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Can You Crack the Code? Trivia Quiz

In World War II, there were Navajo Code Talkers who were instrumental in the war. Test your knowledge about these heroes in this ten question quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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pennie1478

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6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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190,335

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many Navajo Code Talkers attended boot camp in 1942? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did the Navajo Code Talkers land in August of 1942? Hint

Guam

Iwo Jima

Guadalcanal

Okinawa

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Question 3 of 10

3. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, how many messages did the Navajo code talkers decipher? Hint

About 60

More than 400

More than 800

Less than 100

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Question 4 of 10

4. When was the code that the Navajo Code Talkers used declassified? Hint

1955

1968

1994

1975

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Question 5 of 10

5. Under which President the National Code Talkers' Day established? Hint

President Bush Sr.

President Nixon

President Reagan

President Carter

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did the last amphibious assault in World War II take place that the Navajo Code Talkers were involved in? Hint

Guam

Bougainville

Saipan

Okinawa

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what month were the Congressional Gold and Silver medals awarded to the Navajo Code Talkers? Hint

September

July

April

May

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Question 8 of 10

8. Philip Johnston was the man who came up with the idea to use the Navajo language as a code. Did he grow up on a Navajo reservation?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where is the Navajo Code Talkers' exhibition?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. World War II was the only war the Navajo Code Talkers were involved in.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many Navajo Code Talkers attended boot camp in 1942?

Answer: 29

In May of 1942, there were twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers that attended boot camp at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California.

2. Where did the Navajo Code Talkers land in August of 1942?

Answer: Guadalcanal

One month after they landed in Guadalcanal, the Navajo Code Talker program was set up in Camp Pendleton. The Navajo codes and dictionary was also written here. It had to be memorized before going to war. The Navajo Code Talkers were involved all over the Pacific war from 1942 to 1945.

3. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, how many messages did the Navajo code talkers decipher?

Answer: More than 800

Forty-eight hours after the Battle of Iwo Jima, it was discovered that six Navajo code talkers deciphered more than 800 messages without an error. After this battle, General Howard said that, "Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima."

4. When was the code that the Navajo Code Talkers used declassified?

Answer: 1968

The Department of Defense declassified the code in 1968 with the directive 5200.9. The first code consisted of 200 terms. The website for the code is www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-4.htm

5. Under which President the National Code Talkers' Day established?

Answer: President Reagan

National Code Talkers' Day is held on August 14, 1982.

6. Where did the last amphibious assault in World War II take place that the Navajo Code Talkers were involved in?

Answer: Okinawa

The battle in Okinawa took place in April 1945 and Navajo Code Talkers were joined with the 1st, 2nd and 6th Marine division and the 24th Marine Corp.

7. In what month were the Congressional Gold and Silver medals awarded to the Navajo Code Talkers?

Answer: July

In 2000, New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman called for the Congressional Gold Medals to be awarded to the original Navajo Code Talkers. On July 26, 2001, President George Bush, Jr. awarded the Congressional Gold and Silver Medals to the Navajo Code Talkers. Only five of the original twenty-nine Code Talkers were alive and only four could attend.

When the Silver medals were given out, 400 of the Navajo Code Talkers attended.

8. Philip Johnston was the man who came up with the idea to use the Navajo language as a code. Did he grow up on a Navajo reservation?

Answer: Yes

Because Philip's father was a Protestant missionary to the Indians, he spent most of his life with the Navajo Indians. He knew that no-one could understand the Navajo code and without training in the language, no-one would be able to decipher it.

9. Where is the Navajo Code Talkers' exhibition?

Answer: Pentagon

Thirty-five Navajo Code Talkers were at the celebration of the exhibition. They traveled from Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The exhibition of pictures, equipment and the first code was put into the Pentagon display on September 17, 1992. The exhibit is on the Pentagon tour.

10. World War II was the only war the Navajo Code Talkers were involved in.

Answer: False

In 1953, the Navajo Code Talkers joined the Korean War, and in 1965, they joined the Vietnam War.

Source: Author pennie1478

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