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Fallout shelter - Quiz
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  • 1. What can disable radios and other electronic equipment in a fallout scenario?
A) High humidity
B) Extreme wind
C) Radioactive dust
D) Electromagnetic pulse
  • 2. What system has supplanted the Emergency Broadcast System in the United States?
A) Emergency Alert System
B) Civil Defense Broadcast
C) Federal Radio Network
D) National Fallout Monitor
  • 3. How many Emergency Operating Centers were protected against EMP effects out of 3,000?
A) 125
B) 250
C) 500
D) 110
  • 4. What specific tool is suggested for ventilating a shelter?
A) HEPA filter
B) KAP
C) KFM
D) Manual bellows
  • 5. What is the recommended daily water supply per person?
A) 1–2 litres
B) 15–20 litres
C) 10–12 litres
D) 4–8 litres
  • 6. What materials are used to construct a Kearny fallout meter?
A) Cardboard, iron nails, and lead shielding
B) Plastic bottles, copper wire, and tape
C) Coffee can, gypsum board, fishing line, and aluminum foil
D) Steel pipe, glass, and rubber seals
  • 7. How long should inhabitants plan to remain sheltered initially?
A) At least two weeks
B) One week
C) Three days
D) One month
  • 8. What is the recommended adult dosage of potassium iodide per day?
A) 200 mg
B) 65 mg
C) 50 mg
D) 130 mg
  • 9. What is the primary purpose of taking potassium iodide?
A) Prevent skin burns
B) Neutralize stomach acid
C) Increase blood oxygen
D) Protect the thyroid gland
  • 10. According to the text, what should be used to protect a radio from electromagnetic pulse?
A) Lead lining
B) A metal box
C) Thick polyethylene film
D) A wooden cabinet
  • 11. How much time should inhabitants spend working outside by three weeks?
A) Two hours a day
B) Six hours a day
C) Four hours a day
D) Eight hours a day
  • 12. What is the suggested method for decontaminating an area after fallout?
A) Burning the topsoil
B) Applying chemical neutralizers
C) Covering the area with plastic film
D) Sweeping or washing fallout into shallow trenches
  • 13. What tool is recommended for storage, transport, and cooking food?
A) Essential containers and utensils
B) Disposable plates only
C) Standard ceramic dishware
D) Large industrial vats
  • 14. How long should people sleep in a shelter after a fallout event?
A) Three weeks
B) Several months
C) Two weeks
D) One year
  • 15. When do official authorities recommend evacuation?
A) At two months
B) At three days
C) At one week
D) At three weeks
  • 16. What does radioactive material resulting from a nuclear explosion resemble when it condenses?
A) Fine volcanic ash
B) Granulated heavy metal
C) Ground pumice
D) Crystalline glass shards
  • 17. Who designed the yellow-and-black trefoil fallout shelter sign in 1961?
A) Robert W. Blakeley
B) Jay Swayze
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Steuart L. Pittman
  • 18. When was the NEAR program terminated?
A) 1967
B) 1970
C) 1956
D) 1961
  • 19. In which publication did President Kennedy advise the use of fallout shelters in 1961?
A) The New York Times
B) Life magazine
C) Civil Defense Monthly
D) Fortune magazine
  • 20. What was the name of the underground house designed by Jay Swayze in 1962?
A) Atomitat
B) Project Greek Island
C) Underground World Home
D) Cheyenne Mountain Bunker
  • 21. What event was the 'Underground World Home' built for?
A) A civil defense conference
B) 1964 New York World's Fair
C) The opening of the Atomitat
D) The 1962 Cold War Exposition
  • 22. When did the market for home fallout shelters collapse?
A) 1961
B) 1970
C) 1963
D) 1954
  • 23. What factor makes material radioactive during a nuclear explosion?
A) Contact with extreme heat
B) Exposure to alpha particles
C) Absorption of neutrons
D) Impact with the atmosphere
  • 24. Which US government official directed the Community Fallout Shelter Program in 1961?
A) Steuart L. Pittman
B) Nelson Rockefeller
C) Chet Holifield
D) Robert W. Blakeley
  • 25. When did personal fallout shelters experience an uptick in popularity according to the text?
A) 1970
B) 2017
C) 2026
D) 1962
  • 26. In Finland, what is the minimum building area that requires an NBC shelter?
A) 500 m2
B) 600 m2
C) 300 m2
D) 1000 m2
  • 27. In Norway, what is the minimum building area that requires a shelter?
A) 1200 m2
B) 1000 m2
C) 600 m2
D) 800 m2
  • 28. Which country has protected shelter space for 114% of its population?
A) Austria
B) Finland
C) Switzerland
D) Sweden
  • 29. What is the average depth of the deepest subway line in the world, located in St Petersburg?
A) 80 meters
B) 105.5 meters
C) 45 meters
D) 60 meters
  • 30. What is the depth of the Arsenalna subway station in Kyiv?
A) 105.5 meters
B) 95 meters
C) 120 meters
D) 60 meters
  • 31. How many people was the Ark bunker designed to shelter?
A) Up to 350
B) Up to 1,000
C) Up to 500
D) Up to 100
  • 32. Which organization designated the Ark bunker as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A) The UN
B) The Ministry of Defense
C) KONS
D) UNESCO
  • 33. Where is the Željava Air Base located?
A) Under St Petersburg
B) Under Gola Plješevica mountain
C) Near Konjic
D) Near Kyiv
  • 34. How much pressure could the Željava Air Base doors withstand?
A) 20 tons
B) 200 tons
C) 100 tons
D) 50 tons
  • 35. The Željava Air Base was designed to withstand a direct hit from a nuclear bomb of what yield?
A) 50-kiloton
B) 20-kiloton
C) 10-kiloton
D) 100-kiloton
  • 36. How many people could the mess hall at Željava Air Base feed simultaneously?
A) 2,000
B) 1,000
C) 500
D) 350
  • 37. How long could the food, fuel, and arms supplies at Željava last?
A) 30 days
B) 90 days
C) 60 days
D) 10 days
  • 38. What percentage of the population in Sweden has access to protected shelters?
A) 70%
B) 30%
C) 3%
D) 81%
  • 39. How many soldiers currently guard the Ark bunker?
A) Five
B) None
C) Fifty
D) Ten
  • 40. According to Swiss law since 1978, shelters must withstand a blast from what size explosion at 700 meters?
A) 20-megaton
B) 10-megaton
C) 12-megaton
D) 5-megaton
  • 41. What was the name of the large communal shelter in Switzerland that was maintained until 2006?
A) Sonnenberg Tunnel
B) ROTOR radar bunker
C) Pindar complex
D) Central Government War Headquarters
  • 42. As of 1986, what percentage of Swiss citizens were covered by blast shelters?
A) 75%
B) Over 85%
C) 50%
D) 100%
  • 43. What was the total shelter coverage percentage for the Swiss population as of 2006?
A) 100%
B) 95%
C) 114%
D) 85%
  • 44. In the UK, which group used a network of fallout shelters for their nuclear reporting role?
A) The Swiss Federal Council
B) Civil Defense Volunteers
C) Royal Observer Corps
D) The Pindar Committee
  • 45. How much concrete is required to reduce gamma ray intensity by 50%?
A) 150 metres
B) 1 centimetre
C) 9 centimetres
D) 6 centimetres
  • 46. How much packed earth is required to reduce gamma ray intensity by 50%?
A) 9 centimetres
B) 1 centimetre
C) 150 metres
D) 6 centimetres
  • 47. What material is commonly suggested to make a shelter's overburden waterproof?
A) Plastic sheet
B) Packed sand
C) Lead lining
D) Concrete slab
  • 48. What happens to a shelter over several weeks of habitation?
A) It loses its structural integrity.
B) It develops a dangerous mold.
C) It becomes extremely cold.
D) It becomes dangerously hot.
  • 49. What type of filter is sometimes incorporated into shelters for additional protection?
A) Osmosis membranes.
B) Ionizing radiation traps.
C) HEPA-charcoal filters.
D) NBC-filters.
  • 50. What is the minimum number of floors a building should have to provide effective below-ground shelter?
A) More than 5 floors.
B) More than 20 floors.
C) More than 10 floors.
D) At least 2 floors.
  • 51. What is a Swiss solution for large-scale fallout shelter locations?
A) Converting large residential basements.
B) Using road tunnels through mountains.
C) Building deep bunkers under city parks.
D) Using underwater naval silos.
  • 52. What is dry earth considered to be in the context of a shelter?
A) A source of radioactive contamination.
B) A heat conductor.
C) A structural risk factor.
D) A reasonably good thermal insulator.
  • 53. Who is the Kearny air pump named after?
A) Cresson Kearny.
B) A Swiss engineer.
C) Kearny the inventor.
D) The architect of the first shelter.
  • 54. What happens to fine dust that passes the entrance of a shelter?
A) It becomes highly volatile.
B) It gets trapped in the ventilation flaps.
C) It will probably pass through the shelter.
D) It settles on the floor instantly.
  • 55. What is an alpha particle identical to?
A) A helium-4 nucleus
B) A single proton
C) A high-speed electron
D) A photon of light
  • 56. What are beta particles composed of?
A) Neutrons
B) High-energy protons
C) Helium nuclei
D) High-speed electrons
  • 57. What can provide protection against beta burns from fresh fallout?
A) Only lead shielding
B) Dark glasses
C) Ordinary clothing
D) Plastic bags
  • 58. Which type of radiation is the primary focus of fallout shelter design?
A) Alpha particles
B) Gamma rays
C) Neutron radiation
D) Beta particles
  • 59. What is the most important factor for a material's ability to shield against gamma rays?
A) Total mass per area
B) The refractive index
C) The electrical conductivity
D) The color of the material
  • 60. How does lead compare to other materials like concrete or soil in shielding gamma rays?
A) Identical in performance
B) Modestly better if mass is equal
C) Significantly better regardless of mass
D) Much worse than concrete
  • 61. Can alpha particles penetrate human skin?
A) Yes, they penetrate deeply
B) Only if ingested
C) Yes, but only in water
D) No, most cannot
  • 62. What is the primary danger associated with hot particles in contact with the skin?
A) Structural collapse
B) Beta radiation exposure
C) Lack of oxygen
D) Gamma ray penetration
  • 63. What is a recommended method to lower the gamma dose rate from topsoil near a house?
A) Spray the topsoil with water
B) Mix topsoil with subsoil
C) Burn the topsoil
D) Cover the topsoil with plastic
  • 64. Which city used a road-washing program to control radioactivity after an accident?
A) Saint Petersburg
B) Moscow
C) Colorado Springs
D) Kyiv
  • 65. In which novel did Robert A. Heinlein write about a fallout shelter?
A) Earth
B) Farnham's Freehold
C) Pulling Through
D) A Canticle for Leibowitz
  • 66. What was the primary purpose of the vaults in the Fallout video game series?
A) Tax shelter
B) Human experimentation
C) Military storage
D) Government housing
  • 67. In the film Blast from the Past, how long did the family stay in the shelter?
A) 35 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 50 years
  • 68. What is the main concern in the Metro 2033 book series?
A) Space exploration
B) Underground farming
C) Living on mountaintops
D) Survival in subway systems
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