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The Space Race Quiz

Authored by Amanda King

History

11th Grade

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The Space Race Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the Soviet Union launch the first artificial satellite into orbit?

October 4th, 1957

January 27th, 1967

April 12th, 1961

July 20th, 1969

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first US satellite that achieved orbit around the Earth?

Sputnik 1

Apollo 11

Explorer 1

Apollo 1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organization was created in response to the Soviet Union's achievements in space?

FBI

NASA

NSA

CIA

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who became the first man to orbit the planet?

John Glenn

Yuri Gagarin

Neil Armstrong

Alan Shepard

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did President John F. Kennedy announce the goal of landing a man on the moon?

January 27, 1967

July 20, 1969

April 12, 1961

May 25, 1961

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tragic event occurred in 1967 during the space race?

Apollo 1 spacecraft fire

Neil Armstrong's moon landing

Apollo 11 mission

Soviet Union's first cosmonaut death

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who commanded the Apollo 11 mission to the moon?

Alan Shepard

John Glenn

Yuri Gagarin

Neil Armstrong

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