Hiroshima Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Hiroshima? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In what year was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?


1943
1944
1945
1946
Q. Who was President of the United States when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?


Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman XHarry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barack Obama
Q. Which famous general is referenced multiple times in the book?


General Custer
Colin Powell
Douglas MacArthur
Napoleon Bonaparte
Q. What was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?


The Enola Gay
The Pearl Harbor
The Flying Fortress
The Red Baron
Q. How many people does Hersey estimate were killed or "doomed" from the blast?


Roughly 25,000 people
Roughly 50,000 people
Answer choice 3 Roughly 75,000 people
Roughly 100,000 people