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NASA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

2.

Who was the first American to orbit the earth?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Bud Collins

3.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

4.

The space race was between

a)

Soviet Union and United States

b)

Russian and United States

c)

European Space Agency and the United States

d)

Cuba and US

5.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glen

d)

Gus Grissom

6.

These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. What was the program called they were in?

a)

Mercury

b)

Atlas

c)

Redstone

d)

Apollo

7.

Goal is to put one person into space. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

8.

The main objective was to land a person on the moon. The program was called ___________.

a)

Gemini

b)

Mercury

c)

Apollo

d)

Redstone

9.

Who said "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Gus Grissom

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

10.

Which Apollo mission was the first to send men to walk on the moon?

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 7

d)

Apollo 11

11.

Which U.S. President gave a speech at Rice University in 1962 setting the deadline of reaching the moon by the end of the decade?

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Jimmy Carter

12.

Which of the astronauts did NOT travel on Apollo 11?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Lance Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwn "Buzz" Aldrin

13.

The space race was part of what larger conflict?

a)

Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Vietnam

d)

Korean War

e)

War on Terror

14.

Who was the primary rival of the US following WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

e)

China

15.

Which nation launched the first satellite and astronaut into space?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

e)

China

16.

Which US president launched NASA in an attempt to help the US compete in the space race?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

John F. Kennedy

17.
The first satellite launched into space by Russia 
a)
Space Suit
b)
Sputnik
c)
ISS
d)
Astronaut
18.

Which of the following men did not walk on the moon in 1969?

a)

Collins

b)

Armstrong

c)

Aldrin

d)

all walked on moon

19.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

20th June 1969

b)

20th July 1969

c)

20th May 1970

d)

20th December 1972

20.

The image shown is the ______.

a)

command center

b)

service module

c)

saturn rocket

d)

lunar module