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The Philadelphia Experiment Trivia Quiz

The Philadelphia Experiment was one of the greatest mysteries in the history of the U.S. Navy. We will probably never figure out the real truth behind what happened, but this quiz might help you make your own theories.

A multiple-choice quiz by Teej417. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Teej417

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,058

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the correct date for the Philadelphia Experiment? Hint

Fall of 1943

Summer of 1942

Spring of 1943

Fall of 1942

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the ship tested in the Philadelphia Experiment? Hint

USS Maine

USS Freedom

USS Ohio

USS Eldridge

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the main purpose in testing the ship? Hint

To be immune to radiation from nuclear bombs

To achieve invisibility to sight and radar

To transport the ship into the past

To make the crew disappear so it would seem that the ship had been abandoned

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Question 4 of 10

4. While trying to conduct the experiment, where did the ship supposedly accidently teleport to and back after only a few seconds? Hint

Norfolk, Virginia

Portland, Maine

Long Island, New York

Richmond, Virginia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Witnesses from which other ship claim to have seen this mystery ship at the port to which the ship had briefly teleported (see question 4)? Hint

USS Nevada

USS Oregon

SS Kalie

SS Andrew Furuseth

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Question 6 of 10

6. True/False: Albert Einstein supposedly helped with the physics required in the Philadelphia Experiment.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these wasn't reported as one of the side effects that the sailors suffered while conducting the experiment? Hint

Some were found fused to the ship itself

Some were found discolored and with all the hair on their body missing

Some were violently ill after the incident

Some were simply never seen or heard from again

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of these is another name for the Philadelphia Experiment? Hint

Project Invisibility

Project Rainbow

Project Star

Project Orion

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Question 9 of 10

9. True/False: Some researchers have found what they believe is documented proof that the Philadelphia Experiment did take place.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. True/False: All of the sailors on the ship that were experimented on scoff at the idea that such a thing happened.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the correct date for the Philadelphia Experiment?

Answer: Fall of 1943

No documents can be found confirming the event but every person who has told of this has said it happened during the fall of 1943.

2. What was the name of the ship tested in the Philadelphia Experiment?

Answer: USS Eldridge

The ship's log states that it was never in Philadelphia and that it was in New York most of the time.

3. What was the main purpose in testing the ship?

Answer: To achieve invisibility to sight and radar

They were trying to turn the ship invisible. The crew also was supposed to disappear with the ship, but it wasn't just the crew disappearing.

4. While trying to conduct the experiment, where did the ship supposedly accidently teleport to and back after only a few seconds?

Answer: Norfolk, Virginia

The ship was engulfed in a green mist, and then once it disappeared it was seen in Norfolk. After a few moments, the ship disappeared once again and returned to Philadelphia.

5. Witnesses from which other ship claim to have seen this mystery ship at the port to which the ship had briefly teleported (see question 4)?

Answer: SS Andrew Furuseth

The captain of the SS Andrew Furuseth says that this is totally untrue, and that the two ships were not in Norfolk at the same time.

6. True/False: Albert Einstein supposedly helped with the physics required in the Philadelphia Experiment.

Answer: True

The Office of Naval Research says that his research on this was never completed.

7. Which of these wasn't reported as one of the side effects that the sailors suffered while conducting the experiment?

Answer: Some were found discolored and with all the hair on their body missing

It was a gruesome sight. Sailors were missing, throwing up, fused to the ship, some with missing body parts and some lying around dead. They were forced to mercy kill the sailors fused to the ship. But some of the men were just dazed and turned out fine. None of them were said to be missing hair and/or discolored.

8. Which one of these is another name for the Philadelphia Experiment?

Answer: Project Rainbow

RAINBOW was also used to describe the Axis powers during World War II.

9. True/False: Some researchers have found what they believe is documented proof that the Philadelphia Experiment did take place.

Answer: False

This is false. So far no one has found any documents that say it truly happened, but researchers are still looking.

10. True/False: All of the sailors on the ship that were experimented on scoff at the idea that such a thing happened.

Answer: True

All sailors interviewed about the Philadelphia Experiment laugh at the idea. They say that they have worked on the ship since it was made and never did such a thing take place. But not all men that were involved are talking and it cannot be determined who was on the ship and how long they worked on it.

Source: Author Teej417

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