Science
what is the main component in a television that creates the images we see?
Cathode Ray Tube
What was one of the largest naval battles?
Leyte Gulf
What does the term "Radar" stand for?
Radio Detection and Ranging
Who was the US President who launched the New Deal Program?
FDR
Who were the Flying Tigers?
US Volunteer Pilots
Who designed the AquaLung?
Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan
What was the first major defeat for the Japanese Navy?
Battle of Midway
What type of waves does radar use to detect objects?
Radio Waves
when was Pearl Harbor bombed?
Dec 7, 1941
What battleship was hit and sunk in Pearl Harbor?
USS Arizona
Who is known as the "Father of Radar?"
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
What was used as a base to attack Japan?
Okinawa
What was the code name for the first detonation of a nuclear weapon?
Trinity
What was the name of the iconic image of a strong woman working in factories?
Rosie the Riveter
Wich countries were part of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungrary
Who invented the first successful kidney dialysis machine?
Dr Willem Kolff
Emperor Hirohito
Who was crucial in the development of penicillin into a usable medicine?
Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain
When Resources were scarce during the war, silk stockings were recycled into ?
Parachutes
What was the new country created by the Bolsheviks called?
USSR
What was the initial use for the first microwave ovens?
Commercial kitchens and restaurants
Who was the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet?
Admiral Nimitz
Who is credited with inventing with the Jet Engine?
Sir Frank Whittle
How many times was Sugar Ray Robinson a world Champion?
6
Who led the Fascist party in Italy?
Mussolini