October Sky/Space- 8th Grade

What is the setting of the movie?

• Richmond, Virginia 
• Coalwood, West Virginia 
• Tampa, Flordia
• Houston, Texas

What was the name of the main character in the movie?

• Chris Owen
• Homer Hickam Jr
• Quentin Davis
• Charlie Conway

What happened to the first rocket Homer and his friends launched?

• It blew up and wrecked the fence

• It traveled 5 miles

• It disappeared into the sky

What was Homer's science teacher's name?

• Miss Riley
• Miss Elise
• Miss Turner

What was the event that inspired Homer and his friends to build rockets?

• He learned about space in science 
• President Kennedy was assinated
• Sputnik, the first satellite was launched into space
• They wanted to blow up stuff

Homer had to drop out of school and had to go work where?

• The grocery store 
• The coal mines
• On the family farm
• At a law office

What do science fair winners get?

• Trophies

• Free homework pass

• college scholarship.

At the end of the movie who did Homer asked to push the button to launch the rocket? 

• His mom
• Miss Riley
• His dad
• All 4 rocket boys

After Homer graduated from college he went to work where? 

• As a teacher at his old high school
• NASA
• The coal mines

Homer Hickam is still alive today? True or false?

• True

• False