Space exploration

1. What was the name of the first satellite?

A) Explorer 1
B) Cosmos 1
C) Apollo1
D) Sputnik

2. Who was the first man in space?

A) Alan Shepard
B) Yuri Gargarin
C) Neil Armstrong
D) John Glenn

3. Who was the first American in space?

A) Alan Shepard
B) Neil Armstrong
C) John Glenn
D) Gus Grissom

4. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?

A) Alan Shepard
B) Scott Carpenter
C) John Glenn
D) Neil Armstrong

5. Who was the first person on the moon?

A) Buzz Aldren
B) John Glenn
C) Michael Collins
D) Neil Armstrong

6. What year did the first moon walk take place?

A) 1957
B) 1962
C) 1972
D) 1969

7. What is the famous quote from the first moon walk?

A) "To go places and do things that have never been done before - that's what living is all about."
B) "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
C) "Houston, we have a problem."
D) "That's one small step far man. One giant leap for mankind."

8. Where did the Mariner spacecrafts explore?

A) The inner planets
B) Mars
C) The moon
D) The outer planets

9. Where did the Viking spacecrafts explore?

A) The inner planets
B) Mars
C) The outer planets
D) The moon

10. Where did the Apollo spacecrafts explore?

A) The inner planets
B) The outer planets
C) The earth and moon
D) Mars

11. Where did the Voyager spacecrafts explore?

A) The moon
B) The outer planets
C) The inner planets
D) Mars

12. How did the solar system form?

A) From a the gases left over from an exploding star.
B) Neither of the above answers.
C) From the gravitational attraction between molecules.
D) Both of the above answers.

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