November 20, 2009



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Pearl Harbor Quiz

Try your hand at these 10 true/false questions on Pearl Harbor.





1. The Japanese radio code for successfully attacking Pearl Harbor was Tora Tora Tora.

  A. True
  B. False

2. The Japanese opened fire on Pearl Harbor at dawn.

  A. True
  B. False

3. The U.S.S. Tennessee was immediately destroyed by a barrage of bombs and torpedoes.

  A. True
  B. False

4. The U.S.S. Arizona took a mortal blow from a bomb that sparked massive explosions and fires.

  A. True
  B. False

5. The U.S.S. Arizona is now the final resting place of more than 1,000 crewmen.

  A. True
  B. False

6. More than 2,000 military personnel were killed in the attack.

  A. True
  B. False

7. The attack inspired the patriotic pop song "Remember Pearl Harbor."

  A. True
  B. False

8. A congressional committee censured the War Department and Navy for failing to be prepared for an attack.

  A. True
  B. False

9. In the new movie Pearl Harbor, Harrison Ford stars as a valiant crewman of the U.S.S. Tennessee.

  A. True
  B. False

10. The classic film From Here to Eternity was based on a James Jones novel of the same name.

  A. True
  B. False