World War II - The Manhattan Project
In the shadow of war, a daring initiative disrupted the fate of the world forever.
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Questions100
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sandman77
Category
History
Science
Keywords
Wars and Conflicts
World War II
The 1940s
Game creation: 2023-07-21
| Photo credit: Wikipedia (Trinity Explosion) - Jack W. Aeby
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The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken by the United States during World War II, with the participation of the United Kingdom and Canada. Its objective was to develop the first nuclear weapons. Started in secret in 1942, it mobilized thousands of scientists, engineers, and military personnel, leading to the creation of the atomic bombs that were used against Japan in 1945.
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How many days elapsed between the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
1 day | 11 days | 7 days | 3 days -
Which bomb designed for the Manhattan Project was the least powerful?
«Gadget» (Alamogordo) | «Little Boy» (Hiroshima) | All three were identical | «Fat Man» (Nagasaki) -
Which physicist led the team that carried out the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942?
Hans Bethe | Niels Bohr | Richard Feynman | Enrico Fermi -
Who proposed setting up the secret laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico?
Henry Wallace | Robert Oppenheimer | Leslie Groves | Enrico Fermi -
What type of atomic bomb was "Fat Man", dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945?
A uranium bomb | A thorium bomb | A plutonium bomb | A hydrogen bomb
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