The Space Race Quiz

Which two countries were involved in the Space Race?

• United Kingdom and United States

• Soviet Union and China

• China and United States

• Soviet Union and United States

When did the Space Race begin?

• July 20, 1969

• August 2, 1955

• April 12, 1961

• October 4, 1957

Who was the first human to orbit the Earth?

• Yuri Gagarin

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

What was the name of the first successful artificial satellite?

• Apollo 11

• Luna 2

• Sputnik 1

• Vostok 1

Which US president set the goal of landing a man on the Moon?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon