Pearl Harbor, December 7th 1941 Quiz

Answer: Around 2000

Around 2000 people died in the attack, most of them from the battleship USS Arizona.

Answer: 7

The eight battleships present at Battleship row were: USS Arizona, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Tennessee, California, Nevada and West Virginia. The last ship, The USS Colorado was at the US mainland for repairs.

Answer: True

True, the Japanese had five midget subs in the attack but they were unsuccessful. Only one crew member from the midget subs survived the attack.

Answer: False

All three Pacific fleet carriers were untouched in the attack because Enterprise was delivering marine fighter planes to Wake island, the Lexington was delivering a marine dive bomber squadron to Midway island and the Saratoga was having a refit in the US mainland.

Answer: Kanohe Naval Air Station

Kanohe NAS was badly hit by Japanese planes in the attack. Many of the Seaplanes and PBYs at Kanohe Naval Air station were destroyed in the attack.

Answer: Haleiwa Fighter Strip

Haleiwa Fighter Strip became famous for launching P-40s into the attack. It was also the only airfield on Oahu not to be attacked. Now it is abandoned and only the small space for the runway and a few building foundations remain.

Answer: 4

The four battleships sunk on the day were the USS Arizona, Oklahoma, West Virginia and California. Every ship at Pearl Harbor was rebuilt except for three of them. The USS Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma were decommissioned after the attack.

Answer: Akagi

The Akagi was the flagship of the six aircraft carriers in the attack. It was later sunk in the Battle of Midway.

Answer: Doolittle

The Doolittle raid was a small bombing raid by the US on Tokyo and other cities on Honshu island. It was the first time that army bombers (B-25 Mitchell) took off from a Navy carrier (USS Hornet). It was a little revenge for Pearl Harbor.

Answer: Southern side

Pearl Harbor is on the Southern side of Oahu. The airfields are scattered all around Oahu. Bellows and Kanohe are on the Eastern side of Oahu, Haleiwa field is on the North-West of Oahu, Wheeler is in the center of Oahu and Hickam, Ewa, and Ford island are in the South.