Space exploration

1. What was the name of the first satellite?

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

2. Who was the first man in space?

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

3. Who was the first American in space?

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

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

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

5. Who was the first person on the moon?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where did the Mariner spacecrafts explore?

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

9. Where did the Viking spacecrafts explore?

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

10. Where did the Apollo spacecrafts explore?

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

11. Where did the Voyager spacecrafts explore?

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

12. How did the solar system form?

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

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