Hiroshima

Where is Hiroshima?

• China
• Korea
• Japan

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When was the atomic bomb dropped?

• 1941
• 1943
• 1945

The bomb was dropped by the Germans.

• True
• False

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How many people died because of the atomic bomb?

• around 13,000
• around 230,000 people
• 100,000 people

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Which other Japanese city was also destroyed by an atomic bomb?

• Nagasaki
• Tokyo
• Kyoto

The heat that came from the bomb during the first seconds after the blast was equal to:

• the sun's heat
• 14 times the sun's heat
• 40 times the sun's heat

The atomic cloud is compared to a giant:

• mushroom
• tree
• human body

What was the name of the American plane that dropped the bomb?

• Eva
• Enola
• Enola Gay

The date of the first nuclear blast in history (in Hiroshima) is 6 August 1945.

• TRUE
• FALSE

On the morning of August 6, 1945, what was Colonel Tibbets preparing to do?

• Examine the clouds to see if Hiroshima was visible.

• Pilot the plane that would drop the first atomic bomb.

• Tear down buildings in Hiroshima to create a fire lane in the event of a bombing.

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