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Quiz about The Guadalcanal Land Campaign

The Guadalcanal Land Campaign Trivia Quiz

Guadalcanal was the first US land campaign in the Pacific. Semper Fi!

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
beterave

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,031

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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569

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (2/10), Guest 130 (5/10), Guest 71 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the codename for the invasion of Guadalcanal? Hint

Operation Watchtower

Operation Husky

Operation Shoestring

Operation Cactus

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Marine Division was chosen for the task of seizing Guadalcanal? Hint

4th Marine Division

2nd Marine Division

1st Marine Division

3rd Marine Division

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Question 3 of 10

3. What sort of resistance did the landing forces meet upon landing on Guadalcanal? Hint

no resistance

fierce resistance

light resistance

the weather prevented a landing

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Marines commonly call the naval engagement of Savo Island? Hint

The Five Sitting Ducks

First Savo Island

Battleship Row

The Fireworks

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did the Marines learn that the Japanese Army had arrived to retake the island? Hint

they were informed by natives

Korean laborers told them

Japanese radio messages alerted them

an ambushed patrol wore IJA uniforms

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who alerted the Marines of an impending attack by the Ichiki Detatchment on the Tenaru River? Hint

Martin Clemens

Jacob Vouza

an unknown Marine scout

a Japanese deserter

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the battle of Edson's Ridge also known as? Hint

Bloody Ridge

Purple Heart Hill

Banzai Valley

The Pimples

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Marines nickname the Japanese artillery piece that shelled Henderson Field? Hint

Pistol Pete

Two Gun Sam

Louie the Louse

The Tokyo Express

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the nickname of the lone bomber that would circle the airfield at night before dropping a single bomb? Hint

Tojo the Turkey

Maytag Mitch

Washing Machine Charlie

Betty the Bomber

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did the Japanese call Guadalcanal? Hint

Death Island

Banzai Island

Victory Island

Paradise Island

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the codename for the invasion of Guadalcanal?

Answer: Operation Watchtower

The invasion of Guadalcanal was codenamed Operation Watchtower. The operation called for the seizure of Guadalcanal, Tulagi and the Florida Islands.

2. Which Marine Division was chosen for the task of seizing Guadalcanal?

Answer: 1st Marine Division

The 1st Marine Division under Major General Vandegrift was chosen for the task of seizing Guadalcanal from the Japanese.

3. What sort of resistance did the landing forces meet upon landing on Guadalcanal?

Answer: no resistance

Marines of the 1st and 5th Marine Regiments met no resistance when they landed on Guadalcanal. Tulagi and the twin islets of Gavutu and Tanambogo were fiercely contested that morning.

4. What did Marines commonly call the naval engagement of Savo Island?

Answer: The Five Sitting Ducks

Marines commonly call the battle of Savo Island the Five Sitting Ducks. The Japanese fleet sank the US Astoria, Vincennes, Quincy, and HMAS Canberra. The Chicago was badly damaged. The only thing they felt the following morning was abandoned because the US Navy "hauled ass" after the engagement. This is still a sticky topic today.

5. How did the Marines learn that the Japanese Army had arrived to retake the island?

Answer: an ambushed patrol wore IJA uniforms

A patrol led by Captain Charles Brush, ambushed a large Japanese combat patrol on 20th August. This combat patrol wore Japanese Army uniforms and was also accompanied by several field grade officers. Prior to that, only Japanese Naval personnel were present on the island.

6. Who alerted the Marines of an impending attack by the Ichiki Detatchment on the Tenaru River?

Answer: Jacob Vouza

Jacob Vouza, a Solomon Island native who was part of Martin Clemens Native Police Force alerted the Marines that night. Captured and brutally tortured, he refused to give the Japanese any information and later escaped to warn the Marines of an impending attack.

7. What was the battle of Edson's Ridge also known as?

Answer: Bloody Ridge

Edson's Ridge is also known as Bloody Ridge. In a two night engagement, Red Mike Edsson's Raiders and Para Marines defeated the Kawaguchi Brigade in an attempt to retake Henderson Field. Over 600 Japanese soldiers were killed in the battle.

8. What did Marines nickname the Japanese artillery piece that shelled Henderson Field?

Answer: Pistol Pete

The 105mm howitzer that shelled Henderson Field was nicknamed Pistol Pete.

9. What was the nickname of the lone bomber that would circle the airfield at night before dropping a single bomb?

Answer: Washing Machine Charlie

The lone bomber that would circle Henderson Field before dropping a single bomb was nicknamed Washing Machine Charlie. The Betty Bomber did not have its engines synchronized, so the noise was unmistakeable.

10. What did the Japanese call Guadalcanal?

Answer: Death Island

The Japanese called Guadalcanal, Death Island or Starvation Island. In the six months they battled the Marines for the island, they lost over 10,000 soldiers.

Source: Author beterave

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