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The Ultimate Iwo Jima Quiz | Pacific War

This quiz is about the 36 days of hell on a little island called Iwo Jima.

A multiple-choice quiz by ali33. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ali33

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,101

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1857

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (7/10), Guest 69 (7/10), Guest 24 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who were the U.S. Marines fighting against on Iwo Jima? Hint

Germans

North Vietnamese

Italians

Japanese

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the best known and most iconic event that happened on Iwo Jima? Hint

More Americans died on Iwo Jima than on D-day

The Flagraising

Two days after Iwo Jima was captured Americans invaded Japan

Marines found hundreds of American POWs there

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the raising of the flag represent? Hint

Revenge for Pearl Harbor

The end of the "Road to Tokyo"

The Japanese surrendered and the war was over

The taking of Iwo Jima was in progress

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many men were in the Flagraising photo?

Answer: (a single digit number (below 10))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Out of 22,000, how many Japanese were killed on Iwo Jima? Hint

21,000

11,967

All 22,000

16,000, the rest surrendered

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the mountain on Iwo Jima that absolutely had to be cut off in order to take over the island?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. When the flagraising photo came out on February 25, 1945, it was instantly an American symbol but no one knew who the flagraisers were?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What day did the Marines land on Iwo Jima? Hint

February 19, 1945

February 21, 1945

March 16, 1943

March 19, 1943

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many Americans died on Iwo Jima? Hint

10,000

3,567

4,200

6,800

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did the Japanese Empire finally surrender?

Answer: (month and year (word and year))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who were the U.S. Marines fighting against on Iwo Jima?

Answer: Japanese

The Japanese were an 'unseen' enemy on Iwo Jima, they built miles and miles of underground tunnels, bunkers, pillboxes, and even a seven- storey bunker inside Mount Suribachi.

2. What is the best known and most iconic event that happened on Iwo Jima?

Answer: The Flagraising

"The Flagraising" photograph, taken by Joe Rosenthal, is the most reproduced photo in the nation. The six flagraisers are (from left to right) front row- Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, John "Doc" Bradley, Harlon Block. Back row- Mike Strank (behind Sousley), Rene Gagnon (behind Schultz).

3. What does the raising of the flag represent?

Answer: The taking of Iwo Jima was in progress

Mount Suribachi was not fully secured but the Marines had made it up the mountain.

4. How many men were in the Flagraising photo?

Answer: 6

Left to right, front row- Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harold Schultz, Harlon Block. Back row- Mike Strank (behind Soulsey), Rene Gagnon (behind Schultz).

5. Out of 22,000, how many Japanese were killed on Iwo Jima?

Answer: 21,000

The Japanese that weren't killed by their enemy either committed suicide or (in only a couple of cases) surrendered.

6. What is the name of the mountain on Iwo Jima that absolutely had to be cut off in order to take over the island?

Answer: Mount Suribachi

7. When the flagraising photo came out on February 25, 1945, it was instantly an American symbol but no one knew who the flagraisers were?

Answer: True

Even some time later only four of the six were identified. There are a lot of myths about the flagraising.

8. What day did the Marines land on Iwo Jima?

Answer: February 19, 1945

The battle lasted more than a month.

9. How many Americans died on Iwo Jima?

Answer: 6,800

10. When did the Japanese Empire finally surrender?

Answer: August 1945

And then WW2 was finally over!

Source: Author ali33

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