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Apollo 13 quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did man first step on the moon?

a)

April 1st 1970

b)

April 11th 1970

c)

April 11th 1971

d)

April 1st 1971

2.

(a)   was the commander of Apollo 13?

3.

What illness did Ken Mattingly have so he couldn't go on the flight?

a)

Flu

b)

Covid 19

c)

Measles

d)

Cold

4.

What time does the Apollo 13 launch?

a)

2:13 am

b)

2:23 am

c)

2.23 pm

d)

2:13 pm

5.

(a)   had its own supplies and power supply.

6.

On the 13th of April, 1970, the crew are a (a)   away from the moon.

7.

What causes the explosion?

a)

Short circuit

b)

TNT

c)

Bomb

d)

Fire

8.

What bursts meaning that they are running out of oxygen?

(a)  

9.

What 2 things will happen if they shut down their fuel cells?

a)

Stop the leak

b)

They will die

c)

They won't make it to the moon

d)

They will float off into space

10.

How many minutes were left of life support?

(a)  

11.

Use google and find the meaning of the word "slingshot"?

a)

Thrown by a catapult

b)

Stop in space

c)

Forcefully accelerate through the effect of gravity

12.

What city was mission control?

a)

Austin

b)

Dallas

c)

Houston

d)

San Antonio

13.

What would happen inside the rocket if they shut everything down?

a)

It would get hot

b)

It would get rocky

c)

It would get windy

d)

It would get cold

14.

What else broke down so they had to steer manually?

a)

Landing gear

b)

Rocket booster

c)

Navigation pilot

d)

Guidance computer

15.

They had to hope that the (a)   wasn't damaged in the explosion.

16.

What ocean was Apollo 13 going to land in?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Pacific

d)

South China

17.

How many hours after the launch did Apollo 13 reenter Earth's atmosphere?

(a)  

18.

How long did it take for the crew to answer the radio again?

a)

4 minutes

b)

6 minutes

c)

8 minutes

d)

10 minutes

19.

How many hours did James Lovell spend in space?

a)

570

b)

571

c)

572

d)

573

20.

What does dehydrated mean?

a)

Lacking water in the body

b)

Lacking calcium in the body

c)

Lacking vitamin d in the body

d)

Lacking food in the body