The End of the Bird
This man, the camp’s most feared guard, vanished into the Japanese countryside as the war ended.
The bird/Mutsuhiro Watanabe
This giant American bomber flew low over the camp, dropping supplies that looked like "giant colored eggs. What was they plane model?
the B-29
This man, the highest-ranking POW officer, officially announced to the men, "The war is over."
Commander Fitzgerald
This was the first city the men were taken to by train to reach the American hospital ships.
Yokohama
Who won the superbowl last year?
The seahawks
Before leaving, the Bird told the camp commander he was going into the mountains to perform this act of ritual suicide.
Hara-Kiri. A form of Japanese ritual suicide by self-disembowelment.
To make sure the planes saw them, the men painted these three letters in large white paint on the roofs. What was it?
POW
To celebrate their freedom, the men marched to this nearby body of water to wash themselves.
the Seki River
On the train, the Japanese civilians showed respect to the former prisoners by doing this as they passed.
bowing
What year did Kobe Bryant die
2020
The prisoners realized the Bird was gone when they found this weapon, usually used to beat them, left behind in his room. What was his weapon?
kendo stick (a wooden practice sword)
The prisoners used these to catch the falling food, but many were ripped apart by the weight of the cans.
blankets
While at the river, the men saw this "sign" in the sky, which turned out to be the sun reflecting off B-29 planes.
a silver cross
During the journey, Louie was amazed to see the massive destruction caused by this "new" type of bomb used on Japan. What was that bomb called?
Atomic Bomb
Who won the NBA Finals Last year
The OKC Thunder
While searching the Bird’s empty room, the prisoners found a hoard of these items he had stolen from their Red Cross parcels.What were they?
sugar, tea, and cigarettes
This specific canned fruit was a favorite among the men, though the heavy syrup made many of them sick.
peaches
The Japanese guards did not stop the men from leaving the camp because they were waiting for this date, the "Kill All" deadline, which had already passed. When was that deadline?
August 22nd
This famous magazine sent a journalist who found Louie and was shocked to realize the "Torrance Tornado" was alive.
The Life Magazine
How old was Louie at this time
Louie Zamperini was 28 years old.
Despite his departure, Louie continued to have these, where he would see the Bird’s face and feel he was still in danger.What were these?
nightmares / flashbacks
This was the name of the specific B-29 that dropped a note and a pair of trousers to the men.
the "San Antonio Rose"
After bathing, the men did this to their old, lice-infested prison clothes.
burned them / threw them away
When Louie finally saw a mirror in the hospital, he realized he had lost about this much weight.
100 pounds
What happened on June 15th 2012?
Everett Eagle Winger was born