The Manhattan Project
Key Figures
Espionage
Atomic Testing
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
100

What was the code name for the secret U.S. project to develop an atomic bomb during World War II?

What is the Manhattan Project?

100

Who was the U.S. President during most of the Manhattan Project?

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

100

What was the code name given to the spy ring that infiltrated the Manhattan Project?

What is the "Manhattan Project" spy ring?

100

In which desert was the first atomic bomb test conducted?

What is the New Mexico desert?

100

What date did the U.S. drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?


What is August 6, 1945?

200

Where was the main research and production facility for the Manhattan Project located?

What is Los Alamos, New Mexico?

200

Which physicist is known for his contributions to quantum theory and was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb?

Who is Niels Bohr?

200

Which country was Klaus Fuchs spying for?

What is the Soviet Union?

200

What was the code name of the first atomic bomb test?

What is "Trinity"?

200

Which city was the primary target for the atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945, before it was changed due to weather conditions?

What is Kokura?

300

Who was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and often referred to as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb"?

Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?

300

Who was the Soviet spy who provided information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union?

Who is Klaus Fuchs?

300

What was the name of the British intelligence officer who provided information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviets?

Who is Alan Nunn May?

300

Which island in the Pacific was used for extensive atomic bomb testing by the U.S. after World War II?

What is Bikini Atoll?

300

What was the estimated death toll from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the end of 1945?

What is around 140,000?

400

What element was used as the primary fuel for the atomic bombs developed during the Manhattan Project?

What is uranium-235?

400

Which female physicist worked on the Manhattan Project and later became a Nobel laureate?

Who is Maria Goeppert-Mayer?

400

Which country had a spy ring known as the "Rote Kapelle" that provided information to the Soviets about the Manhattan Project?

What is Germany?

400

What was the name of the first hydrogen bomb test conducted by the U.S.?

What is "Ivy Mike"?

400

What was the code name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

What is "Fat Man"?

500

What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

What is "Little Boy"?

500

Who was the British physicist and head of the British Tube Alloys project, which was a part of the Manhattan Project?

Who is James Chadwick?

500

Who was the American scientist who provided classified information to the Soviet Union, including details about the atomic bomb?

Who is Theodore Hall?

500

Which country conducted its first atomic bomb test in 1949, leading to the beginning of the nuclear arms race?

What is the Soviet Union?

500

What was the estimated death toll from the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the end of 1945?

What is around 70,000?

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