The REAL Apollo 13 Mission
Authored by Wendy Kerschner
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5th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the commander of Apollo 13?
Buzz Lightyear
Jim Lovell
Neil Armstrong
Fred Haise
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where on the moon was the mission supposed to land?
Mount Marilyn
Fra Mauro
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Apollo
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What actually caused the explosion?
an oxygen tank got damaged when it was removed from Apollo 10 and reinstalled in Apollo 13
John Swigert shook the tanks when he wasn't supposed to
the center engine shut down early a few minutes after take off
the real Apollo 13 never had an explosion
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the mission plan for Apollo 13?
to be the third lunar landing attempt
to be the first man to walk on the moon
to test the escape hatches to prevent deaths in case of fire
to begin building the International Space Station
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Ken Mattingly replaced by John Swigert?
Swigert was a better pilot.
Captain Jim Lovell decided to replace him.
Mattingly was needed on the ground to help with the engines after the explosion.
Charles Duke exposed the crew to German measles and Mattingly wasn't immune.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During the first two days . . .
they were struck by a meteor.
Apollo 13 circled the moon without landing.
the crew put on a TV show that was watched around the world.
Apollo 13 was looking like the smoothest flight of the program.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the mission classified as a successful failure?
The crew landed on the moon as planned but died returning to Earth.
They gained experience rescuing the crew and dealing with emergencies even though they did not complete the main mission.
They didn't land on the moon but they made first contact with an alien species.
We failed getting the first man in space but beat the Russians to the moon.
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