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Nuclear Arms Race Quiz

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This tests knowledge of both events and dates during the Nuclear Arms Race
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Question 1

Question
When was the first atom bomb for USA made?
Answer
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1950
  • 1949
  • 1940
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1960
  • 1962

Question 2

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When was the first atom bomb for USSR made?
Answer
  • 1940
  • 1943
  • 1949
  • 1945
  • 1950
  • 1952
  • 1955

Question 3

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The first Hydrogen bomb made was by the USA
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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The first Hydrogen bomb made was by the USSR in 1952
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

Question
The first Hydrogen bomb made was in 1952, by USA
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The first Hydrogen bomb made by the USSR was in 1953
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Who made the first ICBM (a vessel that could carry H.bombs)?
Answer
  • USA
  • USSR

Question 8

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The first ICBM was made in what year?
Answer
  • 1957
  • 1953
  • 1962
  • 1960
  • 1958

Question 9

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The first ICBM was made in the same year as the first satellite
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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What year was the first satellite made in, and by whom?
Answer
  • USSR
  • USA
  • Britain - hooray!
  • 1960
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1945

Question 11

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What was the first satellite named?
Answer
  • Sputnik
  • Sputnik 2
  • Uncle Sam
  • The Peeping Eyeball
  • Voyager

Question 12

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In 1958, what happened?
Answer
  • USA made their first ICBM (aimed at USSR)
  • USSR made their first ICBM (aimed at USA)
  • USA made their first satellite
  • USSR made Sputnik

Question 13

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When was the first nuclear-powered submarine made? By whom? What could it do?
Answer
  • 1960
  • USA
  • Fire missiles
  • USSR
  • 1959
  • 1958
  • 1961
  • 1957
  • Transport bombs overseas
  • Britain made it in 2000 to shoot tea and jam scones from cannons on to people's tables

Question 14

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Who were the presidents of USA and USSR at this time?
Answer
  • John F Kennedy - USA
  • Khrushchev - USSR
  • Brezhnev - USSR
  • John F Kennedy - USSR
  • Dwight Eisenhower - USA

Question 15

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The Space Race could be seen as a cover for the real military side of it: the Nuclear Arms Race.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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