Seattle Times Trinity Web: Nuclear Quiz

Test your knowledge on the Atomic Age by answering the 12 questions below, all based on material found in the Trinity special section articles. Then, for a bonus, try your Internet skills to answer the questions about the first movie monster of the Atomic Age!

What was the fuel used in the first nuclear bomb test?
What was the nickname of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb?
Which president authorized creation of the atomic bomb?
What was the code name of the project to develop the atomic bomb?
What process generates the heat and energy in present day nuclear power plants?
When was the last U.S. nuclear bomb test?
How many nuclear power plants are in operation in the U.S.?
How much natural radiation is the average person exposed to in a year?
How much finished plutonium has been produced in the U.S.?
How long does the EPA say it will take for nuclear power plant waste to decay to harmless levels of radiation?
Who is known as the father of the hydrogen bomb?
Where did the first atomic bomb test take place?

Bonus Questions

Use the Internet to find the answers:

What year did the first movie starring this monster appear?

How tall was the monster, in meters, in that first movie?