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Navajo Code Talker Jeopardy Game Answer Key

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Words
#1 What is the word for deer? biih
#2 What is the word for fish? loo
#3 What is the word for fire? ko
#4 What is the word for coyote? ma'ii
#5 What is the word for corn? naadaa
Religion
#1 How many different worlds to the navajo believe you have to go thorugh before emerging into this world? 3 worlds
#2 What is the fourth world called? The Glittering World
#3 How many classes of beings do the Navajo believe there are? 2 classes
#4 What are those classes names? Earth People and Holy People
#5 What is the religious name for Navajo? Dine
Code Talkers
#1 I what war were the Navajos first used for being code talkers? World War 2
#2 What type of radio did the code talkers usein the begining of the war? A TBX radio
#3 Where was this radio strapped? The soldiers chest
#4 How heavy was this radio? 40 pounds
#5 What did the radio act as? A shield
The Begining of a Code
#1 In what month did the first Navajo code talkers get recrutied? In May
#2 How many Navajos were recruted to start the code? 29 Navajos
#3 Where were the Navajos sent right after boot camp? A special training camp
#4 Where were they shipped out to for more training? Hawaii
#5 At what time did the code talkers get together to learn the new updates to the code? In-between battles
Facts/ Misc
#1 Ya' at' eeh means what in the Navajo language? It means hello
#2 In the _______'s, the Navajos were forced to leave their homeland 1860
#3 How far did the Navajo have to walk during the 'long walk'? 300 miles
#4 Where is the Navajo Reservation capital located? Window Rock, Arizona
#5 What is the estimated Navajo population? 260,000+
Final Question
The Navajo Reservation is the size of what state? West Virginia