WW2, the Pacific War Quiz

[andycapp]

Quiz part 1. Ten questions on the war in the Pacific going from easy>difficult.

1. Name the American battleship sunk at Pearl Harbour that is now a national shrine?

2. Name the 2 British warships sunk by the Japanese enroute to Singapore?

3. How did General Douglas McArthur escape from the Phillipines to Australia and what was his famous statement?

4. Name the village in New Guinea highlands at which Australian troops first confronted the Japanese ?

5. Name the American and Japanese carriers sunk at the Battle of Midway?

6. Name the British general who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese and the Japanese general who accepted the surrender?

7. What was the nickname given to the British army fighting the Japanese in Burma?

8. Where were Japanese land forces first defeated in the Pacific and by whom?

9. What was unique about the way the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought?

10. There were two *types* of Australian military forces (land) fighting the Japanese in New Guinea, how did they differ?

 

[Knight-Dragon]

"2. Name the 2 British warships sunk by the Japanese enroute to Singapore?"

Repulse and Prince of Wales.

"3. How did General Douglas McArthur escape from the Phillipines to Australia and what was his famous statement?"

By submarine. Statement is "I will return".

"4. Name the village in New Guinea highlands at which Australian troops first confronted the Japanese?"

Guadancanal? Not sure about the spelling ....

"6. Name the British general who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese and the Japanese general who accepted the surrender?"

General Percival and General Yama****a (Tiger of Malaya).

Edit : Yama s h i ta

"7. What was the nickname given to the British army fighting the Japanese in Burma?"
Chindits but I thought that's only Wingate's band?

"8. Where were Japanese land forces first defeated in the Pacific and by whom?"

In Burma at Imphal (?) by the British and Indian forces.

 

[andycapp]

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
"2. Name the 2 British warships sunk by the Japanese enroute to Singapore?"

Repulse and Prince of Wales.

Correct.

"3. How did General Douglas McArthur escape from the Phillipines to Australia and what was his famous statement?"

By submarine. Statement is "I will return".

No not by sub - clue: two different modes of transport were used.
Close enough on the quote, McArthur said "I came through and I shall return".

"4. Name the village in New Guinea highlands at which Australian troops first confronted the Japanese?"

Guadancanal? Not sure about the spelling ....

No, Guadalcanal is an island in the Pacific, not a village in the New Guinea highlands.

"6. Name the British general who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese and the Japanese general who accepted the surrender?"

General Percival and General Yama****a (Tiger of Malaya).

Edit : Yama s h i ta

Correct. An infamous day in British military history!

"7. What was the nickname given to the British army fighting the Japanese in Burma?"
Chindits but I thought that's only Wingate's band?

No, I'm referring to the British regular army force in Burma.

"8. Where were Japanese land forces first defeated in the Pacific and by whom?"

In Burma at Imphal (?) by the British and Indian forces.

No.

2 1/2 answers correct. Keep trying!

 

[DingBat]

1) USS Arizona
2) HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales
3) Submarine. "I shall return".
4) Some s**thole halfway between Port Moresby and Lae.
5) Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Yorktown
6) Percival surrendered to Yama****a
7) The 14th Army was also known as "The Forgotten Army".
8) Guadalcanal
9) First battle fought where the combatant ships did not see each other.
10) ?

/bruce

 

[andycapp]

Originally posted by DingBat
1) USS Arizona
2) HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales
3) Submarine. "I shall return".
4) Some s**thole halfway between Port Moresby and Lae.
5) Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Yorktown
6) Percival surrendered to Yama****a
7) The 14th Army was also known as "The Forgotten Army".
8) Guadalcanal
9) First battle fought where the combatant ships did not see each other.
10) ?

/bruce

1. USS Arizona is correct.

2. Repulse and Prince of Wales, which Knight-Dragon had already answered is correct

3. "I shall return" is the statement I was looking for, Submarine was NOT how he travelled to Australia. As with K-D half correct.

4. Yes it was a ****hole, but what's it's name.

5. Correct

6. As K-D had already answered, correct.

7. Very good, you are correct.

8. No, not the engagement I was looking for, although I can see why many people might answer 'Guadalcanal'.

9. Excellent, you are correct.

Still need answers to first part of Q3, and questions, 4, 8 and 10. Keep trying!

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

1. Name the American battleship sunk at Pearl Harbour that is now a national shrine?
USS Arizona

2. Name the 2 British warships sunk by the Japanese enroute to Singapore?
HMS Prince of Wales (Veteran of Bismarck hunt and Atlantic charter signed aboard her)
HMS Repulse

3. How did General Douglas McArthur escape from the Phillipines to Australia and what was his famous statement?
He Left Corrigidor in 4 PT boats, then transfered to A/C on Mindinao.
"I came through and I shall return"

4. Name the village in New Guinea highlands at which Australian troops first confronted the Japanese ?
Kokoda

5. Name the American and Japanese carriers sunk at the Battle of Midway?
IJN Akaki
IJN Kaga
IJN Soryu
IJN Hiryu
USS Yorktown

6. Name the British general who surrendered Singapore to the Japanese and the Japanese general who accepted the surrender?
Percival
Yamashita

7. What was the nickname given to the British army fighting the Japanese in Burma?
The Forgotten army (14th)

8. Where were Japanese land forces first defeated in the Pacific and by whom?
Question is to general, are you including China and/or Soviets?
If Soviets, it's in Mongolia at Kolokan Gol in 1938

9. What was unique about the way the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought?
First time in history two battlefleets never sited each other

10. There were two *types* of Australian military forces (land) fighting the Japanese in New Guinea, how did they differ?
Don't know

 

[TrailblazingScot]

Question 8.
Where were Japanese land forces first defeated in the Pacific and by whom?

By the American marines at Wake Island (if not Wake then it was Guam...I could check my history book but there is no point in that) who repulsed the initial Japanese invasion.


Question 10 (kitten thinks)
10. There were two *types* of Australian military forces (land) fighting the Japanese in New Guinea, how did they differ?

Is the difference that one is the coastguard (they were important for spotting japanese ship movement) and the other is the regular army?

 

[andycapp]

AoA, You're correct on Q3 MacArthur left the Phillipines on PT boats and transferred to a B17 on Mindanao.

Correct on all others answered.

Q8. I am referring specifically to the Pacific theatre, not China etc.

Q10 looks like it might be to difficult for non-Aussies - I'll give people more time on that and a clue, the difference was in the title of the units and the way they were raised.

 

[andycapp]

Originally posted by kittenOFchaos
Question 10 (kitten thinks)
Is the difference that one is the coastguard (they were important for spotting japanese ship movement) and the other is the regular army?

No, see my clue above.

 

[TrailblazingScot]

So you want ANOTHER DIFFERENCE!

Way they were raised...hmm

One lot was drafted the other lot volunteered...guess for name of Aussies = "The Bonehead Brigade"...message ends

 

[andycapp]

Originally posted by kittenOFchaos
So you want ANOTHER DIFFERENCE!

Way they were raised...hmm

One lot was drafted the other lot volunteered...guess for name of Aussies = "The Bonehead Brigade"...message ends

Apart from your attempt at humour, you are correct about the way they were raised. The AIF (Australian Imperial Force) was an all volunteer force that could potentially serve anywhere in the world and were considered the elite troops. The Milita forces were raise by largely by draft to serve in defence of Australia, however the Australian government changed the definition of what constituted the defence of Australia allowing them to be deployed in Papua New Guinea.

Still waiting for a correct answer to Q8. Clue involves the defeat of a Japanese landing force, but not Guadalcanal.

 

[andycapp]

No, not Wake or Guam.

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

If it's the Pacific war, I think Kitten gave the correct answer, Wake Island.

 

[andycapp]

I still think the engagement I'm talking about was the first land victory over the Japanese in the Pacific - the date I'm referring to was August 26 - 6 September '42 - however if someone can demonstrate otherwise......

 

[Alcibiaties of Athenae]

Is that Buka in Papua?

 

[andycapp]

Originally posted by Alcibiaties of Athenae
Is that Buka in Papua?

Close but no cigar.

 

[andycapp]

The answer to:

Q8. Where were Japanese land forces first defeated in the Pacific and by whom?

Milne Bay which is on the southeast coast of Papua New Guinea - battle took place between 26 Aug' and 6 Sept' '42.

The Japanese attempted a two pronged assault on Port Moresby, one over the Owen Stanley Ranges along the Kokoda Trail and the other a seaborne attack on Milne Bay which was defeated by Australian units - the Japanese wanted the airfield that was under construction at Milne Bay.

 

[andycapp]

Quiz part 2.

1. To the nearest 1000, how many Allied POW's were taken by the Japanese when Singapore surrendered?

2. Name the famous Japanese Admiral who was killed when his plane enroute to the Solomons was intercepted and shot down by American fighters?

3. What type of fighters did the Americans use to shoot down the Japanese Admiral's plane?

4. In the fighting along the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea who were the 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels' and what were their primary roles?

5. What is the significance of 'Ioribaiwa' in terms of the Japanese advance on Port Moresby?

6. What was the significance of the 'Brisbane Line'?

7. Name the Japanese army heavy bomber used in action for the first time when the Japanese bombed Darwin?

8. This Japanese bomber was originally constructed for use against a particular nation - who?

9. Name the 3 American Area commanders in the Pacific and their areas (general geographic description) of command?

10. What were the nicknames given to the American bombers that dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

 

[Knight-Dragon]

"2. Name the famous Japanese Admiral who was killed when his plane enroute to the Solomons was intercepted and shot down by American fighters?"

Yamamoto. Architect of the Pearl Harbour attk.

"3. What type of fighters did the Americans use to shoot down the Japanese Admiral's plane?"

P-51 Mustangs? P-something, not sure.

"6. What was the significance of the 'Brisbane Line'?"

The Aussie planned line of defence in case the Japs ever landed en masse? Actually I don't know.

"10. What were the nicknames given to the American bombers that dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?"

Big Boy?

 

[andycapp]

Originally posted by Knight-Dragon
"2. Name the famous Japanese Admiral who was killed when his plane enroute to the Solomons was intercepted and shot down by American fighters?"

Yamamoto. Architect of the Pearl Harbour attk.

Yamamoto is correct.

"3. What type of fighters did the Americans use to shoot down the Japanese Admiral's plane?"

P-51 Mustangs? P-something, not sure.

No, not mustangs, but you're on the right track.

"6. What was the significance of the 'Brisbane Line'?"

The Aussie planned line of defence in case the Japs ever landed en masse? Actually I don't know.

Good guess you're correct. The Australian Government was prepared to abandon northern Australia above Brisbane in it's plan to defend Australia.

"10. What were the nicknames given to the American bombers that dropped the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?"

Big Boy?

No, you are getting mixed up with the names of the bombs which were 'Little Boy' on Hiroshima and 'Fat Man' on Nagasaki.

Keep trying!