Representation and Commemoration of the Past: The Day After (HSC SSCE Modern History): Quizzes
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How many viewers watched The Day After when it was broadcast in November 1983?
How many viewers watched The Day After when it was broadcast in November 1983?
100 million viewers
What was the population of Lawrence, Kansas, the city featured in The Day After?
What was the population of Lawrence, Kansas, the city featured in The Day After?
Around 52,000 people
In which month and year did the only nuclear attacks on human populations occur?
In which month and year did the only nuclear attacks on human populations occur?
August 1945
What does the Japanese term 'hibakusha' literally mean?
What does the Japanese term 'hibakusha' literally mean?
Bomb-affected people
What phrase did Jonathan Schell use to describe our role in understanding nuclear war?
What phrase did Jonathan Schell use to describe our role in understanding nuclear war?
Historians of the future
Approximately how many nuclear tests were conducted between 1945 and the 1990s?
Approximately how many nuclear tests were conducted between 1945 and the 1990s?
2,055 tests
What happened to the character Danny Dahlberg during the nuclear attack scene?
What happened to the character Danny Dahlberg during the nuclear attack scene?
He was permanently blinded
What effect did the film show that disables all electronics and vehicles?
What effect did the film show that disables all electronics and vehicles?
Electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
How did President Ronald Reagan describe his reaction after watching The Day After?
How did President Ronald Reagan describe his reaction after watching The Day After?
Greatly depressed
What lasting effect did The Day After have on government civil defence programmes?
What lasting effect did The Day After have on government civil defence programmes?
End of credible programmes