World War II – Asia Trivia Quiz

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World War II - Asia

Answer 15 trivia questions covering World War 2 with Asian countries and the Pacific theater.

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The "Marco Polo Bridge Incident" in 1937 is often cited as the start of war between what two Asian countries, one of which was hit with severe economic sanctions that helped lead to a larger Pacific war? [Choose 2 answers]

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What ship was sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, causing nearly half of the total deaths during the attack?

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Who was the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in World War II?

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What Chinese city was the site of Japanese mass murder of civilians and war atrocities so bad that they're referred to as the "Rape of...?"

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What Japanese commander masterminded the Pearl Harbor attack of 1941?

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Who led a raid of B-25 bombers on Tokyo a few months after Pearl Harbor, inflicting psychological damage on the Japanese while boosting American morale?

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What U.S.-occupied country was captured by the Japanese in 1942, resulting in the flight of General Douglas MacArthur and the Bataan Death March?

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What American naval victory was considered to be the turning point in the Pacific war during World War II? [Hint: it was depicted in a 2019 movie starring Woody Harrelson and Dennis Quaid]

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Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during World War II, later tried and hanged for war crimes?

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What was the 2nd Japanese city bombed with an atomic weapon in World War II?

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What costly invasion of a volcanic island by U.S. Marines in 1945 became immortalized with an iconic flag-raising photo and memorial?

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What Japanese-held territory did the Soviet Union invade in August of 1945?

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What general oversaw the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II? [Hint: he later became a key figure in the Korean War]

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What German-born physicist warned FDR about Germany's plan to build an atomic bomb, but who was kept off the Manhatten Project due to his pacifist leanings?

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What was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

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