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Coral Sea and Midway

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the first Naval battle fought totally from the air?

a)

War of 1812

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Guadalcanal

2.

How did the US Navy know the Japanese were going to attack Midway?

a)

US Navy created a fake message about a water shortage

b)

US Navy used blimps to see Japanese

c)

US Navy guessed the correct location

d)

US Navy got a tip from a spy

3.

What type of plane was crucial to winning the battle of Midway and destroying the Japanese carriers?

a)

Fighter Aircraft

b)

Torpedo Planes

c)

Dive Bombers

d)

Scout Planes

4.

What was the name of the bomber group who launched from a carrier and attacked Japan's shores shortly after the battle of Pearl Harbor?

a)

Halsey's Bulls

b)

Las Vegas Raiders

c)

Nimitz Strikers

d)

Doolittle Raiders

5.

What plane did the Japanese have that was superior to the US planes?

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Zero

c)

Ten

d)

Naruto

6.

AF was code for what location?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Midway

d)

Guam

7.

What was the Battle of Midway called?

a)

Turning point in the Pacific War with Japan

b)

Beginning of Japanese victory in the Pacific

c)

The end of American efforts to defeat the Japanese

d)

Turning point in the Atlantic War with Japan

8.

A defense without an exposed flank, consisting of forces deployed along the outermost portions of the defended area is a ...

a)

Offensive Line

b)

Defensive Line

c)

Outer Defense

d)

Defense Perimeter

9.

Why did Admiral Nagumo change from bombs to torpedoes?

a)

He had an overabundance of torpedoes.

b)

He learned U.S. carriers were present

c)

His Zero fighters were in recovery

d)

He realized he was facing double the fleets he expected

10.

Japanese carrier Hiryu attacked the USS Yorktown, resulting in the ship listing in which direction?

a)

Bow

b)

Port

c)

Stern

d)

Starboard

11.

How many Japanese carriers were lost at the Battle of Midway?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

The Japanese thought they needed to extend and reinforce their land bases for air cover. This brought the plans of both US and Japanese forces to ...

a)

Guadalcanal

b)

Guam

c)

Okinawa

d)

Iwo Jima