1.
The Battle of Santa Cruz October 1942
15 questions
Difficult, 15 Qns, JJMcGiver, Feb 08 19
I have trying to improve my knowledge of the Pacific War and have been long infatuated with the early Naval Battles 1942-43. This is hopefully the first of many quizzes ... I hope you enjoy.
Difficult
JJMcGiver
Feb 08 19
51 plays
2.
The Battle for Tarawa 1943
15 questions
Tough, 15 Qns, JJMcGiver, Feb 12 19
As part of my continued education into the War in the Pacific, this is my quiz about the Marine invasion of Betio (Tarawa). Like all my quizzes its probably a tough one, but hope you enjoy it.
Tough
JJMcGiver
Feb 12 19
51 plays
3.
The Nanjing Massacre
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Dec 16 07
A quiz about Japanese atrocities following the fall of the Chinese Republic's capital, also known as the Rape of Nanking. Though I have used discretion in writing these questions, this topic is not for the squeamish.
Average
stuthehistoryguy
Dec 16 07
1674 plays
4.
Solomon Islands Naval Battles
20 questions
Average, 20 Qns, mstanaway, Apr 28 07
Test your knowledge of the Solomon Islands campaign when two evenly matched opponents slugged it out for control of the waters around Guadalcanal in 1942-43.
Average
mstanaway
Apr 28 07
2040 plays
5.
World War II - Pacific Theater
20 questions
Average, 20 Qns, dmiles54, Nov 28 06
Test your knowledge of land, sea, air battles, important people and significant places of the War in the Pacific, 1941-1945.
Average
dmiles54
Nov 28 06
3906 plays
6.
Fighting a Long Lost Cause
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, illiniman14, Oct 15 09
For most of the world, World War II ended in 1945. Nobody told that to Hiroo Onoda, and he kept fighting the lost war until 1974.
Tough
illiniman14
Oct 15 09
693 plays
7.
Castner's Cutthroats
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, pshelton, May 14 08
During World War II, Japanese forces occupied U.S. territory for over a year. A small, brave band of soldiers call Castner's Cutthroats helped to dislodge them. Take this opportunity to learn about these heroes.
Average
pshelton
May 14 08
579 plays
8.
Yamashita's Gold
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, salami_swami, Nov 23 08
This is my first history quiz. It is about Yamashita's Gold, or the Yamashita Treasure! Enjoy!
Tough
salami_swami
Nov 23 08
468 plays
9.
Semper Fi, Mac
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, beterave, Oct 27 09
US Marines in WWII often said this to one another. This quiz is about those young men who answered the call after Pearl Harbor.
Average
beterave
Oct 27 09
957 plays
10.
USAAF Aircraft of the Pacific
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, cwelch, Sep 02 07
A short quiz about some of the USAAF aircraft from the Pacific Theater in WWII.
Average
cwelch
Sep 02 07
2673 plays
11.
Average
beterave
Apr 05 10
501 plays
12.
Average
beterave
Jun 13 10
417 plays
13.
Japanese American Internment
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, Christa_Smith, Nov 28 07
How much do you know about the internment of the Japanese Americans?
Average
Christa_Smith
Nov 28 07
1362 plays
14.
The Guadalcanal Land Campaign
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, beterave, Mar 21 10
Guadalcanal was the first US land campaign in the Pacific. Semper Fi!
Tough
beterave
Mar 21 10
477 plays
15.
The Fall of Singapore (1942)
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, bertho, May 08 03
The great island fortress, impregnable Singapore, the Gibraltar of Eastern Asia. This quiz looks at how Singapore fell to the Japanese, an event that perhaps triggered a rise in nationalism throughout the colonies, long after the last shot was fired.
Average
bertho
May 08 03
2034 plays
16.
The Doolittle Raid
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, beterave, Jan 12 10
The Doolittle Raid (aka the Tokyo Raid) - Saturday, April 18, 1942. One of the greatest feats during the darkest days of WWII. Have fun.
Tough
beterave
Jan 12 10
729 plays
17.
'Life' in a Japanese POW Camp
10 questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, beterave, Dec 01 09
What was it like to be a prisoner of the Japanese? This quiz will answer some of those questions.
Difficult
beterave
Dec 01 09
654 plays
18.
The Real Bridge over the River Kwai
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, beterave, Apr 14 10
It was great movie but a far cry from the real bridge building by those unfortunates who were prisoners of the Japanese. This is for the survivors of that experience.
Tough
beterave
Apr 14 10
327 plays
19.
WWII The Imperial Japanese Navy
15 questions
Tough, 15 Qns, deadmeat, Sep 21 01
A simple quiz about the WWII Imperial Japanese Navy, I'll give you a few details and you name the ship.
Tough
deadmeat
Sep 21 01
2043 plays
20.
Peleliu: The Bitterest Battle of the Corps
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, beterave, Feb 07 10
Peleliu: this island battle is seldom talked about or written about. Here is a quiz in honor of those who went ashore there.
Average
beterave
Feb 07 10
333 plays
21.
The Silent Service
10 questions
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, hylander6, Oct 30 10
This quiz will test your knowledge of US submarine actions in the Pacific Theatre in World War II.
Very Difficult
hylander6
Oct 30 10
435 plays
22.
Average
pointluck
May 27 15
258 plays
23.
World War II - Pacific Theater
20 questions
Average, 20 Qns, dmiles, Dec 20 00
Test your knowledge of land, sea, air battles, important people and significant places of the War in the Pacific, 1941-1945.
Average
dmiles
Dec 20 00
4311 plays
24.
The Japanese Soldier in WWII
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, beterave, Nov 23 09
They were called 'Soldiers of the Sun'. This quiz is about the Japanese infantryman in WWII.
Tough
beterave
Nov 23 09
432 plays
25.
Average
bassplayer186
Feb 03 01
5784 plays
26.
Japan and the Early War Years
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, csm101, Aug 13 07
A short but in depth quiz on the history of Japanese aggression in the first years of World War 2 and in the lead-up to the Pearl Harbor attack.
Tough
csm101
Aug 13 07
660 plays
27.
The Japanese Occupation of Malaya
20 questions
Average, 20 Qns, WW2Master123, Jun 09 13
This is a quiz meant for school students in Malaysia, but everyone else in the world is free to play :)
Average
WW2Master123
Jun 09 13
198 plays
28.
Japanese Atrocities in WWII
10 questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, beterave, Dec 29 09
Hi again, these are some well known and not so well known atrocities and war crimes committed by the Japanese during WWII.
Difficult
beterave
Dec 29 09
618 plays
29.
Battle off Samar
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, tmothymorris13, Sep 28 13
World War II, off the coast of of the Philippine island of Samar, the Japanese Center Force opens fire on Taffy III, a group of American escort carriers, escorted by ships known as tin cans for their lack of armor. America, must win.
Tough
tmothymorris13
Sep 28 13
183 plays
30.
Average
Mtmcdonald
Aug 02 15
402 plays