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

3. Who was the first American in space?

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

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

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

5. Who was the first person on the moon?

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

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

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

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 outer planets
C) The moon
D) Mars

9. Where did the Viking spacecrafts explore?

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

10. Where did the Apollo spacecrafts explore?

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

11. Where did the Voyager spacecrafts explore?

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

12. How did the solar system form?

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

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