Year 2 Autumn History Space Race

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

In which year did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon?

• 2012

• 1825

• 1969

What was the name of the rocket that took the astronauts into space?

• Saturn

• NASA

• Apollo 11

What does ISS stand for?

• International Space Station

• International Science System

• Internet Space Ship

What two countries were involved in the Space Race?

• England and Germany

• China and Japan

• America and Russia

Who is Tim Peake?

• An American astronaut

• A British astronaut

• A Russian astronaut

Why is Buzz Aldrin significant?

• He was the first man on the moon.

• He was the first man to visit the ISS

• He invented Apollo 11.

• He was the second man on the moon.

How has the way we find out news about space changed? (Pick 2)

• We only can watch it on TV

• We only can read about it in newspapers

• We now can find out about it on social media

• We still can find out about it from watching TV and reading newspapers

How has technology used in space crafts changed?

• They are much smaller and lighter.

• It is much larger and heavier

• It is faster and can do much more.

• It is slower and harder to use