WorksheetsThe Space Race: Hidden Figures
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which two countries were fighting the Cold War
United States
China
Soviet Union
Venezuela
The Unites States and Soviet Union both wanted to launch a satellite into space. Which was the first to do it successfully?
United States
Soviet Union (Russia)
When was the first man successfully launched into space?
1959
1961
1963
1969
Which president announced that the US would be the first country to put a man on the moon?
Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin D Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
Why was the Apollo program launched?
To create new suits for astronauts
To build rovers for Mars and other planets
To replace NASAs
To work towards getting a man on the moon
What was the name of the technology program that was responsible for developing new ways to get people in space and to the moon successfully?
Gemino
Gemini
Geronimo
Galaxy
What was significant about the Apollo 11 launch?
It was the first mission to land on the moon
It was the first mission to take someone into space
It was the first mission that an astronaut completed a successful spacewalk
It was the first mission to land on Mars
Which country was the first to land on the moon?
United States
Soviet Union
True or false: The United States and Soviet Union improved their relationship by the mid 1970's and worked together on several space programs?
True
False
Who do you think won the space race?
United States
Soviet Union
Neither
Both
