Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The nucleus of a uranium atom usually has a total of 238 protons and neutrons, and is called U-238. However, a small percentage of uranium atoms have _____ protons and neutrons, and this was the uranium used for the first atomic bomb.
7
235
241
83
Q. In the initial planning stages, the bomb used a "_____" method of causing a chain reaction to occur.
hope and pray
implosion
Rube-Goldberg
gun assembly
Q. As opposed to the uranium and plutonium bombs, the H-bomb used what as an energy-producing reaction?
Diet and exercise
Caffeine
Fusion
Fission
Q. What substance did Enrico Fermi use during the Chicago Pile Test to slow down neutrons and thus create a chain reaction in uranium?
Sugar
Graphite
Heavy water
Foam padding
Q. When U-238 atoms are hit with flying neutrons they absorb the neutrons (instead of splitting), which creates a new element known as what?
Plutonium
Shmooponium
Cadmium
Rutherfordium