Characters
List 5 unique characters either on the German or the Norweigan/British alliance.
Who are Werner Heisenberg, Kurt Diebner, Otto Hahn, Paul Harteck, and Erich Schumann (others could be listed), or Knut Haugland, Knut Haukelid, Ronneberg, Claus Helberg, and Einar Skinnarland (others could be listed).
The prerequisite before the commandos headed to Norway for Operation Grouse.
The British spy training.
How did Norwegian citizens feel about the commandos?
They supported them and even aided them when needed.
The primary location where the commandos spent their time.
What is the hardangervidda(vidda).
The initial two operations are being carried out.
What are Operation Gunnerside and Operation Grouse.
List 3 characters who are not directly involved in the commandos' operation or on the German side.
Winston Churchill. Family of the commandos, Americans, etc.
The final event that signified the Germans had officially lost the race.
What is Hiroshima.
The two characters on the German side constantly disagreeing.
Who are Kurt Deibner and Werner Heisenberg.
The town to which Vemork is closest.
What is Rjukan town.
The process in which neutrons are fired to split atoms to create energy.
What is Nuclear Fission.
In the case of failure or capture, what were the Norwegian commandos supposed to do?
Swallow the cyanide pill in their mouth.
List the correct order of the main sabotage attempts on the heavy water production/usage.
Operation Freshman, Operation Grouse, Operation Gunnerside, Allied Bombings, and then the sinking of the hydro.
The relationship between the Norwegians and allies overseas shortly after the Norwegian commando sabotage.
The Norwegians felt betrayed as the Allies had dropped loads of bombs without consulting them, leading to many Norwegian casualties.
The place where the commandos spent months in the Vida.
The primary reason why heavy water was so important for the construction of the atomic bomb.
What is a neutron moderator(slowing down neutrons).
What club was Flight Officer Owen D. Roane going to join, and why?
What is the "Lucky Bastards Club" because he was going to make it through 25 mission tours alive.
After the initial sabotage at Vemork by Operation Gunnerside, the U.S. dropped another set of bombs onto Vemork. List 2 important details about that operation.
What are 710 bombs were dropped, two places were bombed(specify), vemork was rebuilt fast which is why they rebuilt it, etc.
The name of the project that the Germans conducted to build the bomb?.
What is the Uranium Club.
What went wrong in the operation to bomb Vemork, and how?
Due to the harsh weather, many of the bombs were redirected to a Rjukan Nitrate chemical plant, causing around 20 casualties.
Why was Lake Tinn chosen as the place to sink the hydro?
Lake Tinn was extremely deep; if the hydro was sunk there with all the barrels on board, recovery of those barrels would be impossible.
Not too long before, the operation on Vemork was successful, which played a key role in their survival and in not giving up on the mission.
What is the mountain skier/hunter.
No correct answer just has to be properly explained with good evidence.
In the book, the commandos were almost at the limit, and it seemed they would chew each other out to vent their frustrations, but they instead...
The commandos shared their goals, ideals, and what they were fighting for, talking about their families so they could push forward.
The Lake in which the mission to sink the Hydro was carried out.
What is Lake Tinnsjø.
Explain the entirety of the German plan to build an atomic bomb(not in depth, but must include how the bomb works and its discovery).
After Fission was discovered, Heisenberg and a group of other scientists planned to build a controlled nuclear reactor that could produce elements like plutonium for a bomb. Their method required lots of heavy water, which is why they used Vemork to get massive supplies in a very pure form.