scavenger+hunt

W. W. II Internet Scavenger Hunt

1. [|The Providence Sunday Journal] _ What was the date of this edition of The Providence Sunday Journal? 2. [|War Letters] _ Paul Spangler was a doctor treating the wounded at Pearl Harbor. In his letter, he writes that he gave the "helpless" cases a drug to kill the pain until they died. What was the name of that pain killer? 3. [|American Originals] _ In this December 8, 1941 photo, FDR is making a request of Congress. What does he want Congress to do?" 4. [|The History Place] _ According to the timeline, on what date did Germany declare war on the United States? 5. [|Four Freedoms]  What were the "Four Freedoms" which FDR claimed all people should enjoy? a.  b.  c.  d. _ What is the name of the artist who created the "Four Freedoms" posters? (Click to enlarge.) (Click to see more posters listed at the bottom.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. [|Americans Remember Pearl Harbor] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In her brief remembrance of the Pearl Harbor attack, <span class="SpellE" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">HeliSwyter <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> recalls that she didn't see her soldier husband for how long after he left on duty? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. [|It's a Woman's War Too!] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What was the nickname given to the "strong, competent woman dressed in overalls and bandana" - a symbol of patriotic womanhood? (Click to see more of the posters listed at the bottom.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. [|What did you do in the war Grandma?] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ According to the glossary, what was a World War II blackout? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. [|Doodlebugs] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The poet writes that the "doodlebugs" (early German rockets) arrived over England at what time each day? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. [|War in the Pacific] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ What was unusual about the Sullivan brothers' deaths? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11. [|Science Pitches In] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ You may have seen these strange-looking amphibious trucks barreling down Boston's streets. What were the initials used to identify these World War II vehicles? (Click on diagram to enlarge.) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12. [|P-40] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">_ How many Japanese planes did the pilot of this P-40 <span class="SpellE" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Warhawk <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> shoot down? ( Hint: count the number of "rising sun" flags painted on the side of the fuselage.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">13. [|Gen. Patton] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ Ironically, the war-loving General Patton did not die in combat. How was he killed? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">14. [|A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">_ What are most of these Dr. Seuss cartoons urging Americans to do? (Click on several cartoons to enlarge.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">15. [|Picturing the Century] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Photo #1) What is the name of the ship shown exploding at Pearl Harbor? (Click to enlarge each photo.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Photo #2) These pilots were all assigned to which aircraft carrier? (Notice how young most pilots were.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Photo #3) What is the date of the landing shown here? (Hints: Normandy coast, Operation Overlord.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Photo #4) What type of burial is taking place in this photograph? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (Last photo) What are all these signs saying on August 15, 1945? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">16. [|United We Win] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ What was the name of the African-American sailor who won the Navy Cross for heroism at Pearl Harbor? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">17. [|Dwight D. Eisenhower] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">_ During which years did General Eisenhower later serve as President of the United States? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">18. [|Shot Down Over France] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ a. After parachuting safely to the ground in occupied France, Yeager was helped by what organization? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">_ b. What type of plane was Yeager flying when he was shot down? (See picture.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">19. [|War Letters] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sidney Diamond was killed a week after writing this note to his girl at home. How old was he when he died? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">20. [|WW II In Europe] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the last names of the three leaders pictured here at the Yalta Conference? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">b. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">c. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">21. [|The Providence Journal] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">_ According to the newspaper, what medical condition caused FDR's death? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">22. [|"Children of Hiroshima"] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">_ In Masatada Asaeda's eyewitness story about the bombing of Hiroshima, what phrase does she use to describe the scene of misery in the Buddhist temple that day? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">23. [|The War is Over] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">/_ In the top photo, Col. Paul <span class="SpellE" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tibbets <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> waves from the cockpit of his B-29. What was the plane's name and what was the mission given to Col. <span class="SpellE" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tibbets <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">24. [|Exhibition-Search Art] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click on "Theme". Click on "Portraiture". Look at examples of portraits by several concentration camp inmates. (Click to enlarge each one.) Write the name of the artist whose work you find most compelling. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">25. [|Anne Frank] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">_What was the name given to the hiding place where Anne and her family lived for two years during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">26. [|WW II in Europe] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> About how many people died each day from starvation and brutality at the <span class="SpellE" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Buchenwald <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> concentration camp? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">27. [|Statistics of World War II] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Total number of U.S.S.R. deaths in World War II (include both civilian & military). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> b. Were more German soldiers or civilians killed in World War II? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">c. What percentage of Poland's population died in World War II? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> d. How many Americans died in World War II? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">e. What was the total number of people (soldiers & civilians) killed in World War II?