Space exploration
  • 1. What was the name of the first satellite?
A) Cosmos 1
B) Apollo1
C) Sputnik
D) Explorer 1
  • 2. Who was the first man in space?
A) Yuri Gargarin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Alan Shepard
D) John Glenn
  • 3. Who was the first American in space?
A) John Glenn
B) Gus Grissom
C) Alan Shepard
D) Neil Armstrong
  • 4. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) Scott Carpenter
C) Alan Shepard
D) John Glenn
  • 5. Who was the first person on the moon?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) John Glenn
C) Buzz Aldren
D) Michael Collins
  • 6. What year did the first moon walk take place?
A) 1962
B) 1972
C) 1969
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) "To go places and do things that have never been done before - that's what living is all about."
C) "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
D) "Houston, we have a problem."
  • 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 moon
D) The outer planets
  • 10. Where did the Apollo spacecrafts explore?
A) The earth and moon
B) Mars
C) The outer planets
D) The inner planets
  • 11. Where did the Voyager spacecrafts explore?
A) The inner planets
B) The outer planets
C) Mars
D) The moon
  • 12. How did the solar system form?
A) From a the gases left over from an exploding star.
B) From the gravitational attraction between molecules.
C) Neither of the above answers.
D) Both of the above answers.
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