Ed White (astronaut) - Quiz
Ed White astronaut
  • 1. Which university counts Ed White among its alumni?
A) University of Michigan
B) United States Military Academy
C) Texas A&M University
D) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 2. What is the name of the star nicknamed 'Dnoces' after Ed White?
A) Polaris
B) Sirius
C) Iota Ursae Majoris
D) Alpha Centauri
  • 3. Which Apollo 1 crewmate had an elementary school named after him in Huntsville, Alabama alongside Ed White?
A) John Glenn
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) Roger B. Chaffee
D) Neil Armstrong
  • 4. In which city was the Edward White Hospital located?
A) Jacksonville, Florida
B) Houston, Texas
C) San Antonio, Texas
D) St. Petersburg, Florida
  • 5. Which watch model is commonly known as the 'Ed White'?
A) Omega Speedmaster reference 105.003
B) Bulova Lunar Pilot
C) Casio G-Shock
D) Rolex Submariner
  • 6. What is the location of White Hill on Mars?
A) Northwest of Columbia Memorial Station
B) South of Gale Crater
C) Near Jezero Crater
D) At the base of Olympus Mons
  • 7. Which actor portrayed Ed White in the 2018 film First Man?
A) Chris Isaak
B) Matt Lanter
C) Jason Clarke
D) Steven Ruge
  • 8. What is the significance of the 1967 US postage stamp honoring Ed White?
A) It was the only stamp to feature a Gemini capsule
B) It was the first stamp to feature a dead astronaut
C) It was the most expensive stamp issued that year
D) It was the first USPO design spread over two stamps
  • 9. Which of these cities has an Ed White Middle School?
A) League City, Texas
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) Jacksonville, Florida
D) Huntsville, Alabama
  • 10. Where is the McDivitt-White Plaza located?
A) Outside West Hall at the University of Michigan
B) At the Kennedy Space Center
C) Near the Marshall Space Flight Center
D) Inside the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
  • 11. What does the nickname 'Dnoces' mean?
A) Second spelled backwards
B) Latin for star
C) An acronym for his mission
D) A reference to his birth month
  • 12. In which state is the Edward H. White II Elementary School located?
A) California
B) Texas
C) Florida
D) Alabama
  • 13. Which band used Ed White's voice during the Gemini 4 flight in a song?
A) The Beatles
B) Lemon Jelly
C) Pink Floyd
D) David Bowie
  • 14. What is the name of the artificial island in Long Beach Harbor named after Ed White?
A) Island White
B) Apollo Island
C) Gemini Island
D) White Island
  • 15. Which of these is a memorial site in Seabrook, Texas?
A) Edward H. White Memorial Youth Center
B) Edward White Elementary School
C) Edward White Way
D) Edward White Park
  • 16. What position was Ed White assigned for the Apollo 1 mission?
A) Senior pilot
B) Payload specialist
C) Command pilot
D) Flight engineer
  • 17. Who was the command pilot for the Apollo 1 mission?
A) Virgil "Gus" Grissom
B) Ed White
C) Neil Armstrong
D) Roger Chaffee
  • 18. Which Apollo mission was the first crewed flight, originally designated AS-204?
A) Gemini 3
B) Apollo 1
C) Apollo 7
D) Mercury-Redstone 4
  • 19. On what date did the fire occur that killed the Apollo 1 crew?
A) February 21, 1967
B) March 1966
C) January 27, 1967
D) June 1966
  • 20. Where was the Apollo 1 spacecraft located during the tragic test?
A) Launch Pad 39A
B) Kennedy Space Center
C) Launch Pad 34
D) Cape Canaveral
  • 21. What type of test were the astronauts conducting on January 27, 1967?
A) Plugs-out test
B) Ignition test
C) Landing simulation
D) Fueling test
  • 22. What was the atmosphere composition inside the Apollo 1 cabin during the fire?
A) Pure oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Helium and oxygen
D) Nitrogen and oxygen
  • 23. What was Ed White's specific emergency role during the fire?
A) Reach the cabin vent control
B) Remove the hatch cover
C) Actuate the inner hatch release handle
D) Maintain communications
  • 24. What was Roger Chaffee's role during the emergency?
A) Maintain communications
B) Actuate the hatch release
C) Remove the hatch cover
D) Reach the cabin vent control
  • 25. What was the cause of death for the Apollo 1 crew?
A) Impact trauma
B) Asphyxiation, smoke inhalation, and thermal burns
C) Decompression
D) Radiation exposure
  • 26. What was the cabin pressure in the Apollo 1 module at the point the walls ruptured?
A) 20 pounds per square inch
B) 14.7 pounds per square inch
C) 29 pounds per square inch
D) 10 pounds per square inch
  • 27. What was the primary reason the Apollo 1 launch date was pushed from 1966 to 1967?
A) Delays in spacecraft development
B) Budget cuts
C) Lack of qualified pilots
D) Bad weather forecasts
  • 28. What issues occurred during the test before the fire broke out?
A) Fuel leaks and electrical sparks
B) Pressure loss and suit malfunctions
C) Engine failure and guidance errors
D) Cabin odor and poor communications
  • 29. What was the state of the rocket booster during the test?
A) Partially fueled
B) Fully fueled
C) Not fueled
D) Detached from the spacecraft
  • 30. When did Ed White arrive at the Aerospace Medical Center at Brooks AFB for medical testing?
A) March 18, 1965
B) June 3, 1965
C) July 30, 1962
D) September 17, 1962
  • 31. What was Ed White's area of specialization within the crewed space program?
A) Medical examinations
B) Celestial navigation
C) Flight control systems
D) Orbital rendezvous
  • 32. Who was the command pilot for the Gemini 4 mission?
A) Deke Slayton
B) Michael Collins
C) Frank Borman
D) McDivitt
  • 33. Which cosmonaut performed the first-ever EVA?
A) Valery Bykovsky
B) Yuri Gagarin
C) Gherman Titov
D) Alexei Leonov
  • 34. What religious item did White NOT carry with him during his EVA?
A) A gold cross
B) A St. Christopher Medal
C) A rosary
D) A Star of David
  • 35. What was the name of the tool White used to propel himself during his spacewalk?
A) Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit
B) Oxygen Thruster Pack
C) Maneuvering Tether Device
D) Space Propulsion Gun
  • 36. How did McDivitt secure the spacecraft hatch after the EVA?
A) Using a mechanical wrench
B) Using the Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit
C) Pulling the internal release lever
D) Using his glove to push on the gears
  • 37. Who did White and McDivitt meet at the 1965 Paris Air Show?
A) Michael Collins
B) Yuri Gagarin
C) Alexei Leonov
D) Frank Borman
  • 38. Where did Ed White receive his initial pilot training?
A) Edwards Air Force Base
B) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
C) Luke Air Force Base
D) Bartow Air Base
  • 39. At which base did Ed White receive his jet training?
A) Bartow Air Base
B) James Connally Air Force Base
C) Bitburg Air Base
D) Edwards Air Force Base
  • 40. In what year did Ed White receive his pilot wings?
A) 1959
B) 1953
C) 1952
D) 1957
  • 41. What is the name of Ed White's wife?
A) Annapolis Finegan
B) Patricia Eileen Finegan
C) Patricia Higgins
D) Bonnie Lynn White
  • 42. To which squadron was Ed White assigned in West Germany?
A) 22nd Fighter Squadron
B) 100th Fighter Squadron
C) 59th Fighter Squadron
D) 1952nd Fighter Squadron
  • 43. Who was a colleague of Ed White in West Germany?
A) Ted Freeman
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) John Glenn
D) Ham
  • 44. What subject did Ed White study at the University of Michigan?
A) Fighter gunnery
B) Aeronautical engineering
C) Physics
D) Aerospace science
  • 45. In what year did Ed White receive his Master of Science degree?
A) 1957
B) 1958
C) 1959
D) 1960
  • 46. Which Test Pilot School class did Ed White attend?
A) 53-B
B) 59-C
C) 58-D
D) 52-A
  • 47. Where was the Aeronautical Systems Division located where White was assigned?
A) Edwards Air Force Base
B) Bartow Air Base
C) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
D) Luke Air Force Base
  • 48. Which individual was a passenger on a weightlessness training flight piloted by White?
A) John Glenn
B) Ted Freeman
C) Jim Irwin
D) James Salter
  • 49. How many total flight hours did White log with the Air Force?
A) Exactly 1,000
B) Less than 2,000
C) More than 3,000
D) Exactly 2,200
  • 50. Which animal was a passenger on a flight piloted by White during weightlessness training?
A) Enos
B) Baker
C) Ham
D) Laika
  • 51. When was Edward Higgins White II born?
A) July 15, 1948
B) November 14, 1930
C) June 3, 1965
D) January 27, 1967
  • 52. What caused the death of Ed White?
A) A rocket explosion during launch
B) A mid-air collision during flight
C) A fire during pre-launch testing
D) A medical emergency in space
  • 53. What was Ed White's nickname while at West Point?
A) Skip
B) Flash
C) Red
D) Buzz
  • 54. In which Olympic event did Ed White attempt to qualify in 1952?
A) Soccer
B) 100 meter dash
C) 400 meter hurdles
D) Long jump
  • 55. Which future astronaut was a classmate of Ed White at West Point?
A) Michael Collins
B) John Glenn
C) Neil Armstrong
D) Buzz Aldrin
  • 56. Which congressman provided the appointment for Ed White to attend West Point?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Ross Rizley
  • 57. What was the determined source of the fire ignition in the Apollo Command Module?
A) A spark from a wire under Grissom's seat
B) A malfunctioning oxygen tank
C) An electrical surge in the control panel
D) A fuel leak near the engine
  • 58. Which astronaut helped prevent NASA officials from pressuring Patricia White regarding her husband's burial?
A) Roger Chaffee
B) Gus Grissom
C) Frank Borman
D) James White
  • 59. How much was the annual payment Patricia White received for the duration of the publishing contract?
A) $100,000
B) $10,000
C) $16,250
D) $50,000
  • 60. How did Patricia White die in 1983?
A) Complications from a tumor
B) A car accident
C) She took her own life
D) Natural causes
  • 61. In which conflict did James White volunteer to serve?
A) World War II
B) Korean War
C) Vietnam War
D) Cold War operations
  • 62. When were the remains of James White buried adjacent to Ed White?
A) June 19, 2018
B) November 24, 1969
C) January 27, 1967
D) September 6, 1983
  • 63. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a lethal hazard in the Apollo Command Module?
A) Wiring and plumbing flaws
B) Inadequate engine thrust
C) Pressurized oxygen atmosphere
D) Flammable materials in the cockpit
  • 64. Which honorary engineering society was Ed White a member of?
A) Sigma Delta Psi
B) Tau Kappa Epsilon
C) Tau Beta Pi
D) Phi Beta Kappa
  • 65. Of which athletic honorary society was Ed White a member?
A) Alpha Sigma Phi
B) Sigma Delta Psi
C) Tau Beta Pi
D) Delta Sigma Phi
  • 66. In what year did Ed White receive the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement?
A) 1965
B) 1966
C) 1969
D) 1967
  • 67. Ed White was inducted into which exclusive club because of his EVA?
A) National Aviation Hall of Fame
B) International Space Hall of Fame
C) Firefly Club
D) Aerospace Primus Club
  • 68. Which award did Ed White receive for the year 1967?
A) Air Force Commendation Medal
B) AIAA Haley Astronautics Award
C) Senior Astronaut Wings
D) Medalha Bandeirantes va Cosmonautica
  • 69. In what year was Ed White inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame?
A) 1993
B) 1982
C) 1997
D) 2009
  • 70. In what year was Ed White inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame?
A) 1982
B) 1993
C) 1969
D) 2009
  • 71. Who presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the White family in 1997?
A) President Kennedy
B) President Clinton
C) President Nixon
D) President Johnson
  • 72. The Apollo 1 crew was posthumously awarded which medal in 1969?
A) Air Force Commendation Medal
B) General Thomas D. White National Defense Award
C) NASA Distinguished Service Medal
D) Presidential Medal of Freedom
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