82 Pearl Harbor Trivia Questions with Answers
82 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the codename for Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack plan?
Answer
Operation Z
What code phrase signaled that surprise had been achieved during the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Who was the president of the United States during the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What monument was dedicated in 1962 above the wreck of USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor?
Answer
USS Arizona Memorial
Which U.S. battleship at Pearl Harbor was hit by seven torpedoes?
Answer
USS West Virginia
What was Hawaii’s political status when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941?
Answer
U.S. territory
Which phrase did President Franklin D. Roosevelt use to describe the day after the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
A date which will live in infamy
Which U.S. battleship at Pearl Harbor was named after California?
Answer
USS California
What phrase did Japan use as the radio signal confirming the Pearl Harbor attack’s success?
Answer
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Which U.S. Navy commander ordered the destroyer USS Ward to fire at a submarine near Pearl Harbor?
Answer
William W. Outerbridge
Which U.S. Navy dry dock was attacked at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
Answer
Dry Dock Number 1
Who was Hawaii's territorial governor during the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
Joseph Poindexter
What part of USS Arizona exploded catastrophically during the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
Forward magazine
Who was the Japanese ambassador to the United States when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
Answer
Kichisaburo Nomura
Which U.S. Army airfield was attacked at Pearl Harbor and named for aviator Wheeler?
Answer
Wheeler Field
Which Japanese naval officer planned the Pearl Harbor attack as commander of the Combined Fleet?
Answer
Isoroku Yamamoto
Which U.S. Navy installation housed the Pacific Fleet headquarters before the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
Naval Station Pearl Harbor
Which U.S. military branch operated Hickam Field during the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
U.S. Army Air Forces
What was the ship class of USS Arizona, sunk at Pearl Harbor?
Answer
Pennsylvania class
Which U.S. Navy base served as the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
Answer
Naval Station Pearl Harbor
Which U.S. battleship at Pearl Harbor was named for the state of West Virginia?
Answer
USS West Virginia
Which Japanese spy in Honolulu gathered intelligence before the Pearl Harbor attack?
Answer
Takeo Yoshikawa
From which Japanese bay did the Pearl Harbor attack force depart in November 1941?
Answer
Hitokappu Bay