The Story about William Higinbotham

The Story about William Higinbotham

Assessment

Passage

History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

What was William Higinbotham's role during the war?

Leader of the Electronics Group in the Weapon Physics Division

CEO of the Federation of American Scientists

Technical editor of the Journal of Nuclear Materials Management

Developer of the first video game

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Which organization did Higinbotham co-found after the war?

Federation of American Scientists

Brookhaven National Laboratory

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

Journal of Nuclear Materials Management

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

What was one of the major successes of the Federation of American Scientists?

Defeat of the May-Johnson Bill

Development of Tennis for Two

Creation of the Journal of Nuclear Materials Management

Establishment of Brookhaven National Laboratory

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

In what year did Higinbotham develop Tennis for Two?

1958

1946

1984

1974

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Where did William Higinbotham work until his retirement in 1984?

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Los Alamos

Federation of American Scientists

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

What war was happening when William Higinbotham was created Tennis for Two?

World War I

World War II

Cold War

Civil War