nuclear explosion - Northern California

Question

Description acceptable. Plans called “Shot B” followed one of these events near Desert Rock. One of these events that prompted Project 4.1 caused the Lucky Dragon No. 5 diplomatic incident. The effects of these events on “downwinders” were analyzed in the Baby Tooth Survey. (10[1])A hundred-foot “shot tower” was constructed to lift the “gadget” at one of these events. Marshallese residents were relocated (10[1])in preparation for events of this type at the (10[1])Bikini Atoll like Castle (10[1])Bravo. A witness of the first of these events supposedly recalled the quotation, “Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” For 10 points, what events at sites like Trinity were overseen by people like J. Robert Oppenheimer? ■END■

ANSWER: nuclear explosion [accept the explosion of a nuclear bomb or atomic bomb or atom bombs or A-bombs or hydrogen bomb or thermonuclear bomb or nuclear weapon or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon or nukes; accept a nuclear test or descriptions of testing an atomic weapon or nuclear bomb; prompt on explosions by asking “of what?”]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
David Yuan	Berkeley Little Prince	Berkeley Boss Bandit	43	10
Hansen Jin	Berkeley Skeleton King	Berkeley Mighty Miner	62	10
Avery Becker	Berkeley Archer Queen	UCSC	71	10
Bryce Myers	Stanford A	Stanford B	75	10

Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	100%	0%	0%	62.75
Southern California	Main	Y	7	100%	0%	14%	57.43
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	100%	0%	0%	56.60
Florida	Main	Y	4	100%	0%	0%	53.50
Great Lakes	Main	Y	10	100%	0%	0%	41.70
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	100%	0%	0%	48.56
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	100%	0%	0%	55.22
North	Main	Y	4	100%	0%	0%	47.00
Northeast	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	0%	60.25
Pacific	Main	Y	8	100%	0%	13%	51.75
South Central	Main	Y	6	100%	0%	0%	45.00
Southeast	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	0%	54.33
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	100%	0%	0%	57.60