The Mystery of UVB-76

The Mystery of UVB-76

Assessment

Interactive Video

Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the speculated purposes of the UVB-76 signal?

To broadcast weather updates

To serve as a KGB spy channel

To play classical music

To provide navigation assistance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual content did the UVB-76 signal start broadcasting earlier this year?

Popular music like Gangnam Style

Classical music

News bulletins

Weather forecasts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three formats in which Russian voices are broadcasted on UVB-76?

Monolith, Uzor, Commander

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie

Delta, Echo, Foxtrot

Echo, Foxtrot, Golf

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one theory about the purpose of the UVB-76 signal?

To provide entertainment

To monitor wildlife

To assist in navigation

To observe changes in Earth's ionosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the UVB-76 signal originally thought to be coming from?

St. Petersburg

Moscow

Novosibirsk

Povarovo, Russia