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Animals in Space

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animals have never been taken into space.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Select the animals that have been taken into space.

a)

monkeys

b)

dogs

c)

mice

d)

cockroaches

e)

cats

3.

When was the first animal sent into space?

a)

1890

b)

1948

c)

1975

d)

2010

4.

What is the name of the macaque monkey that flew inside a V2 rocket?

a)

Albert

b)

Anatoliy

c)

Armstrong

d)

Acapulco

5.

What is the name of the dog that the Russians sent into orbit?

a)

Laika

b)

Oreo

c)

Lenin

d)

Layla

6.

Why are animals sent into space?

a)

to feed the astronauts

b)

as bait for hunting aliens

c)

for scientific research

d)

to entertain the astronauts

7.

What are the names of the first 2 dogs to be carried into orbit and survive?

a)

Belka and Strelka

b)

Sashka and Mishka

c)

Lenin and Stalin

d)

Yuri & Gagarin

8.

What are the names of the first two dogs to successfully recover from a spaceflight?

a)

Tom and Jerry

b)

Tsygan and Dezik

c)

Mishka and Sashka

d)

Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2

9.

Who is the first and only cat to have survived spaceflight?

a)

Laika

b)

Crookshanks

c)

Garfield

d)

Felicette

10.

Which of these countries have flown animals into space?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

USA

d)

Iran