Childhood and Life as an Athlete
The B-24 and Lost At Sea
Life as a POW
Life After the War
Important Characters
100
He had eaten too much food on the boat ride to Germany.
What is the reason Louie did not perform well in the Berlin Olympics.
100
Phil flew too close to the water as an engine failed.
What is the reason Green Hornet crashed
100
Ofuna Island
What is Louie's first POW camp.
100
PTSD
What is the disorder Louie developed after his war experience .
100
Watanabe
What is the Birds real name.
200
Pete Zamperini
What is Louie's brother , who helped him begin his running career .
200
Many accidents , crashes, and deaths occured to give the B-24 this nickname
What is the flying coffin .
200
Alcoholism
What is the addiction Louie fell into in order to cope with PTSD and an attempt to forget his war experiences.
200
Cynthia Zamperini
What is Louie's wife.
300
Louie's parents supporting him through everything, and giving him money and food as he runs away.
What is the reason Louie decided to return home.
300
47 days
What is the amount of time Phil and Louie spent lost at sea.
300
Louie's first nightmarish captor.
Who is " the Quack"
300
1946
What is the year Louie and Cynthia married.
300
Cissy Zamperini
What is Louie's daughter's name.
400
Louie's experience of the Graf Zeppelin air blimp flying over his house.
What is the beginning of the book.
400
The substance that covered Phil,Louie, and the oceans surface as the men frantically searched for the raft.
What is fuel and oil.
400
American troops were misleading and wrong for announcing Louie as dead, while he was well alive.
What is the propaganda message Louie was asked to send out.
400
Attending a Billy Graham service and remembering his promise to God.
What is the act that lead Louie out of PTSD and alcoholism in order to get his life together.
400
Russel Allen Phillips
What is the full name of Phil, Louie's pilot on the B-24 crew.
500
One and a Half Pounds
What is the amount of cherries Louie ate on the boat ride to Berlin.
500
Louie promised he would dedicate his life to god and spreading faith if god did this.
What is quench his thirst.
500
"Keirei"
What is the Birds signature order that Louie remembered for the rest of his life.
500
Los Angeles, California
What is the location of Louie and Cynthia's small apartment after the war.
500
Ray Lambert
What is the tail gunner on Louie's B-24 crew.
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