Airborne & Special Operations Museum

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1 Airborne & Special Operations Museum Gallery Scavenger Hunt for 7 th Grade Explore the gallery to discover facts about the history of the airborne and special operations forces of the U.S. Army. Search the panels, reader-rails, captions, and maps for answers. Some questions have multiple answers. 1. The 509 th Parachute Infantry began Operation TORCH with a jump into which African country? a. Algeria b. Madagascar c. Morocco d. Senegal e. Tunisia 2. On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? a. 9/1/1939 b. 12/7/1941 c. 6/6/1944 d. 9/17/1944 e. 12/16/ Where did the U.S. Navy destroy the pride of Japan s Navy, thus ending the Japanese offensive of WWII? a. Corregidor b. Iwo Jima c. Leyte d. Midway e. Noemfoor 4. What Philippine prison camp did 11 th Airborne Division paratroopers seize on February 23, 1945? a. Bataan b. Cabanatuan c. Camp O Donnell d. Los Banos e. Puerto Princesa 5. Men of the 503 rd estimated there were 850 Japanese soldiers defending the Rock. What was the actual count? a. 200 b. 500 c. 1,000 d. 5,000 e. 10, What factors made war in the China-Burma-India Theater difficult? a. Climate b. Disease c. Heat d. Insects e. Terrain 7. What is the Japanese word for falling down umbrella?

2 a. Hokkaido b. Karafuto c. Kumwha d. Munsan-Ni e. Rakkasan 8. Which country caused a war by crossing the 38 th parallel? a. China b. Iran c. Iraq d. Japan e. North Korea 9. Which country did the1954 Geneva Accords divide into a communist North and an anti-communist South? a. Bosnia b. Germany c. Korea d. Vietnam e. Yemen 10. What type of prints did the unique boots worn by Special Forces soldiers in Vietnam leave? a. Barefoot b. Deer c. Leopard d. Sun Bear e. Water Buffalo 11. In which two countries did the Studies and Observations Groups operate during the Vietnam War? a. Cambodia b. China c. Laos d. Myanmar e. Thailand 12. Special operations forces were rebuilt after the failure of Operation EAGLE CLAW at Desert One in which country? a. Iran b. Iraq c. Kuwait d. Qatar e. Saudi Arabia 13. In which African country did special operations soldiers deploy to for peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in 1992? a. Djibouti b. Eritrea c. Ethiopia d. Kenya e. Somalia 14. Identify two animals used for transportation by soldiers fighting in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. a. Camels b. Donkeys c. Elephants d. Horses e. Oxen 15. Name the country in Southeast Asia where special operations forces are serving in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. a. Brunei b. Indonesia c. Malaysia d. Philippines e. Singapore

3 Airborne & Special Operations Museum Gallery Scavenger Hunt for 7 th Grade Explore the gallery to discover facts about the history of the airborne and special operations forces of the U.S. Army. Search the panels, reader-rails, captions, and maps for answers. Some questions have multiple answers. 1. The 509 th Parachute Infantry began Operation TORCH with a jump into which African country? a. Algeria b. Madagascar c. Morocco d. Senegal e. Tunisia North Africa Operation TORCH and North Africa 2. On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? a. 9/1/1939 b. 12/7/1941 c. 6/6/1944 d. 9/17/1944 e. 12/16/1944 Day of Infamy 3. Where did the U.S. Navy destroy the pride of Japan s Navy, thus ending the Japanese offensive of WWII? a. Corregidor b. Iwo Jima c. Leyte d. Midway e. Noemfoor Day of Infamy 4. What Philippine prison camp did 11 th Airborne Division paratroopers seize on February 23, 1945? a. Bataan b. Cabanatuan c. Camp O Donnell d. Los Banos e. Puerto Princesa Counterattack in the Pacific 5. Men of the 503 rd estimated there were 850 Japanese soldiers defending the Rock. What was the actual count? a. 200 b. 500 c. 1,000 d. 5,000 e. 10,000 Return to Corregidor 6. What factors made war in the China-Burma-India Theater difficult? a. Climate b. Disease c. Heat d. Insects e. Terrain Special Operations in Burma 7. What is the Japanese word for falling down umbrella?

4 a. Hokkaido b. Karafuto c. Kumwha d. Munsan-Ni e. Rakkasan The Rakkasans in Korea 8. Which country caused a war by crossing the 38 th parallel? a. China b. Iran c. Iraq d. Japan e. North Korea Airborne and Special Operations in Korea 9. Which country did the1954 Geneva Accords divide into a communist North and an anti-communist South? a. Bosnia b. Germany c. Korea d. Vietnam e. Yemen Who Will Liberate the Third World? 10. What type of prints did the unique boots worn by Special Forces soldiers in Vietnam leave? a. Barefoot b. Deer c. Leopard d. Sun Bear e. Water Buffalo LRRP 11. In which two countries did the Studies and Observations Groups operate during the Vietnam War? a. Cambodia b. China c. Laos d. Myanmar e. Thailand Special Forces in Southeast Asia 12. Special operations forces were rebuilt after the failure of Operation EAGLE CLAW at Desert One in which country? a. Iran b. Iraq c. Kuwait d. Qatar e. Saudi Arabia ARSOF at the Crossroads 14. In which African country did special operations soldiers deploy to for peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in 1992? a. Djibouti b. Eritrea c. Ethiopia d. Kenya e. Somalia An Uncertain and Dangerous World 14. Identify two animals used for transportation by soldiers fighting in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. a. Camels b. Donkeys c. Elephants d. Horses e. Oxen Weapon of Choice and Transporting ARSOF 15. Name the country in Southeast Asia where special operations forces are serving in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. a. Brunei b. Indonesia c. Malaysia d. Philippines e. Singapore MEDCAP

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