The Manhattan Project Quiz

Which countries were involved in the Manhattan Project?

• United States, Canada, and Russia

• United States, Italy, and Japan

• United States, France, and Germany

• United States, Canada, and Great Britain

What was the primary goal of the Manhattan Project?

• To create a new energy source

• To end World War II

• To develop nuclear weapons

• To study nuclear reactions

Who led the Manhattan Project?

• Albert Einstein

• Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves

• Enrico Fermi

• Werner Heisenberg

How much did the Manhattan Project cost in today's currency?

• Over $100 billion

• Nearly $24 billion

• Around $5 billion

• Approximately $50 billion

How many people were employed at the peak of the Manhattan Project?

• Nearly 200,000

• About 50,000

• Less than 100,000

• Over 130,000

What type of bomb was 'Little Boy'?

• Plutonium bomb

• Hydrogen bomb

• Implosion-type bomb

• Gun-type fission bomb

Where did the uranium enrichment for the Manhattan Project primarily occur?

• Hanford, Washington

• Chicago, Illinois

• Oak Ridge, Tennessee

• Los Alamos, New Mexico

What was the code name for the first nuclear device ever detonated?

• Fat Man

• Little Boy

• Thin Man

• Trinity

Which city was not bombed by the Manhattan Project's atomic bombs?

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

• Kyoto

What marked the formal end of the Manhattan Project?

• The bombing of Hiroshima

• The creation of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

• The Trinity test

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles