The Marines were very impressed by this weapons' reliability and its high rate of fire.
A. Bow and Arrow
B. Musket
C. M-1 Carbine
D. Rifle
What is C. M-1 Carbine
100
As a prelude to Operation Detachment, B-24 Liberators from the Marines pounded Iwo Jima for 74 _____.
A. Days
B. Weeks
C. Hours
D. Years
What is A. Days
100
The 36-day assault resulted in more than ______ American casualties, including 6,800 dead.
A. 26,000
B. 27,000
C. 28,000
D. 29,000
What is A. 26,000
100
The Navajo code talkers were forced to forget their ________ __________.
A. Native Language
B. Mother's Name
C. Childhood Memories
D. Past Happenings
What is A. Native Language
100
Only ____ Japanese soldiers were captured.
A. 1,000,000,000
B. 300
C. 261
D. 216
What is D. 216
200
A ______ was a semi-automatic infantry rifle.
A. Regular Rifle
B. M-1941 Johnson Rifle
C. Type 56 Assault Rifle
D. Rung Paisarn RPS-001
What is B. M-1941 Johnson Rifle
200
Due to the nature of the Japanese defenses, these air attacks had _____ effect.
A. Little
B. Some
C. Large
D. No
What is A. Little
200
Of the 20,000 Japanese defenders, only ______ survived.
A. 1,000
B. 1,083
C. 2,000
D. 2
What is B. 1,083
200
Many of them _______.
A. Didn't Resist
B. Resisted
C. Didn't Care
What is B. Resisted
200
The Japanese losses ranged from ____ to ____.
A. 1,234 to 2,492
B. 17,845 to 21,570
C. 20,836 to 40,573
D. 1 to 5
What is B. 17,845 to 21,570
300
The Japanese had _______ field guns and some type 95 light tanks.
A. Standard
B. Assault
C. Automatic
D. Semi-automatic
What is A. Standard
300
Heading towards the ______, the first wave of Marines landed at 8:59 AM and initially met little resistance.
A. Forest
B. Beach
C. Desert
D. Mountains
What is B. Beach
300
The ________ efforts, however, provided a vital link in the U.S. chain of bomber bases.
A. Marines'
B. Japanese's
What is A. Marines'
300
Many of them resisted, and made them ________ ______ in their language.
A. Become Stupid
B. Become Fluent
C. Become Limited
D. None Of The Above
What is B. Become Fluent
300
When the island was declared secure again on March __, about 3,000 Japanese were alive in the tunnel system.
A. 26
B. 32
C. 24
D. 1
What is A. 26
400
This weapon replaced the Thompson machine gun in both the US Marines and the US Army.
A. Bow And Arrow
B. M-3 Submachine Gun
C. M-1 Garand Rifle
D. Pistol
What is B. M-3 Submachine Gun
400
Quickly coming under heavy fire from the bunkers and gun emplacements on Mt. Suribachi, the _______ began to take heavy losses.
A. Marines
B. Japanese
What is A. Marines
400
By war's end, 2,400 ____ bombers carrying 27,000 crewmen made unscheduled landings on the island.
A. B-22
B. B-25
C. B-29
D. B-31
What is C. B-29
400
Some punishments for speaking their native language was this being forced into their mouths.
A. Lard
B. Soap
C. Food
D. Bugs
What is B. Soap
400
Of the 7 marines who raised the flag, only __ survived.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 7
What is B. 3
500
Some of the Japanese guns were placed in caves in ____________.
A. Mt. Kilimanjaro
B. Honolulu
C. India
D. Mt. Surabachi
What is D. Mt. Surabachi
500
Utilizing naval _______, close air support, and arriving armored units, the Marines were slowly able to fight their way off the beach.
A. Arrows
B. Bullets
C. Gunfire
D. Fighting
What is C. Gunfire
500
Historians described the U.S. forces' attack against the Japanese defense as this.
A. Throwing rocks at a turtle
B. Throwing leaves against a tree
C. Throwing sprinkles on cupcakes
D. Throwing human flesh against reinforced concrete
What is D. Throwing human flesh against reinforced concrete
500
Another punishment was their heads being dunked in this.
A. Water
B. Milk
C. Apple Juice
D. Urine
What is A. Water
500
To the Japanese leadership, the capture of Iwo Jima meant the battle for this territory, and the invasion of Japan itself, was not far off.
A. South Korea
B. Philippine islands
C. Okinawa
D. Mt. Suribachi