Space exploration
  • 1. What was the name of the first satellite?
A) Apollo1
B) Cosmos 1
C) Sputnik
D) Explorer 1
  • 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) Gus Grissom
B) John Glenn
C) Neil Armstrong
D) Alan Shepard
  • 4. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) John Glenn
C) Alan Shepard
D) Scott Carpenter
  • 5. Who was the first person on the moon?
A) Buzz Aldren
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Michael Collins
D) John Glenn
  • 6. What year did the first moon walk take place?
A) 1969
B) 1957
C) 1962
D) 1972
  • 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 outer planets
B) Mars
C) The moon
D) The inner planets
  • 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) The outer planets
B) The inner planets
C) The earth and moon
D) Mars
  • 11. Where did the Voyager spacecrafts explore?
A) The outer planets
B) The inner planets
C) The moon
D) Mars
  • 12. How did the solar system form?
A) Both of the above answers.
B) From the gravitational attraction between molecules.
C) From a the gases left over from an exploding star.
D) Neither of the above answers.
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