US.56: The Manhattan Project Quiz

What was the Manhattan Project?

• A secret research and development program to create the first atomic bombs

• A diplomatic mission to end World War II

• A project to build the first space shuttle

• A plan to develop nuclear power plants

Which countries supported the Manhattan Project?

• United States, United Kingdom, and Canada

• United States, France, and Russia

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• China, India, and Australia

When did the Manhattan Project begin?

• 1939

• 1945

• 1929

• 1950

Who wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning about the potential dangers of a German atomic bomb?

• Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd

• Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi

• J. Robert Oppenheimer and Richard Feynman

• Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford

Who was known as the "father of the atomic bomb" and served as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project?

• Enrico Fermi

• Richard Feynman

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• Niels Bohr

Which physicist created the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942?

• Richard Feynman

• Enrico Fermi

• Ernest Lawrence

• Leó Szilárd

Who was the military leader of the Manhattan Project?

• General Leslie Groves

• Ernest Lawrence

• Niels Bohr

• Richard Feynman

Which site was the central hub for bomb design and development during the Manhattan Project?

• Oak Ridge, Tennessee

• Los Alamos, New Mexico

• Chicago, Illinois

• Hanford, Washington

What was Oak Ridge, Tennessee, primarily used for in the Manhattan Project?

• Bomb design

• Uranium enrichment

• Nuclear testing

• Security operations

What was the primary purpose of Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project?

• To serve as a military training base

• To enrich uranium for the atomic bomb

• To develop new agricultural techniques

• To act as a refugee camp