning during training?

• All 20 black soldiers were forced to share one apartment.

• They weren’t allowed to go to the main theater.

• They were not allowed to have ammunition.

• Both A and B

• Both B and C

What was the double burden that the Triple Nickles had to shoulder?

• Prove to the world their bravery and skill, all the while not reacting to the prejudice they saw everywhere.

• Prove to the world they could jump out of planes, all the while not reacting to the prejudice they saw everywhere.

• Prove to the world their bravery and skill, all the while reacting to the prejudice they saw everywhere.

• Prove to the world their bravery and skill while keeping their sense of humor and drive.

• None of the Above

What was the purpose of the sandbags on the balloon-bombs made by the Japanese?

• to help control the altitude

• to help control direction

• To help control the speed

• Both A and B

• All of the Above

Why did Tanya Lee Stone, the author, choose to tell the story of the Japanese Americans and the history of the internment camps, even though it doesn’t directly relate to the Triple Nickles or their mission?

• Both groups faced great racism, were treated poorly.

• Both groups used their anger at the situation to rise up, show their loyalty, and come out strong and more patriotic than ever.

• Both groups jumped out of airplanes and earned lots of medals.

• Both A and B

• Both A and C

What achievement was earned by the 442nd Regimental Combat Team?

• They were an all-Black-American unit and they earned the most medals of any WWII unit.

• They were an all-Japanese-American unit and they earned the most medals of any WWII unit.

• They were an all-German-American unit and they earned the most medals of any WWII unit.

• They were an all-Italian-American unit and they earned the least medals of any WWII unit.

• They were an all-Canadian-American unit and they earned the most medals of any WWII unit.

What did the Army Research Branch discover in their surveys before and after the Battle of the Bulge?

• The 33% approval rate by white soldiers to include black soldiers in their companies rose to a 77% approval rate after the Battle of the Bulge.

• The 10% approval rate by white soldiers to include black soldiers in their companies rose to a 50% approval rate after the Battle of the Bulge.

• The 50% approval rate by white soldiers to include black soldiers in their companies rose to a 100% approval rate after the Battle of the Bulge.

• The 53% approval rate by white soldiers to include black soldiers in their companies rose to a 97% approval rate after the Battle of the Bulge.

• None of the above

“They were all southern boys, but they were sure glad to see us.” What is ironic and disappointing about the word choice here from Harold Robinson’s quote about his Battle of the Bulge experience.

• The mostly black unit was going to save the surviving members of the 101st Infantry Division, and he knew that the troubled members were Northerners and most likely racists. So even though it was black soldiers coming to save them, he still noted their racism.

• The mostly black unit was going to save the surviving members of the 99th Infantry Division, and he knew that the troubled members were Southerners and most likely racists. So even though it was black soldiers coming to save them, he still noted their racism.

• The mostly black unit was going to save the surviving members of the 99th Infantry Division, and he knew that the troubled members were Northerners and most likely racists. So even though it was black soldiers coming to save them, he still noted their racism.

• Both A and B

• None of the Above

What happened when Biggs requested his membership to the Officers’ Club?

• They told him he would never be a member of ANY Officers’ Club.

• They told him he could make his own club.

• They told him they were making another club for the black officers. 

• Both A and B

• None of the above