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Page 1: Vincent Molling Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader?

Vincent MollingVincent Molling

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?Are You Smarter

Than a 5th Grader?

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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4th Grade Topic 34th Grade Topic 3 4th Grade Topic 4

3rd Grade Topic 53rd Grade Topic 5 3rd Grade Topic 6

2nd Grade Topic 72nd Grade Topic 7 2nd Grade Topic 8

1st Grade Topic 91st Grade Topic 9 1st Grade Topic 10

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5th Grade Topic 1 Question 5th Grade Topic 1 Question

Where did the Manhattan Project take place?

Where did the Manhattan Project take place?

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5th Grade Topic 1 Answer 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer

The Manhattan Project took place in laboratories at Los Alamos.

The Manhattan Project took place in laboratories at Los Alamos.

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5th Grade Topic 2 Question 5th Grade Topic 2 Question

What is J. Robert Oppenheimer often referred to as?

What is J. Robert Oppenheimer often referred to as?

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5th Grade Topic 2 Answer 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was often referred to as the “father” of the atomic bomb.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was often referred to as the “father” of the atomic bomb.

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4th Grade Topic 3 Question4th Grade Topic 3 Question

From what year to what year was J. Robert Oppenheimer alive?

From what year to what year was J. Robert Oppenheimer alive?

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4th Grade Topic 3 Answer4th Grade Topic 3 Answer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was alive from 1904 to 1967.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was alive from 1904 to 1967.

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4th Grade Topic 4 Question4th Grade Topic 4 Question

When was the first time the Advisory Committee on Uranium met?

When was the first time the Advisory Committee on Uranium met?

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4th Grade Topic 4 Answer4th Grade Topic 4 Answer

The first time the Advisory Committee on Uranium met was on October 21, 1939.

The first time the Advisory Committee on Uranium met was on October 21, 1939.

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3rd Grade Topic 5 Question3rd Grade Topic 5 Question

What were the watchwords of the Manhattan Project?

What were the watchwords of the Manhattan Project?

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3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer

Speed and secrecy were the watchwords of the Manhattan Project.

Speed and secrecy were the watchwords of the Manhattan Project.

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3rd Grade Topic 6 Question3rd Grade Topic 6 Question

When did the people working on the atomic bomb finally figure out what they were working on?

When did the people working on the atomic bomb finally figure out what they were working on?

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3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer

Secrecy in the Manhattan Project was so complete that many people working for the organization did not know what they were working on until they heard about the bombing of Hiroshima on the radio.

Secrecy in the Manhattan Project was so complete that many people working for the organization did not know what they were working on until they heard about the bombing of Hiroshima on the radio.

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2nd Grade Topic 7 Question2nd Grade Topic 7 Question

Did Vice President Harry S. Truman know about the atomic bomb before President Roosevelt died and he became President?

Did Vice President Harry S. Truman know about the atomic bomb before President Roosevelt died and he became President?

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2nd Grade Topic 7 Question2nd Grade Topic 7 Question

No, President Harry S. Truman had to briefed extensively in his first weeks in office.

No, President Harry S. Truman had to briefed extensively in his first weeks in office.

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2nd Grade Topic 8 Question2nd Grade Topic 8 Question

Who controlled the nation’s nuclear program from the time S-1 became public knowledge until the Atomic Energy Commission succeeded it on January 1, 1947?

Who controlled the nation’s nuclear program from the time S-1 became public knowledge until the Atomic Energy Commission succeeded it on January 1, 1947?

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2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer

From the time S-1 became public knowledge until the Atomic Energy Commission succeeded it on January1, 1947, the Manhattan Engineer District controlled the nation’s nuclear program.

From the time S-1 became public knowledge until the Atomic Energy Commission succeeded it on January1, 1947, the Manhattan Engineer District controlled the nation’s nuclear program.

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1st Grade Topic 9 Question1st Grade Topic 9 Question

When was the thermal diffusion plant in the K-25 area shut down?

When was the thermal diffusion plant in the K-25 area shut down?

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1st Grade Topic 9 Answer1st Grade Topic 9 Answer

According to a plan approved by Stimson and Marshall in late August 1945, Groves shut down the thermal diffusion plant in the K-25 area on September 9.

According to a plan approved by Stimson and Marshall in late August 1945, Groves shut down the thermal diffusion plant in the K-25 area on September 9.

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1st Grade Topic 10 Question1st Grade Topic 10 Question

Did women have any part in the Manhattan Project and the making of the atomic bomb?

Did women have any part in the Manhattan Project and the making of the atomic bomb?

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1st Grade Topic 10 Question1st Grade Topic 10 Question

Although the most visible members of the Manhattan Project were men, women were involved in all phases of the work. As scientists, engineers, mathematicians, mechanics, and technicians, they worked in Chicago and Los Alamos.

Although the most visible members of the Manhattan Project were men, women were involved in all phases of the work. As scientists, engineers, mathematicians, mechanics, and technicians, they worked in Chicago and Los Alamos.

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Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

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Whom did the German-born physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer study with?

Whom did the German-born physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer study with?

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Among the physicists was German-born Maria Goeppert Mayer, who had studied with Nobel Laureate Max Born in Germany.

Among the physicists was German-born Maria Goeppert Mayer, who had studied with Nobel Laureate Max Born in Germany.

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