The development of nuclear weapons is one of the most pivotal and yet unsettling parts of human history. It's certainly an important threshold that our society crossed.
That many countries (you will be quizzed on just how many) now have the ability to inflict this catastrophic level of damage on others is concerning. Assured mutual destruction seems to have kept us relatively safe in the several decades that have passed since we developed this key technology, however. Still, nuclear weapons have caused mass destruction on our planet in the past and threatened to do so for a long time after as well.
Only 1 in 4 people will be able to pass this quiz on the history of atomic bombings. If you are one of the minority that happen to know a lot about our history with these weapons of mass destruction then you might be able to pass this quiz.
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Are You One of 25% Who Can Pass This Quiz on Nuclear Bombings? Questions
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
Toronto, Canada
Berlin, Germany
New York, USA
What was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a nuclear bomb during WWII?
Divine Strake
Dr. Strangelove
The Manhattan Project
The Castle Bravo
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 Crossroads
Operation Sandstone
Trinity
Bikini Atoll
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."
Truman's Warning
The Manhattan Declaration
Potsdam Declaration
The Ultimatum Letter
What Japanese city did Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson order be removed from potential target lists for the atomic bomb?
Osaka
Sapporo
Kyoto
Tokyo
What was the code name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945?
Small Child
Thin Man
Little Boy
Big Boy
What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?
Thunderbolt
The Enola Gay
Spruce Moose
Cobra Rattler
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
Albert Einstein
Otto Hahn
Ernest Lawrence
How many days apart were the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
3
1
10
7
What was the code name for the bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945?
Thin Man
Fat Boy
Fat Man
Large Man
What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
Stingray Deluxe
B-39 Peacemaker
Vindicator
Bockscar
After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, 1945, when did Japan surrender to the Allies?
August 12th, 1945
August 17th, 1945
August 10th, 1945
August 15th, 1945
What is the estimated death toll range from both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings combined?
52,000 - 122,000
245,000 - 374,000
294,000 - 452,000
129,000 โ 226,000
How many countries currently possess nuclear weapons?
13
6
9
2
The most powerful nuclear bomb ever created is named Tsar Bomba. It was developed and tested in 1961 by what country?
India
North Korea
Russia
USA
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3 / 15 20% Whoa that was bad I thought I knew more than that.
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15/15!!!