before
This modern-day country is where the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was built.
Ukraine
Surrounding the destroyed plant, this is the name of the 1,000-square-mile restricted area still in place today.
Exclusive Zone
This "atom city" was built in the 1970s to house the workers of the Chernobyl plant.
Pripyat
Because of sudden evacuation, hundreds of these items were famously left behind to rust in Pripyat's amusement park.
Ferris wheel
What color is a cucumber
green
This date in 1986 is when the fatal accident and explosion occurred.
April 26
This specific numbered reactor suffered a catastrophic explosion in 1986
Reactor Four
This is the name of the famous 2019 HBO historical drama miniseries that brought global attention back to the disaster.
Chernobyl
Was Chernobyl considered a nuclear explosion
The incident was not a nuclear detonation. Instead, it was caused by a severe power surge that led to a massive steam and hydrogen gas explosion.
This beloved Italian dish consists of flat dough topped with sauce, cheese, and various toppings.
Pizza
the soviet leader was in power during the Chernobyl disaster
who is mikhali Gorbachev
this element released during the explosion caused widespread radioactive contamination
what is iodine -131
This type of cancer, primarily affecting children, saw a spike in the region due to the release of radioactive iodine.
Thyroid cancer
what is piryat called today
ghost town
The chemical symbol \(Au\) represents this precious, shiny metal.
Gold
this nearby city was built to house plant workers before the disaster
what is pripyat
these workers are firefighters were the first to respond to the disasters
what is liquidators
The Chernobyl plant is situated near this neighboring country's border
Belarus
how much radioactive materials were released
200 time higher than the combined total of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This 2004 cult-classic high school comedy was famously written by Saturday Night Live alum Tina Fey while she was reading a book about teenage aggression.
mean girls
before the disaster ,reactor no._was being tested during a safety experiment
what is reactor 4
this material was dropped from helicopter to help smother the reactor fire
what is sand and boron
who was most exposed to radiation
Hundreds of thousands of "liquidators" were exposed to varying levels of radiation
where did radioactive clouds drift off to
europe
This famous American politician and billionaire famously bought $6,000 worth of burgers from various chains in 2019 to cater a college football team at the White House.
Donald Trump