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Reading Bowl 2024-25 > Heroes > Flashcards

Heroes Flashcards

1
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What is the main character’s name?

A

Frank McCoy

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2
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Who is Frank’s best friend?

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Stanley Summers

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3
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What is Frank and Stanley’s hobby?

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Drawing comics

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4
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What is Frank’s dad’s job?

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He’s a Navy pilot

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5
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What is Frank afraid of?

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Pretty much everything

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6
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Who are the bullies?

A

Arthur Edwards and Johnny Ross

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7
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Who is Ginny?

A

Frank’s older sister

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8
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Who is Ginny’s boyfriend?

A

Brooks Leonard

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9
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Where does Frank live?

A

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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10
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What truck were Frank and Stanley under?

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Gasoline truck

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11
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Who attacked first at Pearl Harbor?

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Japan

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12
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What job does Brooks Leonard have?

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A sailor in the Navy on USS Utah

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13
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What ship were Frank and Brooks on?

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The Utah

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14
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When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A

December 7, 1941

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15
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What saying does Frank’s dad whisper to him?

A

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“You’re braver than you think, Frank McCoy.”

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16
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What do the kids call the old First World War army bunker?

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The dungeon

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17
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What does each boy do when creating their superhero story?

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Frank is the writer and Stanley is the illustrator

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18
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What was the first name used for Frank and Stanley’s superhero?

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Warhawk

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19
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Describe what Frank looks like

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White with blue eyes and wavy light brown hair

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20
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Describe what Stanley looks like

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Tan skin with dark brown eyes and straight black hair

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21
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What nationality is Stanleys mom?

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Japanese American

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22
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Which countries made up the Axis power?

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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23
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Why was the US called the “Arsenal of democracy”?

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Before the US entered the war they made ships, planes, tanks, and guns to help the allies

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24
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What do the boys change their superheros name to?

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Arsenal of democracy, arsenal for short

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25
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What Hawaiian Island is Pearl Harbor on?

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The Island of Oahu

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26
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When had Frank and his family arrived in Oahu?

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A year beforehand

27
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Where do the boys live?

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Ford Island, a small island in the middle of Pearl Harbor

28
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Where do Frank and Stanley’s dads work?

A

Ford Island Naval Air Station

29
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What grade are Arthur and Johnny in?

A

Ninth grade

30
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How did Frank become more popular at school?

A

He got bigger and stronger which helped him get better at sports

31
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Why were Arthur and Johnny picking on Charlie?

A

Arthur said that Charlie stole his bike, even though it was Charlie’s bike

32
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What did all the Navy families call Mrs. McCoy?

A

Commodore McCory because she always took charge in any situation

33
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What is Stanley’s moms name?

A

Mitsuko Summers

34
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What does Stanley’s dad do at the air station?

A

Flight crew chief, he fixed and maintained the planes for the pilots

35
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What does Brooks say when asked what he thinks about the war?

A

He just wants to finish his tour and come home to play baseball

36
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What were most of the battleships named after?

A

States and cities in the United States

37
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What is the name of the hospital ship?

A

Solace

38
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Why was Stanley so excited to visit the Utah on a Sunday afternoon?

A

It meant he didn’t have to go to Japanese school

39
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How long and how much does the Utah weight?

A

The Utah weights more than thirty thousand tons and is about one and a half football fields long

40
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At first what did the sailors think was happening during the attack?

A

They thought it was a drill they call maneuvers

41
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What did Frank say he saw on one of the planes?

A

He saw a meatball, what he really saw was the Japanese flag

42
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What did the sailor mean when he yelled fish?

A

It was torpedoes coming for them

43
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Where did the boys hide when the shooting started?

A

Behind big stacks of timber

44
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What was the Japanese fighter plane that Frank spotted called?

A

Zero

45
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What did the sailor mean when he said “three hots and a cot”?

A

He joined the Navy because they promised him three hot meals a day and a cot to sleep on

46
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What kept the Utah from capsizing at first?

A

The hawsers, ropes that held the ship to the harbor

47
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What did Brooks, Frank, and Stanley have to do to get off the sinking Utah?

A

Slide down the ships belly as it rolled over

48
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When trying to get off the ship what did Frank and Stanley hear?

A

They heard noises coming from inside the ship, it was morse code, an sos

49
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Where did the boys learn morse code?

A

From their Sentinels of Liberty kits they got from their Captain America comic books

50
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What was Stanleys plan to get the sailors out of the capsized boat?

A

Slice through the steel with flames

51
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Who did the boys find lifeless in the water?

A

Brooks

52
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When the Japanese tail gunner looked at Stanley and Frank what do they think he did?

A

Smiled and waved at them

53
Q

Once the boys got to dry land where did they hide from the Japanese bombers?

A

Under the koa trees

54
Q

What does koa mean in Hawaiian?

A

Brave

55
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Why did Frank start taking advanced swimming lessons?

A

Just in case he got lost at sea and had to swim to shore

56
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Why is Frank afraid of flip-flops?

A

No protections for your toes and you can’t run in them

57
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What was “The Incident”?

A

He was mauled by a big dog while trying to save another dog from an attack

58
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What started dripping on the boys as they were hiding under the maintenance vehicle?

A

Gasoline

59
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Why were there no American planes fighting back during the attack?

A

The commanding officer had told the soldiers to hide the planes in the hanger. Most of them weren’t flight ready yet

60
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Why were things going to be different for Mrs. Summers and Stanley?

A

Mrs. Summers is Japanese and Stanley is half Japanese

61
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What was Mrs. Summers trying to bury?

A

All of her Japanese heirlooms

62
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What was causing multiple explosions while the boys were trying to get Mrs. Summers to the dungeon?

A

A bomb hit the USS Arizona ammunition room

63
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Reading Bowl 2024-25 (10 decks)

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