Apollo 11 Moon Landing Quiz

Which operation brought Wernher von Braun and other German scientists to the US?

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Valkyrie

• Operation Paperclip

• Operation Barbarossa

What was the main reason for the space race between the USA and the Soviet Union?

• Economic dominance

• Territorial expansion

• Scientific research

• Technological superiority

Who was the first human to orbit the Earth?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Collins

What was the primary goal of the Apollo 11 mission?

• To collect moon rocks

• To orbit the moon

• To land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth

• To establish a moon base

What was the name of the lunar module that landed on the moon?

• Discovery

• Columbia

• Eagle

• Challenger

How many people watched the Apollo 11 moon landing live on television?

• About 100 million

• About 300 million

• About 600 million

• About 1 billion

What was Neil Armstrong's famous quote as he stepped onto the moon?

• The Eagle has landed

• We came in peace for all mankind

• One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

• A giant leap for mankind

Which president called the Apollo 11 astronauts to congratulate them?

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

How long were the Apollo 11 astronauts in quarantine after returning to Earth?

• One week

• Two weeks

• Three weeks

• One month

After this mission, the American astronauts went on a global tour. Everywhere they went they were surprised by their reception. They expected people to say, “You Americans did it!” but instead they were usually met with, “We did it!” Why do you think the world felt this was a global accomplishment? What do you think this will allow us to do in the future?