Flags of Our Fathers Quizzes

Flags of Our Fathers Quiz 1

1 Whose mother is named Belle?
James

Rene

Ira

Harlon
2 Who is General Charles Krulak?
The leader of the Japanese army on Iwo Jima

The man who takes down the original flag at the top of Mount Suribachi

The Commandant of the Marine Corps who takes the Bradley family to Iwo Jima

The Commander of Easy Company
3 Which flag raiser is from Hilltop, Kentucky?
John Bradley

Harlon Block

Franklin Sousley

Rene Gagnon
4 Which flag raiser was not born in the United States?
Franklin Sousley

Mike Strank

Harlon Block

Ira Hayes
5 What type of Indian is Ira Hayes?
Chickasaw

Pima

Sioux

Cherokee
6 Who is nicknamed "Cabbage?"
John Bradley

Ira Hayes

Ralph Ignatowski

James J. Bradley
7 Why does Kathryn Bradley cling to her son, John?
Because he is sickly

Because she divorces his father

Because his little sister, Mary Ellen, is killed

Because he is the only child she ever had
8 Who is Franklin Sousley's girlfriend?
Kathryn Bradley

Pauline Harnois

Betty Van Gorp

Marion Hamm
9 What religion is Belle Block?
Jewish

Methodist

Catholic

Seventh-Day Adventist
10 What sport does Harlon Block play in high school?
Football

Squash

Basketball

Soccer
11 What does Rene's mother, Irene, do for work?
She is a nurse

She is a cook

She is a teacher

She is a mill worker
12 What country do Mike Strank's parents emigrate from?
Germany

Czechoslovakia

Argentina

Mexio
13 What country's Army has Japan's Imperial Army NOT defeated in 1942?
China

Germany

America

Britain
14 What is Bushido?
A type of maniacal running attack

The "Way of the Warrior"

Suicide bombers

Japanese soldiers
15 How does Tex Stanton get into the Marines?
He gains weight rapidly

He cheats on the eye exam

He fakes his urine sample

He lies about his age
16 Which flag raiser enlisted before American entered World War II?
John Bradley

Rene Gagnon

Mike Strank

Ira Hayes
17 Who does NOT fight at Bougainville?
Harlon Block

Ira Hayes

Mike Strank

John Bradley
18 Which flag raiser is enlisted in the Navy, not the Marines?
Jack Bradley

Ira Hayes

Harlon Block

Franklin Sousley
19 Who predicts that they will die in battle?
Just Franklin

Mike and Harlon

Just Harlon

Mike and Franklin
20 What is Tarawa?
A city near Tokyo

A tiny island in the Central Pacific

A hospital for injured veterans

A training camp for Marines
21 Where is Camp Pendleton?
Near Washington, D.C.

Between Los Angeles and San Diego

On Tarawa

On Iwo Jima
22 Who is in charge of Easy Company?
John Bradley

Boots Thomas

Belle Block

Dave Severance
23 Who is nicknamed "The Horse?"
Colonel Harry Liversedge

President Roosevelt

Ralph Ignatowski

Captain Dave Severance
24 How many battles does "Spearhead" fight?
Five

Ten

Only one

One hundred
25 Who becomes Doc Bradley's buddy at Camp Pendleton?
Tex Stanton

Ralph Ignatowski

Ira Hayes

Dave Severance

How did Strank's men view his leadership in the book?

Strank was described by those who served with him as "a Marine's Marine." He was viewed with honor and respect.

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