The Space Race Quiz

When did the Cold War begin?

• Late 18th century

• Early 19th century

• Early 20th century

• Mid-20th century

What was the name of the world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union?

• Voyager

• Sputnik

• Apollo

• Explorer

Who became the first person to orbit Earth in April 1961?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

What was the name of the U.S. space mission to orbit the moon in December 1968?

• Apollo 14

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 11

Who became the first man to walk on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 mission?

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• Neil Armstrong

What was the name of the joint U.S.-Soviet mission in 1975 that symbolized the improvement of U.S.-Soviet relations?

• Gemini-Titan

• Apollo-Soyuz

• Mercury-Redstone

• Vostok-Mercury

What was the name of the U.S. federal agency dedicated to space exploration created in 1958?

• CIA

• FBI

• NSA

• NASA

What was the name of the Soviet space probe that became the first to hit the moon in 1959?

• Vostok 1

• Luna 2

• Sputnik

• Luna 1

How many Apollo missions followed after the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon's surface?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

Who was the chief engineer of the Soviet space program who died in January 1966?

• Alan Shepard

• Yuri Gagarin

• Sergey Korolyov

• Wernher von Braun