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The Atomic Cafe Trivia Quiz

Anyone who remembers the familiar civil defense triangle, air raid sirens and bomb shelters will get a kick out of this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by fireman44. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
fireman44

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
157,442

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
344

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the atomic bomb test shown in the opening of the movie? Hint

Armageddon Test

Alpha Blast

Trinity Test

Atomic Test #001

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Question 2 of 10

2. Everyone knows the name of the plane that dropped the first real bomb was the Enola Gay. What was the pilot's name? Hint

George Bush

Eddie Rickenbacher

Paul Tibbets

Chuck Yeager

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was perhaps the best-known post-WWII atomic test held at? Hint

South Pole

Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands

Falkland Islands

Siberia

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the phrase for people to take action when they see the flash of an atomic blast? Hint

Run, Forest, Run!

Move it, move it, move it!

Dive, Dive, Dive!

Duck and Cover

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the cartoon character associated with the protecting yourself from a blast? Hint

Cosmic Cow

Atomic Annie

Johnny Cool

Bert the Turtle

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the last name of the couple executed for espionage for selling the Russians atomic secrets? Hint

Trotsky

Rosenberg

Anderson

Potter

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Question 7 of 10

7. What "Leave It To Beaver" star had a role as an army officer explaining an atomic test? Hint

Ken Osment

Richard Deacon

Tony Dow

Hugh Beaumont

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Question 8 of 10

8. What young folk's organization had several spots throughout the movie? Hint

FFA

Campfire Girls

Boy's Club

4-H Club

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which U.S. President (either current at that time or future) did NOT appear in the movie? Hint

Richard Nixon

Lyndon B. Johnson

Dwight Eisenhower

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Question 10 of 10

10. The boy on the bicycle was wearing a special suit made of what? Hint

Powdered concrete

Shredded lead

Batted cotton

Quitled nylon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the atomic bomb test shown in the opening of the movie?

Answer: Trinity Test

This test blast was held in the New Mexico desert just weeks before the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

2. Everyone knows the name of the plane that dropped the first real bomb was the Enola Gay. What was the pilot's name?

Answer: Paul Tibbets

Rickenbacher was a war ace, Chuck Yeager was a test pilot, and, yes, George Bush (the elder) was a WWII pilot.

3. Where was perhaps the best-known post-WWII atomic test held at?

Answer: Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands

This is also the location that gave us the name of the two-piece swimsuit.

4. What is the phrase for people to take action when they see the flash of an atomic blast?

Answer: Duck and Cover

How little we knew that if you are close enough to see the blast, you were already pushing up daisies!

5. What was the name of the cartoon character associated with the protecting yourself from a blast?

Answer: Bert the Turtle

Cosmic Cow and Johnny Cool both came from either TV shows or movies; Atomic Annie I made up.

6. What was the last name of the couple executed for espionage for selling the Russians atomic secrets?

Answer: Rosenberg

I believe this was the last time a husband and wife were given the ultimate punishment at the same time.

7. What "Leave It To Beaver" star had a role as an army officer explaining an atomic test?

Answer: Hugh Beaumont

Several other lesser-known actors had bit parts elsewhere in the movie.

8. What young folk's organization had several spots throughout the movie?

Answer: 4-H Club

There were 4-H meetings with the Bert The Turtle segment and the scene describing what foods to fix for a bomb shelter.

9. Which U.S. President (either current at that time or future) did NOT appear in the movie?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eisenhower appeared while he was in office and Nixon and Johnson were Senators at the time.

10. The boy on the bicycle was wearing a special suit made of what?

Answer: Shredded lead

It was so heavy, he barely could get on his bike!

Source: Author fireman44

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