The Kyshtym Disaster Site (Chelyabinsk Oblast) - Quiz
  • 1. What year did the Kyshtym disaster occur?
A) 1960
B) 1957
C) 1949
D) 1955
  • 2. In which country did the Kyshtym disaster take place?
A) Russia
B) United States
C) China
D) Ukraine
  • 3. What type of facility was involved in the Kyshtym disaster?
A) Coal mine
B) Nuclear facility
C) Oil refinery
D) Hydroelectric plant
  • 4. What was the name of the nuclear plant near Kyshtym?
A) Three Mile Island
B) Fukushima
C) Chernobyl
D) Mayak
  • 5. What was the initial classification of the Kyshtym disaster, according to the International Nuclear Event Scale?
A) Level 7
B) Level 4
C) Level 6
D) Level 5
  • 6. The Kyshtym disaster is often overshadowed by which other nuclear disaster?
A) Three Mile Island
B) Windscale
C) Fukushima
D) Chernobyl
  • 7. What health effects were observed in the population exposed to radioactive materials from Kyshtym?
A) Decreased birth rates
B) Higher fertility rates
C) Improved health
D) Increased cancer rates
  • 8. What organization investigated the Kyshtym disaster after it was disclosed?
A) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
B) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
C) World Health Organization (WHO)
D) United Nations (UN)
  • 9. In which region is Kyshtym located?
A) Krasnoyarsk Krai
B) Sverdlovsk Oblast
C) Moscow Oblast
D) Chelyabinsk Oblast
  • 10. What was the primary environmental impact of the Kyshtym disaster?
A) Air pollution
B) Water scarcity
C) Soil erosion
D) Radioactive contamination
  • 11. Which city is closest to the Kyshtym disaster site?
A) Moscow
B) Nizhny Novgorod
C) Yekaterinburg
D) Chelyabinsk
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