1950s Space and Cold War Quiz

What was the primary conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s?

• Economic competition

• Military combat

• A Cold War

• A technology treaty

Who was known for breaking the sound barrier?

• Alan Shepard

• Wernher von Braun

• Charles E. Yeager

• John Glenn

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

• Vanguard 1

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik

• Friendship 7

What significant event occurred on October 4, 1957?

• The first manned space flight

• The launch of Sputnik

• The founding of NASA

• America landing on the moon

Which program was established to put a man into space using booster rockets?

• Project Gemini

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

• Man In Space Soonest

Who was the first human to orbit the Earth?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

• Gus Grissom

What was the name of the project that aimed to land a man on the moon?

• Project Mercury

• Project Gemini

• Project Apollo

• Project Vanguard

Which astronaut was the first to walk on the moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

What tragic event occurred during the Apollo 1 mission?

• A failed launch

• A fire during a test

• A satellite malfunction

• An astronaut injury

What was the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project significant for?

• It marked the first human flight to the moon.

• It was the first international space flight.

• It was the largest rocket launch.

• It was a successful unmanned mission.