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Quiz about Hiroshima
Quiz about Hiroshima

"Hiroshima" Trivia Quiz


The 1995 made-for-TV movie "Hiroshima" gives a compelling account of the days leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
205,419
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
248
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Question 1 of 10
1. As the film begins, what island did the U.S. Marines invade on Easter Sunday, 1945? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who first informed Harry Truman of the death of President Franklin Roosevelt? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In an early, informal encounter with the press, what did President Truman ask of them? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What did Truman do immediately after being sworn in as President? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who questioned Truman about the strategy of "saturation bombing"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Former Roosevelt advisor James Byrnes paid a visit on Truman shortly after he was sworn in as president. What job did Truman offer him? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the name of Japan's last battleship that had been sunk by the American Navy? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki stated that his wife had been the Emperor's kindergarten teacher. What did she teach him to do? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Major General Groves is in charge of the Manhattan Project which secretly developed the first atomic bomb. When briefing the President on the weapon, what prop does Groves use to demonstrate how the bomb works? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Truman formed a committee to make recommendations for the use of new atomic weapon. What bombing plan was the unanimous decision of the group? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. As the film begins, what island did the U.S. Marines invade on Easter Sunday, 1945?

Answer: Okinawa

The last great battle of World War II was over the tiny, 485 square mile island of Okinawa located in the East China Sea. Okinawa is only 375 miles from Kyushu, Japan, and its capture was necessary for a staging area for the invasion of the Japanese mainland.
2. Who first informed Harry Truman of the death of President Franklin Roosevelt?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

When Truman asked the widow if there was anything that he could do for her, the former First Lady replied, "Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now".
3. In an early, informal encounter with the press, what did President Truman ask of them?

Answer: Prayer

Truman likened his sudden ascension to the presidency to being hit by a bale of hay. He told reporters, "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me."
4. What did Truman do immediately after being sworn in as President?

Answer: Kissed the Bible

Truman had been Vice President for only 83 days when the Presidency was thrust upon him. While FDR attended the Yalta Conference and divided up post-war Europe among the Allies, Truman had accepted his Vice presidential Role on the "rubber chicken circuit".

Historians still debate when Truman actually learned of the atomic bomb. "Hiroshima" follows the common belief that he was not informed of the weapon until after becoming president.
5. Who questioned Truman about the strategy of "saturation bombing"?

Answer: Secretary of War Henry Stimson

Unlike Germany, Japan's war industry was spread among the workers' houses, and could only be destroyed by concentrated bombing efforts. Stimson expressed concerns about atrocities against non-combatants.
6. Former Roosevelt advisor James Byrnes paid a visit on Truman shortly after he was sworn in as president. What job did Truman offer him?

Answer: Secretary of State

After Truman became President, there was no vice president, and in 1945 the Secretary of State was next in line if anything happened to the president. While declaring that Edward Stettinius was a "fine man", Byrnes readily accepted the appointment. Byrnes had already served as a U.S. Senator, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and a trusted advisor to FDR.

After serving as Truman's Secretary of State, Byrnes became governor of South Carolina.
7. What was the name of Japan's last battleship that had been sunk by the American Navy?

Answer: Yamato

The Yamato was the largest battleship ever built, displacing 72,000 tons as compared to the U.S.S. Missouri's 58,000 tons. It was first used in the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. In April, 1945 it was attacked by more than 300 aircraft, and sank with its crew of 2,498.
8. Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki stated that his wife had been the Emperor's kindergarten teacher. What did she teach him to do?

Answer: Draw a horse

Admiral Suzuki Kantaro was Prime Minister of Japan for only a short time, from April 7, 1945 to August 17, 1945. He had been Vice Minister of the Navy during World War I, a fleet commander, and later, the Chief of Naval General Staff from 1925 to 1929. Suzuki was opposed to Japan's war with the United States, and as prime minister he helped persuade Emperor Hirohito to accept surrender terms.

He died in 1948.
9. Major General Groves is in charge of the Manhattan Project which secretly developed the first atomic bomb. When briefing the President on the weapon, what prop does Groves use to demonstrate how the bomb works?

Answer: Orange

Initially, the Manhattan Project developed three bombs, one using uranium, and two of plutonium. The general used a piece of fruit from a nearby bowl to demonstrate the implosion effect in the plutonium bomb. Weapons-grade uranium was scarce, so scientists created a bomb that used the more plentiful plutonium.
10. Truman formed a committee to make recommendations for the use of new atomic weapon. What bombing plan was the unanimous decision of the group?

Answer: Mixed military-civilian target without prior warning

As pointed out by Secretary of State-designate Byrnes, the problem with a test with Japanese observers was that the device may not work. Finding a purely military target would have been difficult, and giving prior warning would have given the enemy time to evacuate the target city and move in American prisoners of war.
Source: Author rblayer

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