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William Sterling Parsons Quiz
Unmasking the Legacy: William Sterling Parsons - The Unseen Hero
Updated: Aug 06, 2023
Step aboard the USS English Quiz for a riveting journey into the life of William Sterling Parsons! Navigate through the depths of his accomplishments as an extraordinary American Naval officer in this adrenaline-pumping challenge.
This William Sterling Parsons quiz is not for the faint of heart! With 31 challenging questions covering a wide range of William Sterling Parsons topics, only the most dedicated fans will be able to answer them all correctly. Are you up for the challenge? Challenge yourself and see the results.
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Skipper
Deak
Bob
Sterling
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Manhattan Project
Apollo Project
Overlord Project
Atlantic Project
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Brimstone Betty
Firebird
B-52 Bomber
Enola Gay
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Dropped Two Bombs Simultaneously
Changed The Bomb's Target Midway
Dropped The Bomb At Night
Armed The Bomb In Flight
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Roger Wilson
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Albert Einstein
L. T. E. Thompson
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1945
1942
1943
1944
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Oversaw The Whole Project
Handled Ordnance Aspects
Handled Political Aspects
Designed The Nuclear Bomb
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Promoted To Commodore Without Going To Sea
Promoted To General Without Being In The Army
Promoted To Captain Without Ever Captaining A Ship
Promoted To Rear Admiral Without Commanding A Ship
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Stanford University
U.S Military Academy At West Point
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
United States Naval Academy
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Operation Overlord
Operation Paperclip
Operation Crossroads
Operation Market Garden
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Proximity Fuze
Radar
Resonance Cavity
Electronic Computer
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VT
VT
VT
Mark 28
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Edward Teller
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Niels Bohr
Enrico Fermi
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Responsible For The Delivery Program
Responsible For Security
Responsible For The Bomb Design
Responsible For The Project Finances
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A B-29
A Bomber Plane
The Enola Gay
A Civilian Plane
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Name Given To The Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima
Name Of Parsons' Plane
A Type Of Torpedo
Parsons' Code Name
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Died In A Plane Crash
Died Of Radiation Poisoning
Killed In Action
Died Of A Heart Attack
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Major
Lieutenant
Rear Admiral
General
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Study Of Atomic Energy
Radar
Naval Architecture
Aeronautical Engineering
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Head Of The Eponymous Mission
A British Scientist
The Enola Gay Pilot
Parsons' Assistant
American Military Officer
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Nuclear Weapon Tests At Enewetak Atoll In 1948
Nuclear Weapon Tests At Bikini Atoll In 1946
Invasion Of Normandy In 1944
Manhattan Project's Codename
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Joined The Manhattan Project
Served On The Battleship USS Idaho
Became A Weapons Specialist
Invented The Proximity Fuze
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Los Alamos, New Mexico
Naval Proving Ground In Dahlgren, Virginia
Yale University
University Of Chicago
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Used A Remote Detonator
Inserted The Powder Charge And Detonator In Flight
Used A Timer
Armed It Before Takeoff
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Bronze Star
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Medal Of Honor
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None, He Only Provided Administrative Support
Only Implosion-type
Only Gun-type
Both Implosion And Gun Type
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
Project Y Research Laboratory At Los Alamos, New Mexico
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
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Aircraft Carrier
Battleship
All Of The Above
Cruiser
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Project To Develop Conventional Weapons
Project To Develop Biological Weapons
Project To Develop Chemical Weapons
Project Dealing With Nuclear Weapons
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In The Solomon Islands
At Bikini Atoll
At Enewetak Atoll
In Hiroshima
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Mar 5, 1955
May 22, 1997
Jul 13, 1970
Dec 5, 1953
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