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1. What famous scientist signed a letter notifying President Roosevelt that German experiments proved that a prompted nuclear action was possible and may be used to construct an extremely powerful bomb?
2. What country pooled their scientific knowledge with the United States in creating the atomic bomb?
3. Enrico Fermi demonstrated the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in a lab under the squash court at what university?
4. After viewing the detonation of the first atomic bomb at Project Trinity, who is known to have said "I am become Death, Shatterer of Worlds"?
5. On August 9, 1945, the bomb known as "Fat Man" was detonated over what Japanese city?
6. During Operation Crossroads in 1946, how many nuclear bombs were tested at Bikini Atoll in order to test the effect of atomic bombs on naval vessels?
7. By late 1948, the U.S. had how many atomic bombs?
8. When did the Soviet Union detonate its first nuclear device?
9. Who was the only scientist to quit the Manhattan Project?
10. Which scientist died during the course of the Manhattan Project?
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