Bomb: Part 2

What virus caused President Roosevelt to lose the use of his legs?

• Polio

• Influenza

• Covid-19

What did Norwegians learn at International Gangster School?

• How to use poison

• How to set traps

• How to kill with their hands and feet

• All of the above

Why is heavy water important to the Germans?

• It is the tastiest water around.

• It is the key ingredient to building the bomb.

• It is the best for taking a warm, cozy bath.

What was the point of the Chicago Pile experiment?

• It was the first test of the atomic bomb.

• It was the first test to control a chain reaction.

• It was the first test to prove nuclear fission.

• All of the above.

What is the goal for Operation Gunnerside?

• The goal is to fly over and drop bombs on top of the plant.

• The goal is to sneak into the building and blow it up from the inside.

• The goal is to sneak up to the building and lay siege to the building.

Select all the names of Soviet spies.

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Klaus Fuchs

• Harry Gold

• Knut Haukelid

• Semyon Semyonov

What was the chosen location for the Manhattan Project?

• A school in Los Alamos, New Mexico

• A government building in Los Alamos, New Mexico

• A football stadium in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Scientists were disappearing across America because they were...

• abducted by aliens

• recruited as Soviet spies

• recruited to the Manhattan Project

What did Oppenheimer say about sharing scientific information with the Soviets?

• "That would be treason."

• "That would be a great idea!"

• "That would be impossible"

Make an inference. Why was Oppenheimer's decision to NOT tell Leslie Groves that he was approached by the Soviets something "..that would haunt him for the rest of his life."?