Ned was taken to mission school by which family member?
His uncle
This event took place on the morning of December 7th, 1941
The attack on Pearl Harbor
This marine was one of the first friends that Ned made after bootcamp
Georgia Boy
Ned was thrown into the swimming pool
He sank to the bottom
France
What does the nickname Hosteen Mitchell gave Ned mean?
Ant
The country that America was sending supplies to before they joined WW2
Great Britain
This character led the ceremony that was meant to wish Ned luck on his journey
Hosteen Mitchell
They all greeted eachother, trying to figure out how they were related
This city is the capital of Vermont, even though it might not be the most popular city in the state
Montpelier
What did Ned's parents want him to do before he joined the Marines?
Participate in a Blessingway ceremony
This is the first country that Germany invaded
Poland
This man was the prinicpal of Ned's first school, students thought he was a "mad, red dog"
Principal O'Sullivan
Gene-Gene escaped the Japanese
He swam for 3 miles through shark-infested waters and alerted the American troops where the Japanese were stationed
What is the national animal of Scotland?
The Unicorn
What was another word Ned and other marines called Themselves?
Jarhead or Leatherback
What was the specific role of the Navajo Code Talkers in WWII?
They created an unbreakable code based on the Navajo language that was used to securely transmit military messages.
The two Navajo teachers that taught Ned the code
Johnny Manuelito and John Benally
Corporal Radant asked the Navajos to take their bayonet training outside
They stabbed his tent where he "might" be standing
What day did George Washington prepare his men for the Battle of Trenton?
Christmas Night
How Ned felt about the training exercise on Guadalcanal
He felt that it wasn't realistic - no enemy fire, no chaos, people weren't taking it seriously
The name of the German military tactic that was incredibly effective
Blitzkrieg
The two experienced Code Talkers that Ned met on Hawaii
Sam Begay and Bill McCabe
The Marines did the training exercise in the desert AND how did the Navajos do
All the Marines ran out of water and almost died, Ned and the other Navajos survived off prickly pear cacti
How many time zones are there in Russia?
11