The Space Race Quiz

What was the main competition during the Cold War in terms of space technology?

• Between the United Kingdom and France

• Between the United States and the Soviet Union

• Between the Soviet Union and China

• Between the United States and Germany

Who was the lead engineer for the American space program?

• Sergei Korolev

• Wernher von Braun

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

Which country launched the first successful satellite into orbit?

• Germany

• United Kingdom

• Soviet Union

• United States

What was the name of the first satellite launched by the Soviet Union?

• Apollo 1

• Explorer 1

• Vostok 1

• Sputnik 1

Who was the first man to orbit the Earth?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

What was the name of the spacecraft in which Yuri Gagarin traveled?

• Freedom 7

• Vostok 1

• Gemini

• Apollo 11

Which president declared that America would land a man on the moon?

• President Richard Nixon

• President Lyndon B. Johnson

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the name of the first American to walk in space?

• Michael Collins

• Ed White

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

Who was the first woman to travel in space?

• Kalpana Chawla

• Mae Jemison

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Sally Ride

What was the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon in 1969?

• Vostok 1

• Gemini

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13