Chernobyl Disaster Quiz

What is the Exclusion Zone in reference to the Chernobyl disaster?

• A 30-kilometer radius around Chernobyl that remains unsafe for humans

• A concrete sarcophagus built around the Chernobyl 4 reactor

• The maximum range that radiation from Chernobyl is believed to have impacted

• The area under Soviet control at the time which was very secretive and hidden from the rest of the world

How many people where killed in the explosion itself?

• 30

• 2

• Over 2,000

• 600

Where was the Chernobyl Power Complex located?

• Ukraine

• The USSR

• Japan

• China

How long does the Ukrainian government expect it will be before the area immediately surrounding Chernobyl will once again be safe for humans?

• 2 years

• 20,000 years

• 20 years

• 200 years

Which of these was NOT a cause of the Chernobyl explosion?

• Sabotage meant to weaken the USSR

• Poor safety guidelines and regulations

• A poorly designed reactor

• An inadequately trained crew