Space Race Quiz

Space Race Quiz

8th Grade

24 Qs

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Space Race Quiz

Space Race Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the Soviet Union launch the satellites Sputnik and Sputnik II?

1957

1958

1959

1960

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the size of the Sputnik satellite?

The size of a basketball

The size of a car

The size of a house

The size of a plane

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the speed at which Sputnik orbited the Earth?

29,000 kilometers per hour

18,000 miles per hour

29,000 miles per hour

18,000 kilometers per hour

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the successful launches of Sputnik suggest to many Americans?

Soviets possessed superior technology

Americans possessed superior technology

Soviets possessed inferior technology

Americans possessed inferior technology

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did President Dwight D. Eisenhower establish in response to the launch of Sputnik?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Security Agency (NSA)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of establishing NASA?

To coordinate missile development and space exploration

To develop nuclear weapons

To establish military bases in space

To monitor Soviet activities

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the United States successfully launch its first satellite, Explorer 1?

January 31, 1958

December 6, 1957

October 1959

May 1961

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