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Atomic Bombing

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what date was the atomic bomb dropped ?

a)

5th of january 1944

b)

6th of August 1945

c)

2nd september 2019

d)

The atomic bomb never happened

2.

How much did the atomic bomb cost to develop?

a)

1 dollar

b)

1 billion dollars

c)

2 billion dollars

d)

2 million dollars

3.

How many dynamite sticks does it take to make a atomic bomb?

a)

67 million dynamite sticks

b)

13 million dynamite sticks

c)

66 million dynamite sticks

d)

5 million dynamite sticks

4.

what was the atomic bomb designed for?

a)

to get dropped on the german navy

b)

to get dropped on the americans

c)

to get dropped on the japanese people

5.

Why wasn't it used against the germans?

a)

the bomb was not heavy enough

b)

the bomb was never going to be used against germany

c)

the bomb wasn't ready

6.

Did Robert Openhelmer want the bomb dropped?

a)

yes

b)

no

7.

who made this quote ¨now I have become death, destroyer of worlds

a)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

b)

Scarlett Johansen

c)

sadako

8.

what does´mokusatsu´ mean?

a)

just to kill

b)

to make friends

c)

to kill with silent contempt

9.

where did the americans transport the atomic bomb before launching their attack?

a)

Germany

b)

to an island south from japan

c)

America

10.

how was the bomb transported?

a)

plane

b)

boat

c)

warship

11.

what type of plane was the bomb flown over on to japan?

a)

B-29

b)

B-39

c)

29-B

12.

what was the name of the plane?

a)

fighter

b)

Enola Gay

c)

Gay Enola

13.

what did the shape of the cloud form into when bomb was dropped?

a)

potato

b)

mushroom

c)

Giant mushroom

d)

orange

14.

What time did the bomb go off

a)

6 00am english time

b)

6 00 japanese time

c)

8 16 japanese time

d)

8 16 english time

15.

what happened to the people when the bomb was dropped?

a)

they died years after

b)

they turned into spirits

c)

they survived

d)

some survived some died

16.

How did the 2 girls working at the bank survive the bomb?

a)

they were under shelter

b)

they were 50m away

c)

they were 260m away

17.

how was the city of Hiroshima described after the bombing ?

a)

beautiful

b)

destroyed

c)

happy

d)

colourful

18.

three days after did the japanese people surrender ?

a)

Yes

b)

NO

19.

where was the second bombing ?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

japan

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Adelaide

20.

How many people were killed in Nagasaki ?

a)

290000 - 300000

b)

129000 - 226000

c)

120000 - 120002

21.

what were the Japanese officials concereed about after the second bombing?

a)

they needed to evacuate

b)

they were expecting a third bombing

c)

they didnt want another bombing attack

22.

who was asked to make a decision about whether the American should surrender or not?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Yoko Ono

c)

Shinzo Abe

d)

Prime Minister Suzuki

23.

what did emperor Hirohito want

a)

the bombing to stop

b)

the bombng to continue