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Pearl Harbor Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What day did Pearl Harbor get attacked by the Japanese?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

September 18, 1930

c)

November 7, 1941

d)

August 1, 1905

2.

What day did Japan attack?

a)

Tuesday

b)

Saturday

c)

Sunday

d)

Friday

3.

At what time did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

a)

Just after 8 P.M.

b)

Just before 8 A.M.

c)

Just before 8 P.M.

d)

Just after 8 P.M.

4.

How long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?

a)

10 minutes

b)

1 day

c)

2 hours

d)

30 minutes

5.

Where did the attack occur?

a)

Hawaii

b)

China

c)

California

6.

Who was behind Pearl Harbor?

a)

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Anh Yêu Em

d)

Emperor Hirihito

7.

why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

Because they didn't want the US to attack Japan

b)

Because they wanted to continue to take over countries in Southeast Asia

c)

Because they wanted to cripple the US Navy

d)

all of the above

8.

Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor considered a Surprise?

a)

The American economy relied on Japanese imports

b)

Pearl Harbor had little strategic military value

c)

America and Japan were not at war with each other

d)

Japan and America had just negotiated a peace treaty

9.

What was the US reaction to Japan's attack?

a)

Asked Great Britain for help

b)

They declared war on Japan the next day

c)

allowed Japan to have all Hawaiian Islands

d)

Waited several months

10.

Who declared war the next day on Japan?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

11.

How many Americans lost their lives that day?

a)

Around 1,000

b)

Around 5,000

c)

Around 100

d)

Around 2,400

12.

What ship was sunk during Pearl Harbor that thousands of soilders lost their lives?

a)

USS Oklahoma

b)

USS Nevada

c)

USS Arizona

d)

USS Wisconsin

13.

President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in

a)

Informal

b)

Infamy

c)

Infamous

d)

Informally

14.

Who gave the speech after Pearl Harbor?

a)

George Washington

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

15.

What was the attack later called by F.D.R ?

a)

Attack on a Sleeping Giant

b)

A Day of Infamy

c)

none of the above

16.

True or False? Like German Jews, Japanese Americans were captured and sent to American concentration camps?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

How many U.S. naval vessels were destroyed?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

20

d)

50

18.

What important type of naval vessel was not destroyed in the attack?

a)

Warships

b)

destroyers

c)

cruisers

d)

Aircraft carriers

e)

none of the above

19.

True or False: The ship USS Arizona is still underwater today?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the name of the Memorial?

a)

USS Alaska Memorial

b)

USS Arizona Memorial

c)

USS Oklahoma Memorial

d)

Pearl Harbor Memorial