World War II Atomic Bombs Quiz

When was the first atomic bomb tested?

• August 6, 1945

• July 16, 1945

• June 6, 1944

• December 7, 1941

Who was the lead scientist on the Manhattan Project?

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• Albert Einstein

• Werner Heisenberg

• Enrico Fermi

What was the estimated temperature at the center of the atomic bomb explosion?

• Equal to the temperature of lava

• Three times hotter than the center of the sun

• Twice as hot as the center of the sun

• As hot as the surface of the sun

How much funding did the Manhattan Project receive by the end?

• $2 billion

• $1 billion

• $500 million

• $3 billion

What did Albert Einstein do to help initiate the development of the atomic bomb?

• He led the team of scientists

• He discovered plutonium

• He wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt

• He designed the bomb's detonation mechanism

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

• Manhattan Project

• Tuskegee Airben

• Secret Boom

• Normandy

What is the name of the U.S. research project that produced the first nuclear weapons?

• Manhattan Project

• New York Project

• Atomic Weapon Project

• Nuclear Project

In what state was the atomic bomb tested?

• Dallas, Texas
• Chicago, Illinois
• Los Alamos, New Mexico
• Washington D.C.

Military officer in charge of the Manhattan Project:

• Leslie Groves

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Albert Einstein

Lead scientist for the Manhattan Project:

• Albert Einstein

• Enrico Fermi

• Leslie Groves

• Robert Oppenheimer