Chernobyl Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What is the primary focus of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl?
A) A fictional nuclear war
B) The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
C) A modern-day nuclear plant investigation
D) A Soviet espionage thriller
Answer: B) The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster
2. How many episodes are in the Chernobyl miniseries?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 10
Answer: B) 5
3. Which actor plays Valery Legasov, the Soviet scientist leading the disaster response?
A) Jared Harris
B) Stellan Skarsgård
C) Paul Ritter
D) Adam Nagaitis
Answer: A) Jared Harris
4. What is the title of the first episode of Chernobyl?
A) “1:23:45”
B) “Please Remain Calm”
C) “Open Wide, O Earth”
D) “The Happiness of All Mankind”
Answer: A) “1:23:45”
5. Which character is a fictional composite created to represent multiple scientists?
A) Valery Legasov
B) Ulana Khomyuk
C) Anatoly Dyatlov
D) Boris Shcherbina
Answer: B) Ulana Khomyuk
6. Who plays Boris Shcherbina, the Soviet official overseeing the Chernobyl response?
A) Jared Harris
B) Stellan Skarsgard
C) Jessie Buckley
D) Barry Keoghan
Answer: B) Stellan Skarsgard
7. What caused the initial explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the series?
A) A terrorist attack
B) A design flaw in the RBMK reactor during a safety test
C) An earthquake
D) Human sabotage
Answer: B) A design flaw in the RBMK reactor during a safety test
8. Which actress plays Lyudmilla Ignatenko, the wife of a firefighter?
A) Emily Watson
B) Jessie Buckley
C) Olivia Colman
D) Anya Taylor-Joy
Answer: B) Jessie Buckley
9. What is the name of the firefighter whose story is central to the series?
A) Vasily Ignatenko
B) Leonid Toptunov
C) Viktor Bryukhanov
D) Nikolai Fomin
Answer: A) Vasily Ignatenko
10. In the series, what is the “Bridge of Death” associated with?
A) A fictional escape route
B) A real bridge where locals watched the disaster unfold
C) A codename for the reactor core
D) A metaphor for the bureaucracy
Answer: B) A real bridge where locals watched the disaster unfold
11. What role does Anatoly Dyatlov play in the series?
A) A heroic scientist
B) A firefighter
C) The deputy chief engineer at Chernobyl
D) A KGB agent
Answer: C) The deputy chief engineer at Chernobyl
12. What is the significance of the time “1:23:45” in the series?
A) The time the cleanup began
B) The time of the reactor explosion
C) The time the Soviet government was informed
D) The time the plant was evacuated
Answer: B) The time of the reactor explosion
13. Which element is central to the nuclear reaction in the Chernobyl reactor?
A) Plutonium
B) Uranium
C) Thorium
D) Radium
Answer: B) Uranium
14. What is the primary theme explored in Chernobyl?
A) Love and sacrifice
B) The cost of lies and bureaucratic failure
C) Technological optimism
D) Espionage and betrayal
Answer: B) The cost of lies and bureaucratic failure
15. What substance is dropped from helicopters to smother the reactor fire?
A) Sand and boron
B) Water and concrete
C) Lead and graphite
D) Nitrogen and cement
Answer: A) Sand and boron
16. Which character is shown testifying at the trial in the final episode?
A) Boris Shcherbina
B) Valery Legasov
C) Ulana Khomyuk
D) Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Answer: B) Valery Legasov
17. What is the title of the final episode of Chernobyl?
A) “Vichnaya Pamyat”
B) “The Happiness of All Mankind”
C) “Open Wide, O Earth”
D) “Please Remain Calm”
Answer: A) “Vichnaya Pamyat”
18. What does the phrase “Vichnaya Pamyat” mean?
A) Eternal Glory
B) Eternal Memory
C) Eternal Truth
D) Eternal Peace
Answer: B) Eternal Memory
19. Which group is depicted as performing dangerous cleanup tasks at Chernobyl?
A) Liquidators
B) Firefighters
C) Scientists
D) KGB operatives
Answer: A) Liquidators
20. What health condition affects many characters exposed to radiation?
A) Acute radiation syndrome
B) Chronic fatigue syndrome
C) Radiation-induced leukemia
D) Thyroid cancer
Answer: A) Acute radiation syndrome
21. In the series, what is the “sarcophagus” built to contain?
A) The reactor core
B) Radioactive waste
C) The control room
D) Contaminated soil
Answer: A) The reactor core
22. Which Soviet institution is shown as attempting to cover up the disaster’s scale?
A) The Red Army
B) The KGB
C) The Ministry of Health
D) The Politburo
Answer: B) The KGB
23. What is the role of Ulana Khomyuk, played by Emily Watson?
A) A nuclear physicist
B) A nurse
C) A journalist
D) A government official
Answer: A) A nuclear physicist
24. What is the name of the town near the Chernobyl plant, evacuated after the disaster?
A) Pripyat
B) Kyiv
C) Minsk
D) Chornobyl
Answer: A) Pripyat
25. Who created and wrote the Chernobyl miniseries?
A) David Simon
B) Craig Mazin
C) Vince Gilligan
D) Noah Hawley
Answer: B) Craig Mazin