Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Quiz - 49 Trivia Questions!
Reflect on the devastating events of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, with this quiz that explores the historical context, impact, and aftermath of these tragic events.
Which scientist suggested giving the Japanese a non-combat demonstration?
Who was the Russian Foreign Minister at the time of the Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan in August 1941?
What Japanese city was bombed by the USA on 9 August 1945?
What was discovered by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann in 1938?
What name is given to survivors of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings?
What island was used as a base for B-29 bombers during World War II?
Edwin O Reischauer was said to have prevented the bombing of which Japanese city?
Who was the first American to film the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Who was the New York Times reporter who reported on radiation sickness in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
In March 1945, Operation Meetinghouse was the codename for the firebombing of which city?
Who was the commander of the USAAF bombing raids on Japan in 1945?
Who was the first American journalist to report on the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission was set up in 1948 to investigate the effects of radiation on survivors of what?
On which Pacific island did the Allies land in April 1945 to begin the end of World War II?
Who was the physicist who suggested the use of atom bombs to end World War II?
Who wrote a memorandum to Marshall about the use of the third bomb in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who was the commander of the 509th Composite Group during the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945?
On which Pacific island did radio Japan broadcast the news of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Who was the US Secretary of War during World War II?
What country was still in control of Korea and Taiwan on August 1, 1945, at the end of World War II?
Who was the American general who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbour in July 1941?
What was the name of the typhoon that struck Hiroshima and Nagasaki in September 1945?
What is the long-term psychological effect of a terrorist bombing?
Which German scientist said 'That's the quickest way of ending the war'?
What is the medical term for the loss of a fetus caused by exposure to radiation in the womb?
What was the first city to be bombed by an atomic bomb in World War II?
What was the name of the four-engined bomber used in World War II?
Who was the Japanese atomic physicist who discovered that Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been bombed?
Who was the US President at the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What was the name of the declaration issued by the Allies on 26 July 1945, a day after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagas
What is the name of the cloud that formed after the atomic bomb was detonated in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What were the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki exposed to?
Which Japanese general commanded the 2nd General Army at the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What was the name of the German offensive in December 1944 that caused the highest number of American casualties in World War II?
What was the name of the U.S. Army propaganda poster depicting him holding a spanner and preparing for the invasion of Japan?
What was the name of the bomb that was a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb?
Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II?
In which newspaper did Wilfred Burchett first report on the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What type of cancer did Sadako Sasaki die of?
What type of bomber was used by the USAF in the Pacific War?
What was the payload of the B-29 Little Boy bomb that dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
What was the aiming point of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945?
What was the name of the US aircraft that dropped the 'Fat Man' bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
What is the maximum gestational age at which a baby can be exposed to radioactivity in the womb?
Who led the scientific panel that voted against dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What weapon did Hirohito specifically mention in his treaty with the USA?
What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Japan in 1945?
What weapon was used in the Battle of Luzon in World War II?
Who was the commander of the American forces at the Battle of Olympic in June 1945?