Space Race and Arms Race Quiz

Which country ignited the space race by launching the first satellite, Sputnik I?

• Germany

• China

• Soviet Union

• United States

What organization was created by the United States in response to the Soviet challenge in the space race?

• NASA

• CIA

• NDEA

• NRO

Who was the first human to walk on the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

When did the United States win the race to put humans on the moon?

• 1969

• 1975

• 1957

• 1961

What event put the United States back in the race for achievements in space exploration?

• First photos of the far side of the moon

• First unmanned spacecraft landing on the moon

• First manned orbit of Earth

• Launching Sputnik I

When did the Soviet Union achieve its goal of detonating the first atomic bomb?

• 1957

• 1952

• 1949

• 1945

What type of bomb did the United States develop in response to the Soviet Union's atomic bomb?

• Nuclear bomb

• Atomic bomb

• Hydrogen bomb

• Superbomb

When did the United States test its first hydrogen bomb?

• 1945

• 1957

• 1949

• 1952

Which country had the first success with an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)?

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• United States

• China

When did the arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States end?

• 1945

• 1987

• 1957

• 1991