1. An invasion
   A military attack
2. A volcanic eruption
   A weather disturbance

When we say Pearl Harbor, that usually pertains to the military attack that happened decades ago. The world remembers such horrors up to this day.

1. Lebanon
   Canada
2. Russia
   USA

The USA was the intended recipient of this Pearl Harbor attack. Uncle Sam got triggered!

1. Hawaii
   Guam
2. Samoa
   Virgin Islands

Pearl Harbor is located in one of the picturesque islands of the state of Hawaii. But a grotesque scenario ensued that day ...

1. Italy
   Germany
2. Japan
   Iran

The Japanese Imperial Army was responsible for wreaking that much havoc in U.S. soil. They continued to wreak havoc in other countries after that, as well.

1. World War I
   World War II
2. Civil War
   Vietnam War

Actually, World War II was already happening in other parts of the world prior to this attack. But it was mostly happening in Europe.

1. Watchtower
   Entrance gate
2. Airfield
   Naval base

While there were Army and Navy people there, Pearl Harbor was essentially known as a naval base. It was a large one housing many soldiers, so it was really ripe for an attack.

1. September 7, 1941
   December 7, 1941
2. April 7, 1941
   January 7, 1941

The Pearl Harbor attack happened on December 7, 1941. That’s one date etched in the minds of veterans up to this day.

1. Abraham Lincoln
   Gerald Ford
2. John F. Kennedy
   Franklin D. Rosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was unfortunately beset by the Pearl Harbor attack. As the reigning U.S. president of the time, he had to do something ...

1. By chance
   Deliberate
2. Just an accident
   An open opportunity

The Japanese Imperial Army planned for months to orchestrate a series of attacks targeting important areas connected to the war. So aside from Pearl Harbor, they also planned — and attacked — other places under U.S. and Allied control, specifically in the Southeast Asian region.

1. Monday
   Wednesday
2. Sunday
   Friday

It was a genius plan to attack the enemy on a Sunday. That means the enemy knows the lax habits of their targets during a given week.

1. Maui
   Oahu
2. Samoa
   Krakatoa

Oahu is actually located somewhere in the western part of the Hawaiian capital of Honolulu. Pearl Harbor is considered as a lagoon harbor in that island.

1. Yes
2. No

Even if some parts of the world were already at war, America wasn’t — yet. This event changed all that.

1. Cruise ships
   Small ships
2. Battleships
   Sniper ships

There were huge battleships docked on the naval base harbor. Naturally, these will be the sitting duck targets that are the first to go.

1. Morning
   Noon
2. Night
   Midnight

It was just a little past 8 in the morning when the Japanese fleet arrived and started bombing the harbor like crazy. Everyone was literally taken by surprise.

1. Emperor Kawabata
   Emperor Mona Kee Kee
2. Emperor Yoshimoto
   Emperor Hirohito

Emperor Hirohito was the current emperor when Japan struck Pearl Harbor.

1. USS Shipyard
   USS Arizona
2. USS Martha
   USS Enterprise

It was reported that a nearly 2,000-pound bomb dropped on the USS Arizona, rendering it incapable for battle.

1. USS Pennsylvania
   USS Utah
2. USS California
   All of the above

USS California, USS Utah, USS Maryland, USS Tennessee, USS Pennsylvania, USS West Virginia and USS Nevada were the other battleships damaged during the attacks. The Japanese sure knew what they were targeting!

1. 100
   More than 300
2. Under 200
   Around 50

The Japanese targeted more than 300 airplanes peacefully parked on land so that they wouldn’t be flown for action. Now that was a smart military move, indeed.

1. Space shuttles
   Aircraft carriers
2. Tankers
   Submarines

It was a good thing that the U.S. aircraft carriers weren’t docked on Pearl Harbor that fateful Sunday morning. They avoided being harmed, which made them useful during the war proper later on.

1. Torpedoes
   Kamikaze bombs
2. Smart bombs
   Whistle bombs

Unfortunately, the USS Oklahoma capsized when it was hit by torpedoes.

1. To take over Hawaii
   To occupy Hawaii as a vassal
2. To paralyze the U.S. and other Allies’ Pacific Fleet
   To capture as many hostages as they could

The Japanese Imperial Army thought that it could destroy or paralyze the U.S. armed forces within the Pacific Fleet. The other Allied countries’ respective forces in the Pacific were also eyed as targets that need to be annihilated.

1. Horror
   Sadness
2. Infamy
   Anger

President Roosevelt gave his now-famous “Infamy Speech” in front of the U.S. Congress a day after the attack. It was “A date which will live in infamy” in the American psyche.

1. Wept
   Sold war bonds
2. Declared war on Japan
   Crashed the stock market

America's government decided to declare war on Japan due to this bombing incident. A majority of the people agreed.

1. The Reds Powers
   The Axis Powers
2. The Neutral Powers
   The Avengers Powers

The Axis Powers was the collective term used for those nations instigating war during World War II. Yes, Japan signed up for that!

1. Spain and Portugal
   Brazil and Panama
2. Germany and Italy
   Trinidad and Tobago

Nazi Germany was the leading nation in the malevolent side of World War I, and also World War II. A fascist Italy also joined this dark side during WWII.

1. One
   Two
2. Too many to count
   Ten

The Japanese planned a first wave of attack which caught the U.S. Navy by surprise. But a second wave was even more surprising to the already surprised forces.

1. Around 100
   Under 1,000
2. More than 2,000
   Just 50

Accounts record that around 2,300 to 2,400 people were estimated to have been killed or died trapped in sunken vessels during the attack. The number was a combination of military personnel as well as civilians staying on the islands.

1. Water
   Kerosene
2. Oil
   Juice

Oil tanks inside storage units were spared by the Japanese. The focused their waves on all types of warcraft, be it the air or water type.

1. Yes
2. No

Prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the U.S. already disagreed on many moves that the Japanese were making years before the attack. These moves led them to impose a trade embargo that penalized commerce with Japan.

1. To be the head of the Axis Powers
   To rule over all of the Far East
2. To kill more enemies than the other Axis countries
   To transfer to the Allies side

Imperial Japan was intent on building an empire all over the so-called Far East, which generally means Asia.

1. King
   Secretary of Defense
2. Prime Minister
   War Councilor

Prime Minister Tojo Hideki’s government was actually communicating with the U.S. government to lift the trade embargo. However, conflicting reports and sentiments ultimately led him to choose to go-signal the attack and head for war with this superpower.

1. Nothing
   They smiled.
2. They waved.
   They didn't see it.

The men stationed at the radars in Oahu were apparently told to dismiss the radar reading of flying fleets. They thought those were the mainland U.S. fleets scheduled to arrive there during that time.

1. They committed suicide.
   They were relieved.
2. They got hit as well.
   They ran away.

Both the Navy commander and the Army commander in-charge of Pearl Harbor were relieved from their posts due to the attack.

1. Yes
2. No

When President Roosevelt asked the Congress to approve his declaration of war, the representative of Montana voiced her dissent against the plan. Her name was Jeanette Rankin, who also dissented for the US to join World War I.

1. More than 300
   About 50
2. Just 100
   Nearly 200

An estimated of 350 or so planes were used by the Japanese Imperial Army to attack Pearl Harbor. Some of them flew low enough to gun down whatever they could shoot on the grounds of the naval base.