Are You One of the 25% Who Can Pass This Quiz on Nuclear Bombings?

The discovery of nuclear fission in 1938 ultimately led to the creation of the first atomic bomb. In what city did the discovery take place in?

• London, England

• Berlin, Germany

• Toronto, Canada

• New York, USA

What was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a nuclear bomb during WWII?

• Dr. Strangelove

• The Manhattan Project

• The Castle Bravo

• Divine Strake

On July 16th, 1945, the US government detonated a nuclear bomb in the New Mexico desert as a test. What was the name of this test?

• Operation Sandstone

• Bikini Atoll

• Trinity

• Operation Crossroads

What was the name of the official ultimatum presented to Japan on July 26th, 1945 calling for their total surrender? The ultimatum stated that if Japan did not surrender it would face "prompt and utter destruction."

• The Ultimatum Letter

• The Manhattan Declaration

• Truman's Warning

• Potsdam Declaration

What Japanese city did Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson order be removed from potential target lists for the atomic bomb?

• Osaka

• Sapporo

• Tokyo

• Kyoto

What was the code name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945?

• Small Child

• Little Boy

• Big Boy

• Thin Man

What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?

• Cobra Rattler

• The Enola Gay

• Spruce Moose

• Thunderbolt

After witnessing the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in 1945, who said the line "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"?

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• Otto Hahn

• Albert Einstein

• Ernest Lawrence

How many days apart were the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• 10

• 7

• 1

• 3

What was the code name for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945?

• Large Man

• Thin Man

• Fat Man

• Fat Boy

What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?

• B-39 Peacemaker

• Vindicator

• Stingray Deluxe

• Bockscar

After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945, when did Japan surrender to the Allies?

• August 10th, 1945

• August 15th, 1945

• August 17th, 1945

• August 12th, 1945

What is the estimated death toll range from both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings combined?

• 245,000 - 374,000

• 52,000 - 122,000

• 294,000 - 452,000

• 129,000 – 226,000

How many countries currently possess nuclear weapons?

• 2

• 9

• 6

• 13

The most powerful nuclear bomb ever created is named Tsar Bomba. It was developed and tested in 1961 by what country?

• North Korea

• India

• USA

• Russia