Hiroshima Quizzes & Trivia

A city that lives in infamy. The site of the first atomic bombing. Hiroshima, Japan. We have all read this name in our history textbooks while studying World War II but Hiroshima has a long history beyond that one war-torn day. Did you know that Hiroshima was first made a city in the 1500s?

Hiroshima was a major urban center during Japan’s imperial period and a major army location during World War II, which is probably why it was targeted? How about Hiroshima today? How has it recovered from the atomic bomb? Did you know it was hit with a powerful typhoon just years after the bombing, and yet it thrives today as a city promoting peace? Take a step back in history with these quizzes on Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima Chap. 2

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 257 | Last updated: Feb 15, 2013

Sample Question
What did the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima contain?

Plutonium

Uranium

Iridium

Magnesium

Hiroshima Test

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 152 | Last updated: Feb 15, 2013

Sample Question
Where is Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge when he awakens after the explosion?

Resting on a cot on the third floor of the mission house

In a nearby river, squeezed between two timbers

In the vegetable garden of the mission

Lodged beneath a toppled confessional booth

Hiroshima Chapter 4

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 151 | Last updated: Feb 15, 2013

Sample Question
Why does the East Parade Ground doctor refuse to help the wounded at Asano Park?

Because it is too far away

Because he is selfish and lazy

Because he is too badly wounded to help

Because there is no hope for the heavily wounded in an emergency

Hiroshima Chap.5

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 36 | Last updated: May 1, 2012

Sample Question
What sudden change in Hiroshima gives Miss Sasaki the creeps?

The destroyed houses and buildings

The fallen bridges

The thick, new growth of wildflowers

The hundreds of scientists

Hiroshima Chap. 1

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 409 | Last updated: Feb 15, 2013

Sample Question
Which of the following is not a symptom of radiation sickness?

Hair loss

Low blood count

Sinus infection