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Nukes Trivia

Think you can tell a 'duck and cover' drill from a nuclear chain reaction? Prove you're the bomb!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

What common name is given to a thermonuclear weapon that uses nuclear fusion to generate far greater explosive power than an atomic bomb?

Hydrogen bomb

Which U.S. president first unveiled the Strategic Defense Initiative—nicknamed “Star Wars”—during a 1983 televised address?

Ronald Reagan

Which common dairy product was banned due to radioactive contamination after the 1957 Windscale reactor fire?

Milk

After the 1991 Gulf War, which country was found to have secretly pursued a nuclear weapons program in violation of its NPT obligations?

Iraq

What was the name of Jawaharlal Nehru’s 1954 policy urging newly independent nations to avoid aligning with either Cold War superpower?

Non-alignment