Who Said That?
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On This Day...
100

"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent."

Test Shot

Who is Robert Oppenheimer.

100

AKA "Gatekeeper" who was hired by Oppenheimer monitor the security gates at Los Alamos.

Who is Dorothy McKibben.

100

This was the code word that Serber used for the atomic bomb to keep it top secret .  

What is "gadget".

100

This spy was sent to deliver $1,500 to Klaus Fuchs in exchange for plutonium bomb plans.  Fuchs turned over the plans, but refused the money. 

Who is Harry Gold.  

100

What happened on February 20, 1944?

What is the Hydro ferry boat sinking.

200

"My decision about contacting the Soviets was a gradual one." he said " and it was entirely my own."

Born Rebel

Who is Ted Hall.

200

Army general in charge of the Manhattan Project. He also oversaw the construction of the Pentagon

Who is Leslie Groves.

200

What is the method of espionage that Saville Sax and Ted Hall use that involved Leaves of Grass poems?     _______   Code

What is Book Code.

200

This spy was often asked to babysit on Saturday nights at Los Alamos because of his gentle and generous manner.  

Who Is Klaus Fuchs.

200

What happened on April 12, 1945?  

What is the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

300

"Los Alamos cannot accept responsibility for the safety of the Oak Ridge plant!"

Secret Cities

Who is Robert Fenyman.

300

An army sergeant assigned to Los Alamos who turned over plans and notes that he obtained while working at an machine shop that built super-precise explosion molds for the implosion bomb

Who is David Greenglass.

300

Gold and Semyonov used these two objects to recognize each other on the streets in NYC.  

What is a tennis ball and four gloves.  

300

This former baseball player spy was sent to Zurich University to listen to Werner Heinsberg speech and determine if Germany was close to producing a bomb.    

Who is Moe Berg.

300

What happened on July 16, 1945?

What is Trinity test bomb.

400

"We were sobered by the knowledge that the world would never be the same, " he said.  "War, the scourge of the human race since time began, now held terrors beyond belief."

Hiroshima

Who is Paul Tibbets.

400

An American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the OSS during World War II. He was assigned to kidnap Heisenberg after Eifler was taken off of that mission.

Who is Moe Berg.

400

Harry Gold and David Greenglass used this food box as a "puzzle" to piece together, which confirmed that they could trust each other.  

What is a jello-box.

400

This spy had a sister and brother-in-law (the Rosenbergs) who were executed for their espionage crimes.  

Who is David Greenglass.

400

What happened on May 22, 1950?

What is Harry Gold's arrest.

500

"You don't worry about it," he said.  "I mean, if fifty pounds of explosives goes in your lap, you won't know it."

Trinity

Who is George Kistiakowsky. 

500

Brilliant German physicist who was thought to be most likely to succeed in building an atomic bomb for Hitler. A potential kidnapping plan was devised to prevent this from happening

Who is Werner Heinsenberg.

500

What did Lona Cohen "Helen" have sticking out of  her purse as a signal for Ted Hall when they met in New Mexico?  

What is a magazine.  

500

This female spy also went by the name of "Helen".

Who is Lona Cohen.

500

What happened on August 15, 1945?  

What is Japan surrenders and World War II is over.