Lucky Locations?
The first atomic bomb was dropped here? 100 bonus points if you can name the date.
Hiroshima, Japan
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
Winston Churchill
He was the leader of Italy during WWII.
Benito Mussolini
The naturally occurring radioactive element has an atomic number of 92.
Uranium
Instead of referring to the atomic bomb as a bomb what nickname was given to it during the Manhattan Project?
The Gadget
The second atomic bomb was dropped here. 200 bonus points if you can name the date.
Nagasaki, Japan
Who was the pilot of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
Paul Tibbets
He was the leader of the USSR during WWII
Joseph Stalin
Where did Robert Oppenheimer begin his teacher career?
University of California Berkley
The glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test is known as what?
Trinitite
What is the name of the island from which the atomic bombs were flown and dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Tinian Island
Who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?
Hirohito
What catastrophic event caused the U.S. to enter WWII? On what date did this occur?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
There are three natural isotopes of Uranium. Two of them were discussed in our novel. What are they?
U-235 and U-238
This is the type of chain reaction scientists needed to create a successful atomic bomb.
Exponential chain reaction
Name the three locations in the US (city and state) where work was being completed for the atomic bomb.
Oak Ridge, TN
Hanford, WA
Los Alamos, NM
Name the man who orchestrated the bombing of Tokyo that killed over 100,000 people.
Curtis LeMay
This word means "Divine Wind" and describes Japanese pilots who would intentionally crash into a target.
Kamikaze
Most nuclear reactors use fuels containing which isotope of Uranium?
U-235
Name the two types of nuclear bombs discussed in this novel in order from least to most powerful
Uranium and Plutonium
Where was President Truman when the first atomic bomb was dropped?
USS Augusta on his way home from the Potsdam Conference
Who was the pilot of the plane that dropped the second atomic bomb?
Charles Sweeney
The date that Hitler invaded Poland, essentially setting the stage for WWII.
September 1, 1939
Where did the Chicago Pile experiment take place?
Under the University of Chicago's football stadium
U-235 makes up less that 1% of natural uranium found on Earth. Therefore, the U-235 concentration is being artificially increased through a process called what?
Enrichment