PeopleQuiz - Ira Hayes: Honorable Warrior

PeopleQuiz - Trivia Quizzes about People

PeopleQuiz is Trivia and Biography Quizzes about Famous People. Always free - play unregistered or, Register and Login to submit quizzes and save your scores. Comment in our trivia blog & browse mini-biographies.

Home

Logon

Categories
Celebrities
Culture
History
Literature
Movies
Music
Science & Nature
Sports
TV, Radio & Stage
Various

Ira Hayes: Honorable Warrior - Trivia Quiz
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.

Quiz Number: 2626
Date Submitted: June 09, 2008
Quiz Categories: U.S. History
Quiz Type: General Quiz
Author: scarlettem
Average Score: 78.7 percent
Times Taken: 23 times
Taken by Registered Users: 5
Quiz is about: Ira Hayes

(Photo Image Source:Wikimedia Commons)

Be sure to register and/or logon before taking quizzes to have your scores saved.

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

peoplequiz.com® Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Amber Alerts National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Website owned and operated by Innovative Ambitions®