- 1. In which year did Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon?
A) 1985
B) 1975
C) 1969
D) 1955
- 2. Which space mission was Neil Armstrong part of when he landed on the moon?
A) Soyuz 1
B) Gemini 7
C) SpaceX Falcon 9
D) Apollo 11
- 3. Before becoming an astronaut, what branch of the military did Neil Armstrong serve in?
A) Air Force
B) Marines
C) Navy
D) Army
- 4. Which university did Neil Armstrong attend for his bachelor's degree?
A) Purdue University
B) Yale University
C) Harvard University
D) Stanford University
- 5. What was the name of the lunar module Armstrong piloted to the moon's surface?
A) Discovery
B) Eagle
C) Voyager
D) Endeavour
- 6. In which city was Neil Armstrong born?
A) Wapakoneta
B) Los Angeles
C) Houston
D) New York City
- 7. What was the name of the Apollo 11 command module that orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the surface?
A) Columbia
B) Atlantis
C) Challenger
D) Intrepid
- 8. What famous phrase did Neil Armstrong say as he stepped onto the moon's surface?
A) That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
B) The moon is mine!
C) I made it!
D) Hello, Moon!
- 9. After leaving NASA, what job did Neil Armstrong take up?
A) Pilot for a commercial airline
B) Professor of Aerospace Engineering
C) Movie director
D) CEO of a tech company
- 10. Which prestigious award did Neil Armstrong receive for his role in the Apollo 11 mission?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Presidential Medal of Freedom
C) Grammy Award
D) Pulitzer Prize
- 11. Who was the second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Michael Collins
C) Alan Shepard
D) John Glenn
- 12. In which state did Neil Armstrong live out his later years in a farmhouse?
A) Florida
B) Texas
C) California
D) Ohio
- 13. Which astronaut accompanied Neil Armstrong on the Gemini 8 mission?
A) Alan Shepard
B) John Young
C) David Scott
D) Gus Grissom
- 14. Which famous person presented Neil Armstrong with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Ronald Reagan
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
- 15. What was the name of Neil Armstrong's wife?
A) Sally
B) Elizabeth
C) Catherine
D) Janet
- 16. In which year did Neil Armstrong retire from NASA?
A) 1991
B) 1971
C) 2001
D) 1981
- 17. What was the name of the crater near the Apollo 11 landing site that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin found difficult to avoid during landing?
A) West crater
B) Moon crater
C) Star crater
D) Apollo crater
- 18. Which US president awarded Neil Armstrong the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) George W. Bush
C) Bill Clinton
D) Barack Obama
- 19. In which branch did Neil Armstrong work as a test pilot before becoming an astronaut?
A) NACA
B) US Air Force
C) US Navy
D) NASA
- 20. Where did Neil Armstrong and his family live when he became an astronaut in 1962?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) New York City, New York
C) Miami, Florida
D) Houston, Texas
- 21. What was the name of the lunar crater on the moon's surface where Armstrong and Aldrin landed Apollo 11 in 1969?
A) Copernicus
B) Tycho
C) Archimedes
D) Sea of Tranquility
- 22. How old was Neil Armstrong when he made his historic moonwalk?
A) 55
B) 50
C) 38
D) 45
- 23. What was Neil Armstrong's profession before becoming an astronaut?
A) Engineer
B) Doctor
C) Pilot
D) Teacher
- 24. What was Neil Armstrong's middle name?
A) James
B) Alden
C) Eugene
D) Michael
- 25. Which space organization did Neil Armstrong serve as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics?
A) ESA
B) NASA
C) Roscosmos
D) ISRO
- 26. What was the first spacecraft Neil Armstrong flew in space?
A) Gemini 8
B) Shuttle Endeavour
C) Apollo 11
D) Mercury 3
- 27. What was Neil Armstrong's age when he passed away in 2012?
A) 76
B) 82
C) 69
D) 91
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