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Space Race

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the ____ ____ , the United States and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in space.

a)

Blue Moon

b)

Cold War

c)

Civil War

d)

None of the above

2.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.

3.

The Space Race began in _____.

a)

1999

b)

1925

c)

1955

d)

2001

4.

Sputnik I was the name of the first successful satellite built by the _________ on October 4, 1957.

a)

Canadians

b)

South Americans

c)

Russians

d)

the United States

5.

On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy delivered a monumental speech at Rice University. He discussed....

a)

the meaning of democracy.

b)

why we choose to go to the moon.

c)

how to fly a space craft.

d)

the path to success.

6.

Which country placed the first man in space and orbited the Earth?

a)

The United States

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

England

d)

France

7.

Freedom 7 was the name of the spacecraft piloted by____ ______.

a)

James Monroe

b)

Henry Ford

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Alan Shepherd

8.

Yuri Gagarin was a cosmonaut from the _________ __________.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Great Plains

c)

United States

d)

Big Easy

9.

The race to the moon was called the ______ ________.

a)

Amazing Race

b)

Fastest Race

c)

Space Race

d)

Hardest Race

10.

Did the United States launch their first satellite into space before or after the Soviet Union?

a)

Before

b)

After