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Ira Hayes: Honorable Warrior

Quiz Number: 2626
Date Submitted: 2008-06-09 19:06:09
Quiz Categories: U.S. History
Quiz Type: General Quiz
Author: scarlettem
Average Score: 77 percent
Times Taken: 10 times
Taken by Registered Users: 4
Quiz is about: Ira Hayes
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Quiz Description: This quiz is about Ira Hayes who took part in one of the most memorable scenes of World War II. He never thought of himself as a hero.

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1. What branch of the military did Ira join?
  A.   Navy
  B.   Army
  C.   Marines
  D.   Air Corps


2. Ira was a member of what Native American tribe?
  A.   Navajo
  B.   Cherokee
  C.   Apache
  D.   Pima


3. In what notable World War II event did Ira participate?
  A.   raising the flag at Iwo Jima
  B.   Pearl Harbor invasion
  C.   being a code talker
  D.   the D-Day Invasion of Normandy


4. How did Ira die?
  A.   peacefully in his sleep at the age of 80
  B.   of exposure after passing out drunk in a drainage ditch
  C.   in a car accident
  D.   in battle just days before the end of World War II


5. What was Ira's nickname?
  A.   Chief Flying Cloud
  B.   Laughing Boy
  C.   The Sky Wolf
  D.   Parachutin' Brave


6. What rank did Ira attain?
  A.   Private 1st Class
  B.   Major
  C.   Captain
  D.   Corporal


7. Where is Ira buried?
  A.   At the reservation where he was born
  B.   Arlington National Cemetary
  C.   On the Island of Iwo Jima
  D.   He was creamated and his ashes scattered at sea


8. What did Ira suffer from after returning from the war?
  A.   Crippling arthritis
  B.   Asthma
  C.   Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
  D.   Emphysema


9. What film did Ira appear in as himself in 1949?
  A.   Sands of Iwo Jima
  B.   Blood Alley
  C.   Operation Pacific
  D.   Flying Leathernecks


10. What state was Ira from?
  A.   New Mexico
  B.   Arizona
  C.   Nevada
  D.   Oklahoma



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