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Doomsday: Would You Want to Survive?

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Introduction:
"The U.S. ushered in the Atomic Age in 1945. Within five years the Soviets responded, commencing an arms race in which mankind amassed the power to destroy itself. This quiz explores that race and how it has changed the world."


1. What was the code name of the world's first atomic bomb test?
    Bikini
    Manhattan
    Trinity
    Genesis


2. Established in 1951, this early U.S. Civil Defense syatem was designed to prevent enemy bombers from using the signals from radio and TV stations to target U.S. cities. It also served to provide essential emergency information. What was the name of that system?
    The Early Warning System (EWS)
    The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS)
    Control of Electromagnetic Radition (CONELRAD)
    Advance Warning of Atomic Radiation Emergency (AWARE)


3. America's early Civil Defense system was replaced in 1963. What technological development rendered that system ineffective and lead to its demise?
    Military satellites
    ICBMs
    Computers
    Advanced Signal Jamming (ADSJAM)


4. The U.S. used various means, including films and television, to try to educate the public about what to do in the event of a nuclear attact. Some of these films were made especially for children. "Duck and Cover" used a carton turtle in this endeavor. What was that turtle's name?
    Bert
    Tommy
    Ernie
    Tony


5. The U.S.S.R. holds the dubious honor of detonating the largest nuclear explosion in history. What was the yield of that blockbuster?
    300 megatons
    89 megatons
    50 megatons
    100 megatons


6. Based on world events the "Doomsday Clock" is set at minutes to midnight, where midnight repesents total destruction by nuclear war. As of August 2007, what is the closest to midnight the clock has ever been set and in what year did that happen?
    2 minutes in 1953
    6 minutes in 1981
    1 minute in 1962
    11 minutes in 1949


7. Where is the only ICBM site in the world that is open to the public?
    Cheyenne, WY
    Los Alamos, MN
    Tucson, AZ
    Kiev, Ukraine


8. What term is used to describe the conditions that would follow a full-scale nuclear war?
    Nuclear Winter
    The Doomsday Effect
    Nuclear Midnight
    Atomic Rain


9. By what other name was the MX missile known?
    Minuteman
    Peacekeeper
    Titan
    Pershing


10. How much did the U.S. spend on nuclear weapons programs between 1940 and 1996?
    $1.9 trillion
    $400 billion
    $5.5 trillion
    $750 billion


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