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. What, according to physicist Emilio Segrè, was the primary justification for building the atomic bomb?
Defeating Hitler, the personification of evil
Discovery for the sake of science
Killing as many people as possible
Because Oppie asked them to
Q. For many of the scientists, when did the bomb change from being a symbol of hope and victory to something scary and too powerful to contain?
The end of the war in Europe
After Hiroshima
The minute they realized it was actually possible
After Hiroshima as well as the end of the war in Europe
Q. What metaphor could be used to describe the need to build the first bomb?
It was like a dance-off.
It was like a flash mob.
It was like a foot race.
It was like a sleep over.
Q. Which other famous symbol could we compare the bomb to?
The apple from the Garden of Eden
The dollar sign
The sad-face emoji
The lantern in The Chronicles of Narnia
Q. The explosion of the atomic bomb had a distinctive shape. What was it most often compared to?
A bunny
A mushroom
A stop sign
The Batsignal