The Manhattan Project Heritage Preservation Association
Test Your Knowledge
of the
509th Composite Group
Quiz Contest #1
The Enola Gay
The 509th Composite Group of the Twentieth Air Force was charged with the responsibility of delivering America's newly developed atomic weapons. We have created the below Quiz to test your knowledge of this phenomenal operation as well as the Little Boy and Fat Man bombs. There are 20 questions, each with four possible answers. Some are easy and some are difficult. But don't be discouraged. This is an excellent way to learn about the 509th Composite Group.
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The B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb Fat Man on the Japanese city of Nagasaki was named?
Enola Gay
Memphis Belle
Bockscar
Necessary Evil
The atomic bomb delivery operation both in the United States and in the Pacific was known as?:
Project Trinity
Project Y
Project Dumbo
Project Alberta
Which of the following B-29's DID NOT take part in the Nagasaki mission?
Great Artiste
Bockscar
Dave's Dream
Big Stink
Which one of the following was NOT an operational unit of the 509th Composite Group?
1st Ordnance Squadron
603rd Air Engineering Squadron
82nd Airborne Division
320th Troop Carrier Squadron
Three B-29's were selected to ferry Fat Man pre-assembly units from Los Alamos to Tinian Island. One also carried what additional precious cargo?
Plutonium slugs
General MacArthur's daughter
Ten-foot statue of Christ
Twelve million dollars in gold
The commanding officer of the 509th Composite Group was?
General Leslie Groves
General Curtis LeMay
Colonel Paul Tibbets
Admiral Roscoe Peterson
The code-name for the Nagasaki mission was known as?
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Silverplate
Operation Olympia
Operation Centerboard II
The Nagasaki mission almost failed when several unexpected events occurred. Which one of the following was NOT one of these events?
Unexpected cloud cover over Nagasaki
A transfer fuel pump on one of the B-29's failed
One of the B-29s, Big Stink, failed to rendezvous
The B29 Next Objective nearly ran out of fuel
The streets on the portion of Tinian Island occupied by the 509th Composite Group were laid out and named for what U.S. city?
Salt Lake City, Utah
Manhattan, New York
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Several test drops of Fat Man prototypes were conducted by the 509th Composite Group. Many of these were known as?
Pumpkins
Gadgets
Watermelons
Urchins
The 393rd Bomb Squadron was an operational unit of the 509th Composite Group. Who commanded this squadron?
Col. Paul Tibbets
Lt. Col. Thomas Classen
Major Charles Sweeney
Col. Roscoe Peterson
The gun-type atomic bomb Little Boy exploded over the Japanese city of Hiroshima with a force of approximately 15 kilotons of TNT. What percentage of the U-235 actually fissioned?
74.3 %
16.45 %
1.38 %
Approx. 50%
The uranium target rings used in the uranium bomb Little Boy were ferried to Tinian Island by what means?
USS Indianapolis
The B29 - Dave's Dream
Three C-54 aircraft of the 509th
USS Missouri
The B29 Enola Gay was named after?
General Groves' wife
Paul Tibbets' mother
Fred Bock's Sister
A popular Tinian nightclub
Which of the following B-29's DID NOT take part in the Hiroshima mission?
Enola Gay
Full House
Spook
Straight Flush
In the Fall of 1943, a high-priority project was initiated to produce specially-modified B29s specifically for the atomic bomb missions. What was the code name for this project?
Overlord
Centerboard
Silverplate
Alberta
On each of the two atomic bomb missions, three B-29s formed the primary strike force. One carried the bomb, one carried photographic equipment, and one carried instruments to measure the bomb yield. Which of the following B29s was the only one that was a part of the primary strike force on BOTH missions?
Necessary Evil
Laggin' Dragon
Great Artiste
Up An' Atom
Prior to departing for Tinian Island, the 509th Composite Group was headquartered at?
Hickam Field, Hawaii
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM
Wendover Field, Utah
Edwards Air Force Base, CA
Tinian Island is located in the South Pacific and is part of which island chain?
The Philippines
The Marianas
The Canary Islands
The Virgin Islands
The Target Case, Barrel, and U235 Projectile that were assembled into the gun-type Little Boy atomic bomb were ferried to Tinian Island by what means?
B-29's Necessary Evil, Laggin' Dragon & Full House
The Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington
The Heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis
Three C-54 Transport Aircraft
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