The Space Race Trivia Quiz - History in a Nutshell

The Soviet Union kicked off the Space Race by launching what satellite into space?

• Vostok 1
• Sputnik 1
• Mercury 7
• Apollo 11

Which German rocket scientist was the lead designer of the Saturn series of rockets which carried astronauts to the moon?

• Marie Curie
• Isaac Newton
• Wernher von Braun
• Albert Einstein

Which U.S. President established the goal that America would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960’s?

• Roosevelt

• Truman

• Jefferson

• Kennedy

Out of the original 7 Mercury astronauts, only one of them made it to the moon. Who was it?

• Alan Shepard
• Gus Grissom
• John Glenn
• Wally Schirra

During Project Gemini, what in-flight tasks did astronauts need to perfect before attempting a trip to the moon in Apollo?

• Spacewalks, rendezvous and docking, long-duration flights
• Spacewalks, rendezvous and docking, short-duration flights
• Spacewalks, rendezvous and undocking, long-duration flights
• Spacewalks, rendezvous and docking, space tourism

Which Apollo mission provided audiences the iconic “Earthrise” photograph?

• Apollo 10
• Apollo 11
• Apollo 13
• Apollo 8

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

• Buzz Aldrin
• Michael Collins
• Yuri Gagarin
• Neil Armstrong