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2026 marks the 85th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack!
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History Quiz
Which of these excerpts is NOT a quote from President Roosevelt's famous Day of Infamy speech, delivered after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
With confidence in our armed forces with the unbounding determination of our people we will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God.
The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our Nation.
This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.
But always will our whole Nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
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Can you identify this World War II-era Japanese warplane? Hint: it’s a type that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber “Val”
Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen Navy Type Zero Carrier Fighter “Zeke”
Nakajima B5N Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber “Kate”
Kawanishi N1K Kyofu Navy Fighter Seaplane “Rex”
Naval History and Heritage Command
Of the battleships damaged or sunk at Pearl Harbor, how many went on to serve later in the war after being raised and/or repaired?
3
5
6
7
U.S. Navy
Which of these territories was NOT invaded by Japan simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor? (Not necessarily depicted in photo.)
Papua New Guinea
Hong Kong
Dutch East Indies
Thailand
Mainichi Shinbun
What was the name of the Royal Navy task force that lost both of its capital ships, a battleship and a battlecruiser, to Japanese air attacks on December 10, 1941, a few days after Japan entered World War II?
Singapore Force
Far East Force
Force X
Force Z
Imperial War Museum
Which one of these was NOT a factor that decreased the survivability of American warships caught in Typhoon Cobra in December 1944?
Some older destroyers were equipped extra gear which made them top-heavy
Some ships had very little fuel left and set high in the water due to low mass
Aircraft onboard carriers came free and caused collisions and fires
The task force had to get to its destination on short notice and didn’t have time to take a safer route
U.S. Navy
Which of these was NOT an activity of the Lebensborn, a Nazi organization with the mission of increasing the number of "racially pure" Aryans?
Encouraging relations between German soldiers and women in occupied Nordic countries
Coercive (forced) breeding programs
Kidnapping children from other countries
Providing welfare to unmarried mothers
Bundesarchiv
How was the German battleship Tirpitz destroyed?
By a series of British air attacks
By an American air attack
Torpedoed by a submarine
In ship-to-ship combat
Imperial War Museums
What did the final “k” stand for in Kar98k, the name of Nazi Germany’s standard Army service rifle?
It was the model that came after “j”
“Kurz,” meaning “short”
“Kriegsmodell,” meaning “war model” for wartime mass production
"Karabiner” for “carbine”
Bundesarchiv
In the Dowding system, Britain’s air defense system during the Battle of Britain, where was it decided which squadrons to send to intercept an incoming German raid?
The Filter Room
The local Group Operations Room
The local Sector Operations Room
The local airfield
Daniel Stirland
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