Sadako
World War 2
Sasaki Family
The hospital
Origami Cranes
100
What was Sadako's last name?
Sasaki
100
What country dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?
The United States of America
100
What was Mr. Sasaki's profession?
Barber
100
What kind of hospital was Sadako in?
Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital
100
A legend in Japan is that if you fold 1,000 paper cranes...
You will be granted a wish.
200
What was the name of Sadako's Class?
Bamboo Class
200
The 2 sides in WWII were called the ...
Axis and the Allies
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Besides Sadako, who else from the Sasaki family was killed as a result of the United States dropping the bomb on Hiroshima?
Grandmother Matsu
200
Who was Sadako's roommate at the Red Cross Hospital?
Kiyo Ohkura
200
About how many paper cranes did Sadako fold?
1,500
300
What event was Sadako competing in at the Grand Field Day?
The relay race
300
What two cities did the United States drop atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
300
Sadako's Mother and Aunt sewed what for Sadako?
A kimono
300
How did Sadako discover her white blood cell count?
She found her chart at the nurses station
300
After using any paper they could find, what did Sadako and Kiyo use to fold the paper cranes.
The squares of paper that the powdered medicines came in.
400
How old was Sadako when she died?
12 years old
400
What day is Peace Day celebrated in Japan AND what is the significance of this date?
August 6, 1945, this was the day the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
400
How many siblings did Sadako have?
She had 3 siblings. 2 boys and 1 girl.
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What date did Sadako Sasaki pass away?
October 25, 1955
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How did Sadako get the idea to fold the paper cranes?
A girl from a high school sent in a strand and she remembered the story her mother had told her about anyone who fold 1,000 paper cranes will be granted a wish.
500
Known as the Atom Bomb Disease, what is the medical term for the disease that killed Sadako?
Leukemia
500
What was the date the United States dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
August 9, 1945
500
What were Sadako's siblings' names?
Masahiro: older brother
Mitsue: younger sister
Eiji: younger brother
500
When Sadako was allowed to leave the hospital for Peace Day, she learned a song titled, "Genbaku O Yurusumaji." What does that translate to?
We will never again allow the atomic bomb
500
What is the Japanese word for 1,000 paper cranes?
Senbazuru