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Space Race

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
2.
WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  
a)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
b)
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
c)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
d)
NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL
3.
HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?  
a)
LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE 
b)
LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
c)
THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
d)
JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH
4.
WHO WAS THE 1ST SOVIET COSMONAUT TO ORBIT  THE EARTH ?  
a)
JOHN GLENN
b)
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
c)
YURI GAGARIN
d)
PAVEL POPOVICH
5.
WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL DID THE U.S. USE TO LAUNCH INTO SPACE BEFORE HUMANS ?  
a)
CATS
b)
MONKEYS
c)
SNAKES
d)
DOGS
6.
WHICH NATION WAS THE 1ST TO LAUNCH A WOMAN INTO SPACE?  
a)
SOVIET UNION
b)
UNITED STATES
7.
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?  
a)
LBJ
b)
JFK
c)
DWIGHT EISENHOWER
8.
which of the following were not part of the Apollo program?  
a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
Neil Armstrong 
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Michael Collins
9.

What event came before the Cold War?

a)

First man on the moon

b)

Space Race

c)

World War II

d)

Vietnam War

10.

What is a Cold War?

a)

War fought in below 0* temperatures

b)

A war where no weapons are actually fired

c)

Any wars fought in Russia

d)

It's just another name for a war

11.

What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Monarchy

12.

Which is true about Communism?

a)

Citizens did not have rights

b)

Government owns the land

c)

People have little personal freedoms

d)

All of these

13.

Which country was first to launch a satellite in space and have a man in orbit?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

United States

14.

What was John F. Kenned's goal with the Space Race?

a)

To have the fastest spacecraft ever

b)

To be the first to Mars

c)

To be the first to send a man to the moon

d)

To colonize the moon

15.

Where is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) located?

a)

On the moon

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Lubbock, TX

d)

Houston, TX

16.

What sparked the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union?

a)

The Soviet Union offended the President of the United States

b)

They didn't agree on many political beliefs which caused tension

c)

The Soviet Union invaded the US

d)

The United States bombed the Soviet Union

17.

Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?

a)

US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE

b)

USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE

c)

NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

d)

JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH

18.

Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?

a)

They thought that if Russia could launcha a satelite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at the US

b)

They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb

c)

They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets

d)

They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America

19.

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.

20.
American space pilots were called astronauts. What were Soviet space pilots called?
a)
Comradnauts 
b)
Cosmonauts 
c)
Rocketmen
d)
Brezhnevers
21.

In which mission did the US first land a man on the moon?

a)

Explorer

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Sputnik 1

d)

Challenger

22.

True or False: The force of gravity on the ISS is about equal to the force of gravity on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

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

24.

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.

25.

The race to the moon was called the ______ ________.

a)

Amazing Race

b)

Fastest Race

c)

Space Race

d)

Hardest Race

26.

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

a)

Before

b)

After

27.

What year did the Space Race begin?

a)

2000

b)

1969

c)

1957

d)

1952

28.
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?
a)
Sputnik I
b)
Vostok I
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Explorer I
29.
Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
John Glenn
c)
Yuri Gagarin  
d)
Buzz Aldrin
30.

What was the main message of President Kennedy's speech he gave at Rice University in Houston, Texas?

a)

Going to the moon is difficult and expensive.

b)

America needs to beat Russia to the moon.

c)

Going to the moon is a worthy and important pursuit.

d)

Rice University can help America land on the moon.

31.

The frenzy of interest in the US Space Program was further encouraged by the new medium of ____________.

a)

radio

b)

internet

c)

television

d)

satellite imagery

e)

space toys

32.

Which countries were involved in the Space Race of the 1950s?

a)

United States and China

b)

China and India

c)

Soviet Union and United States

d)

India and Soviet Union

33.

Which of the following goals were not the main focus of Project Gemini?

a)

Perfect spacecraft re-entry and landing methods

b)

Study the effects of longer spaceflights on humans

c)

Understand how to make spacecraft dock in Earth and Moon orbit

d)

Placing a man on the moon

34.

Who was the first American in space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glenn

d)

Sputnik

35.

What was the importance of Projects Mercury and Gemini?

a)

They were "stepping stones" toward achieving the larger goal of going to the moon.

b)

They revealed how many obstacles there were in going to space.

c)

They helped the United States spy on their rivals.

d)

They enabled us to calculate the gravity of the moon.

36.

Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

37.

Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

38.

On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

a)

first lunar (moon) landing

b)

first orbit of the Earth

c)

first journey into outer space

39.

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

a)

Explorer I

b)

Sputnik

40.

In 1958, President Eisenhower created ________, a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.

a)

IAU

b)

FBI

c)

NASA

d)

CIA

41.

The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

a)

Project Apollo

b)

Project Mercury

42.

The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

a)

Project Mercury

b)

Project Apollo

43.

Which country was the first to send an artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States of America

44.

During the Apollo 11 space mission, which astronaut piloted the spacecraft and stayed in orbit around the moon?

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

45.

Where were the missions launched from?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Cape Kennedy, Florida

d)

NASA

46.

Where is Mission Control after launching?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Cape Kennedy, Florida

d)

NASA

47.

Place the following events in sequence:

A) The Apollo Project begins;

B) The Mercury Project begins;

C) Sputnik I is launched

a)

A C B

b)

C B A

c)

C A B

d)

A B C

48.

What was the function of the lunar modules (LM) attached to Apollo spacecraft?

a)

They provided the thrust and power needed to escape the Earth's gravity.

b)

They delivered astronauts from the main Apollo capsules to the moon's surface.

c)

They enabled the Apollo capsules to land safely on Earth at the ends of their missions.

d)

They contained the computers and radios the astronauts needed to maintain contact with Mission Control.

49.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

1969

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1972

50.

What was the Apollo Project?

a)

an unpublished Percy Jackson novel

b)

a class of astronauts who graduated from MIT

c)

a series of rockets designed to go to the Sun

d)

a series of space flights dedicated to getting American astronauts to the moon

51.

Apollo ___ carried the last astronauts to the moon and back in 1972. The Apollo Project formally ended two years later.

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

52.

What was the purpose of Apollo1? and, what happened?

a)

to fly to the moon, and they were the first to walk on the moon

b)

to test the launch procedure, and 3 people died

c)

to orbit the earth, and it caught on fire

d)

to test the safety procedures, and everything was fixed

53.

How many people walked on the moon?

a)

2

b)

12

c)

18

d)

20

54.

What is the name of the rocket that the Apollo missions used?

a)

Mercury 3

b)

Gemini 2

c)

Saturn 5

d)

Lunar 11

55.

Who were the 3 astronauts in the Apollo 11 mission?

a)

Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins

b)

Armstrong, Aldrin, Lovell

c)

Lovell, Swiggert, Mattingly

d)

Glenn, Lovell, Armstrong

56.

Which Apollo mission was the one where the astronauts were the first to walk on the moon?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

11

d)

13

57.
How many people died in Apollo 1.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
58.

What was the purpose of Apollo1?

a)

To fly to the moon

b)

To test the launch procedure.

c)

To orbit the earth.

d)

To test the safety procedures.

59.

On January 27th, 1967, during a test for the Apollo 1 mission ______________.

a)

a fire broke out in the main capsule.

b)

all of the test monkeys got loose.

c)

three astronauts got food poisoning.

d)

the rocket tipped over on the launch pad.

60.
Which of these is a place where humans live and study space?
a)
Moon probe
b)
Mars Rover
c)
Space Shuttle
d)
International Space Station
61.
The biggest contributor to  the International Space Station is which partner?
a)
Russia
b)
United States
c)
Europe
d)
Japan
62.
How long do astronauts typically spend on the ISS?
a)
a few hours
b)
a few days
c)
a few months
d)
a few years
63.

What decade saw the height of the "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

The 1950s

b)

The 1960s

c)

The 1970s

d)

The 1980s

64.

The mission that was the first to land on the moon was called....

a)

Surveyor 1

b)

Luna 22

c)

Pioneer 2

d)

Apollo 13

e)

Apollo 11

65.

What was the name of the moon landing craft?

a)

Apollo

b)

Columbia

c)

Saturn

d)

Eagle

66.

The commander of the mission was the first to make a footprint on the lunar soil. His famous quote was...

a)

"One small step for man, one leap for mankind"

b)

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

c)

"One small leap for man, one big leap for mankind"

d)

"That's a small step for man and a giant leap for humankind"

67.

The astronauts planted a __________ in the lunar soil.

a)

tree

b)

world flag

c)

banner

d)

US flag

68.

The _____________ V rocket sent the crew and spacecraft toward the moon.

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Pluto

69.

The "_____________" was chosen as a landing site because it is flat and relatively free of large craters.

a)

Sea of Tranquility

b)

Sea of Peace

c)

Sea of Isolation

d)

Sea of the Moon

70.

The Eagle overshoots its original landing site and they have to find a new place to land.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Astronauts of Apollo 1

a)

Gus Grissom

Ed White

Roger Chaffee

b)

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

Michael Collins

c)

Frank Borman

James Lovell

William Anders

d)

Gene Cernan

Harrison Schmitt

Ronald Evans

72.

Creator of SpaceX

a)

Artemis Astronauts

b)

Elon Musk

c)

Apollo-Soyuz

d)

Gene Cernan

73.

In 1975, a joint mission called Apollo-Soyuz took place. We've nicknamed this mission....

a)

International Space Station

b)

SpaceX

c)

The Handshake in Space

d)

Artemis

74.

Country NOT involved in the building of the International Space Station (ISS)

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

Mexico

75.

Name of the reusable rockets of SpaceX

a)

Saturn V

b)

Gemini

c)

Falcon 9

d)

SLS

76.

"Making Life Multi-planetary"

a)

Mercury Astronauts

b)

SpaceX

c)

Artemis

d)

The ISS

77.

Current goal is to one day live on which planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter