What do you know about the deadliest weapon on Earth? Test your knowledge!
07 November 2020 15:30
On 30 October 1961, the largest nuclear weapon ever constructed was set off over Novaya Zemlya Island in the Russian Arctic Sea. Let's see how well you know the history behind the most powerful weapon on Earth.
What was the code name of the secret American project to develop an atomic bomb?
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1 of 6What was the code name of the secret American project to develop an atomic bomb?
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New York Project
No, it was the Manhattan Project
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Manhattan Project
Yeah, it resulted in two types of atomic bombs
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Boston Project
Correct answer in the South, in Manhattan
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New York Project
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2 of 6Who is called the father of the atomic bomb?
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Robert Oppenheimer
Yeah, he led the Manhattan Project
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Joseph Stalin
No, but he initiated the top-secret atomic project in the Soviet Union
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Stephen Hawking
Probably he could be, but he was a child back then
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Robert Oppenheimer
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3 of 6What was the message which Truman received after a successful atomic test?
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Diagnosis not yet complete but results seem satisfactory and already exceed expectations
Yeah, he received this message at the Potsdam conference while meeting Stalin and Churchill in 1945
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I got A for the exam
Nope, he was told about diagnosis results instead
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Big Bada Boom
No, these words were said by the Leeloo character in the movie Fifth Element by Luc Besson
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Diagnosis not yet complete but results seem satisfactory and already exceed expectations
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4 of 6What were the code names of the Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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Little Boy and Fat Man
Yes, the first one was charged with uranium, the second with plutonium
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Fat Boy and Young Man
No, it was about Little Boy and Fat Man
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Big Dog and Fat Girl
Nope, Little Boy and Fat Man
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Little Boy and Fat Man
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5 of 6After WW2, the USSR faced a severe shortage of mercury, which was a critical component in the first nuclear bomb. The NKVD quickly solved the problem. How did they do it?
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Urgently discovered a mercury deposit
No, they decided to collect mercury thermometers from the Soviet population
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Bought it on the black market
It wasn't necessary when they could collect mercury from thermometers
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Removed all the mercury thermometers from the Soviet population
Yes, there were no thermometers on sale during the bomb’s construction
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Urgently discovered a mercury deposit
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6 of 6USSR faced a severe shortage of Uranium ore. The only deposit in Tajikistan had no railroad line. How was ore moved to the factory from the mine?
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By horses
They chose to use donkeys
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By donkeys
Yeah, the scientist who led the uranium searches, jokingly proposed to set up the memorial for them
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On the backs of the local porters
Nope, they used donkeys instead
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By horses
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