Quiz: Man on the Moon 50 Years Later: The Flag

According to the video, what is the most iconic image from the moon landing?

• Neil Armstrong collecting rocks

• The lunar module touching down

• Buzz Aldrin planting the American flag

• The American flag waving in the breeze

Why was it controversial to put an American flag on the moon?

• It was unnecessary; the airing of the landing on television would make it clear that the mission was America

• There was not enough space aboard the vessel for anything not critical to the mission

• It was too expensive to buy the flag and account for its weight in the mission budget

• It could be interpreted as violating a UN treaty that banned any country from claiming the moon as its own

Where was the American flag stored aboard the vessel?

• On the surface of the moon

• Inside the command module

• Inside the lunar module

• On the ladder of the lunar module

Why did the flag not extend as planned?

• The telescoping rod was faulty

• The flagpole was too short

• It was too heavy

• There was no wind on the moon

What did the inventiveness of humans do to solve the flag extension problem?

• They spread out the flag over the whole rod

• They left the flag in an awkward position

• They used a different flagpole

• They redesigned the telescoping rod

What do conspiracy theorists claim about the flag appearing to wave in the breeze?

• It is evidence that the moon landing was faked

• It is an artistic touch added by the astronauts

• It is a result of the Sun bleaching out the colors

• It is a natural phenomenon on the moon

In reality, why does the flag appear to wave in the breeze?

• It is evidence that the moon landing was faked

• It is an artistic touch added by the astronauts

• It is a result of the sun bleaching out the colors

• It is a natural phenomenon on the moon