Manhattan Project Quiz: questions and answers
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1. The Manhattan Project would not have come to fruition without an exceedingly able leader. In overall command was an Army General. What was his name?
Leslie Groves
2. The Manhattan Project:
Produced the atomic bomb.
3. Who was the overall director of the Manhattan Project?
Robert Oppenheimer
4. What was the cost of the Manhattan Project?
$1.8 billion
5. What was the codename for the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
6. What type of weapon was designed by the Manhattan Project?
Atomic bomb
7. What country had two atomic bombs dropped on it during World War II?
Japan
8. What two countries were most involved in the Arms Race during the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
9. When was Manhattan Project active?
1942-1946
10. Which country was NOT involved in the Manhattan Project?
Germany