Vocabulary
Which meaning of the word 'sterile' is used in page 1, paragraph 7?
* Not able to have babies
* Clean
* Where nothing can grow
Where nothing can grow
How many years have passed since the last bomb was dropped in Maralinga?
60 years (Last one was in 1963)
In which state would you find Maralinga?
South Australia
True or false: All of the Blue Streak rockets reached the Indian Ocean.
FALSE. Not all the Blue Streak rockets reached the sea. Some crashed into the West Australian desert
Which meaning of the word 'remote' is used in page 1, paragraph 2?
* A controller
* Far away
* Unfriendly
Far away
How many atomic bombs did the British detonate at Maralinga between 1956 and 1963?
Seven
Who was the Australian Prime Minister at the time of the nuclear tests?
Robert Menzies
True or false: It is possible that people at the test sites were deliberately exposed to radiation.
TRUE - Although many documents will never be accessible, there are questions raised around deliberate exposure to radiation.
Which word is closest to "absurdly"? (Page 2, Paragraph 5)
ridiculously
clearly
overly
ridiculously
How many times is the radiation at Maralinga larger than normal radiation levels?
Three times normal — about the same as flying in a plane.
True or false: one bomb dropped at Maralina was half the size of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
FALSE - it was actually twice the size of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Name one hypothetical industrial use of atomic explosions, suggested by Project Ploughshare.
Canal-building.
What does 'ineffectual' mean? Page 2, paragraph 8.
Not effective
What percentage of British and Australian servicemen exposed to the blasts died of cancer?
Thirty per cent
What is the name of the location that is still off-limits today because it's been impossible to clean up.
Kuli
What radius of fallout was agreed to be acceptable?
100 miles
What might the word 'cavalier' mean? Page 2, paragraph 2.
careless
What percentage of the $100 million cleanup did Australia pay for? (Yes, you need to do some maths).
75%
Name the place in South Australia where they tested the missiles that would carry the bombs.
Woomera
How many cleanups were done of Maralinga in total?
3 - two didn't work and one did.