World War II and the Atomic Bomb Quiz

Who warned the cities about the American bombs in 1945?

• Albert Einstein

• Paul Tibbets

• Leo Szilard

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

What was the name of the uranium based bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

• Little Boy

• Fat Man

• Bockscar

• Trinity

Where was the plutonium based atomic bomb successfully tested in 1945?

• Alamogordo, New Mexico

• Hanford, Washington

• Oak Ridge, Tennessee

• Los Alamos, New Mexico

Which country declared war on Japan and attacked Manchuria in August 1945?

• United States

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• Soviet Union

What was the name of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?

• Trinity

• Enola Gay

• Bockscar

• Little Boy

How many people were killed in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped?

• 25,000

• 69,000

• 39,000

• 66,000

What event took place on August 15, 1945?

• Soviet Union declared war

• Hiroshima bombing

• Nagasaki bombing

• VJ Day

How many soldiers were killed during World War II?

• 39,000

• 66,000

• 671,278

• 407,316

What were the Nazi leaders put on trial for after the war?

• War crimes

• Espionage

• Treason

• Genocide

What will lead to a new war after the aftermath of WWII?

• Nuremberg Trials

• VJ Day

• Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal

• Cold War