Flags of Our Fathers Quizzes

Flags of Our Fathers Quiz 1

1 Whose mother is named Belle?
Rene

Harlon

James

Ira
2 Who is General Charles Krulak?
The Commander of Easy Company

The leader of the Japanese army on Iwo Jima

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

The man who takes down the original flag at the top of Mount Suribachi
3 Which flag raiser is from Hilltop, Kentucky?
Harlon Block

Rene Gagnon

Franklin Sousley

John Bradley
4 Which flag raiser was not born in the United States?
Ira Hayes

Harlon Block

Mike Strank

Franklin Sousley
5 What type of Indian is Ira Hayes?
Cherokee

Chickasaw

Pima

Sioux
6 Who is nicknamed "Cabbage?"
John Bradley

James J. Bradley

Ralph Ignatowski

Ira Hayes
7 Why does Kathryn Bradley cling to her son, John?
Because he is the only child she ever had

Because he is sickly

Because she divorces his father

Because his little sister, Mary Ellen, is killed
8 Who is Franklin Sousley's girlfriend?
Kathryn Bradley

Betty Van Gorp

Pauline Harnois

Marion Hamm
9 What religion is Belle Block?
Jewish

Seventh-Day Adventist

Methodist

Catholic
10 What sport does Harlon Block play in high school?
Basketball

Soccer

Football

Squash
11 What does Rene's mother, Irene, do for work?
She is a mill worker

She is a nurse

She is a cook

She is a teacher
12 What country do Mike Strank's parents emigrate from?
Czechoslovakia

Argentina

Germany

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

Britain

China

America
14 What is Bushido?
Japanese soldiers

Suicide bombers

A type of maniacal running attack

The "Way of the Warrior"
15 How does Tex Stanton get into the Marines?
He cheats on the eye exam

He gains weight rapidly

He lies about his age

He fakes his urine sample
16 Which flag raiser enlisted before American entered World War II?
Rene Gagnon

John Bradley

Ira Hayes

Mike Strank
17 Who does NOT fight at Bougainville?
John Bradley

Ira Hayes

Mike Strank

Harlon Block
18 Which flag raiser is enlisted in the Navy, not the Marines?
Ira Hayes

Jack Bradley

Franklin Sousley

Harlon Block
19 Who predicts that they will die in battle?
Just Harlon

Mike and Franklin

Mike and Harlon

Just Franklin
20 What is Tarawa?
A city near Tokyo

A hospital for injured veterans

A training camp for Marines

A tiny island in the Central Pacific
21 Where is Camp Pendleton?
On Tarawa

Near Washington, D.C.

Between Los Angeles and San Diego

On Iwo Jima
22 Who is in charge of Easy Company?
Dave Severance

John Bradley

Belle Block

Boots Thomas
23 Who is nicknamed "The Horse?"
Ralph Ignatowski

Colonel Harry Liversedge

Captain Dave Severance

President Roosevelt
24 How many battles does "Spearhead" fight?
Five

Only one

Ten

One hundred
25 Who becomes Doc Bradley's buddy at Camp Pendleton?
Ralph Ignatowski

Dave Severance

Ira Hayes

Tex Stanton

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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