The Manhattan Project Quiz

What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?

• Operation Overlord

• Project Manhattan

• Operation Desert Storm

• Project Apollo

Who was the military manager for the Manhattan Project?

• Albert Einstein

• Enrico Fermi

• Leo Szilard

• Gen. Leslie Groves

Where was the first atomic bomb test conducted?

• California

• New Mexico

• Nevada

• Texas

Which bomb was detonated over the city of Nagasaki?

• Fat Man

• Gadget

• Trinity

• Little Boy

Who conceived the idea that a nuclear chain reaction was possible?

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Albert Einstein

• Enrico Fermi

• Leo Szilard

What was the name of the B-29 that dropped the uranium bomb over Hiroshima?

• Memphis Belle

• Flying Fortress

• Enola Gay

• Bock's Car

How many people were estimated to have died in Hiroshima by the end of 1945?

• 140,000

• 70,000

• 66,000

• 39,000

What was the equivalent explosive power of the bomb dropped over Nagasaki?

• 30,000 tons of TNT

• 25,000 tons of TNT

• 20,000 tons of TNT

• 18,000 tons of TNT

Who became the scientific director for the Manhattan Project in 1943?

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Albert Einstein

• Enrico Fermi

• Leo Szilard

What was the major factor causing casualties after the explosion in Nagasaki?

• Radiation

• Firestorm

• Shockwave

• Debris