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Apollo Test

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

The following were crew members on the first moon landing mission except...

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Michael Collins

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

3.

How many crew members were apart of each Apollo mission?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

What was the name of the moon landing craft?

a)

Apollo

b)

Columbia

c)

Saturn

d)

Eagle

5.

The spacesuits are well padded to protect them from the jagged rocks and high-speed micrometeoroids that constantly bombard the Moon's surface.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The astronauts landed on the moon on....

a)

July 20, 1959

b)

July 20, 1969

c)

July 20, 1979

d)

July 20, 1989

7.

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"

8.

The first man to step on the moon was....

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

9.

The astronauts planted a __________ in the lunar soil.

a)

tree

b)

world flag

c)

banner

d)

US flag

10.

The astronauts set up a seismometer to record......

a)

earthquakes

b)

solar wind activity

c)

moonquakes

d)

rock and soil samples

11.

After the mission, the Eagle ________________________.

a)

lands in the ocean.

b)

crashes into the Moon

c)

orbits the Earth

d)

orbits the solar system.

12.

The astronauts were on the moon for about _________ hours.

a)

2

b)

10

c)

15

d)

22

13.

The astronauts splash down in which ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

14.

People from around the world watched the moon landing on tv.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

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

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Pluto

16.

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

17.

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

a)

True

b)

False

18.

NASA Mission Control was located in ________________.

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Houston, Texas

c)

San Diego, California

d)

New York City

19.

Where were the missions launched from?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Cape Kennedy, Florida

d)

NASA

20.

Where is Mission Control after launching?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

Cape Kennedy, Florida

d)

NASA

21.

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

22.

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

a)

the 1950's

b)

the 1960's

c)

the 1970's

d)

the 1980's

23.

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.

24.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

1969

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1972

25.

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

26.

Project Apollo was a follow up to ______ which successfully __________.

a)

Project Mercury, put a dog, Laika, on the moon,

b)

Project Moon Race, put a monkey in orbit

c)

Project Einstein, launched a satellite to spy on the Russians

d)

Project Mercury, put an American (human) in orbit

27.

Who declared that the United States would put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

28.

The U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1 in October of 1957. What was Sputnik 1?

a)

a satellite

b)

a manned rocket

c)

a capsule containing a monkey

d)

a bomb

29.

The Soviets won the first few rounds of the Space Race by putting the first ____ and first ____ into Earth Orbit.

a)

fish, dog

b)

insect, human

c)

animal (dog), human

d)

animal (monkey), robot

30.

Apollo ___ finally launched three astronauts into space in October of 1968.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

9

31.

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

32.

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

33.

How many Apollo missions landed on the moon?

a)

11

b)

6

c)

1

d)

3

34.

How many people walked on the moon?

a)

2

b)

12

c)

18

d)

20

35.

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

a)

Mercury 3

b)

Gemini 2

c)

Saturn 5

d)

Lunar 11

36.

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

37.

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

38.

How many Apollo missions were unmanned (did not have astronauts aboard)?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

11

39.
What is the hardest part about going to space
a)
The ground
b)
Getting high enough
c)
Going fast enough
d)
Heading the right direction
40.
The force that keeps planets from flying into space.
a)
tenshion
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
41.
The path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun
a)
phase
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
gravitational force
42.
What is the best way to go to another planet?
a)
Aim strait for it
b)
Fly sideways to it
c)
Travel in a large curve
d)
Teleporter
43.
This craft orbits around another object in space
a)
Satallite
b)
Probe
c)
Rover
d)
Shuttle
44.
This craft lands on the surface of a planet and can drive around.
a)
Satalite
b)
Rover
c)
Probe
d)
Shuttle
45.
This unmanned object flys to other places in the solar system.
a)
Roever
b)
Satellite 
c)
Shuttle
d)
Probe
46.
How do all rockets fly?
a)
Magic
b)
Warp drive
c)
By pushing out hot gass
d)
Using jet engines
47.
What type of craft is shown?
a)
Shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space plane
d)
Rover
48.
What type of craft is shown?
a)
Shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space plane
d)
Rover
49.
What is the main advantage of a reusable launch system like the space shuttle or SpaceX?
a)
It allows us to go higher in space.
b)
It is more comfortable to ride in. 
c)
It is cheaper and quicker to launch.
d)
They look cooler. 
50.
Is there gravity in space?
a)
Yes
b)
No
51.

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

52.

Who was the first American to orbit the earth?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Bud Collins

53.

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

54.

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

55.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glen

d)

Gus Grissom

56.

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

57.

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

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

58.

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

a)

Gemini

b)

Mercury

c)

Apollo

d)

Redstone

59.

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

60.

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

61.

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

62.

Which of the astronauts did NOT travel on Apollo 11?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Lance Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwn "Buzz" Aldrin

63.

The space race was part of what larger conflict?

a)

Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Vietnam

d)

Korean War

e)

War on Terror

64.

Who was the primary rival of the US following WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Korea

d)

Vietnam

e)

China

65.

Which nation launched the first satellite and astronaut into space?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

e)

China

66.

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

67.
The first satellite launched into space by Russia 
a)
Space Suit
b)
Sputnik
c)
ISS
d)
Astronaut
68.

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

a)

Collins

b)

Armstrong

c)

Aldrin

d)

all walked on moon

69.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

20th June 1969

b)

20th July 1969

c)

20th May 1970

d)

20th December 1972

70.

The image shown is the ______.

a)

command center

b)

service module

c)

saturn rocket

d)

lunar module

71.

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

72.

Why did the Kepler spacecraft become retired?

a)

It burst into flames

b)

They made a second Kepler to replace the first one

c)

It ran out of fuel needed to complete it's task

d)

It failed its mission and returned to Earth

73.

Which Apollo mission was the first to send men to the moon

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Apollo 7

d)

Apollo 1

74.

How many seconds after the Challenger launched did it explode?

a)

1,738

b)

69

c)

21

d)

73

75.

In Greek mythology, who is Artemis twin brother?

a)

Hermes

b)

Apollo

c)

Zeus

d)

Hades

76.

How many miles away from Earth will the Orion Spacecraft launch astronauts into Lunar Orbit?

a)

A half million miles

b)

5 million miles

c)

A quarter million miles

d)

2 and a quarter million miles

77.

What happened to the Columbia space shuttle once it attempted re-entry after it's mission?

a)

Gas and smoke entered the left wing causing it to break off

b)

The shuttle got stuck in space

c)

They landed and became heroes

d)

It flew straight into the ocean after it overshot it's landing

78.

Roughly how many planets has the Kepler spacecraft discovered?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

4,000

d)

2,600

79.

Where is the Hubble Spacecraft today?

a)

Sitting on another planet

b)

Stored at NASA

c)

Low Earth orbit

d)

In the air and space museum

80.

By what year is NASA planning on sending the first women and next man to the moon?

a)

2021

b)

2030

c)

2024

d)

2029

81.

Which type of apparatus do scientists use to collect visible light and separate it into bands of color seen in the image?

a)

spectroscope

b)

telescope

c)

Seismograph

d)

Space probe

82.

The first major optical space telescope to be put into space was the

a)

Hubble Telescope

b)

Mir

c)

James Webb Space Telescope

d)

Voyager

83.

A small robotic space probe that can move about on the surface of a planet or moon is

a)

Orbiter

b)

Rover

c)

Space Station

d)

Apollo

84.

Unmanned space vehicles that take instruments into space to collect data are called

a)

Satellite

b)

Space Shuttle

c)

Rocket

d)

Space Probe

85.

Scientists at NASA are planning a human mission to the space station. Which of these spacecraft would they use to deliver astronauts to the space station?

a)

Space Shuttle

b)

Rover

c)

Space Probe

d)

Satellite

86.

A Telescope that uses a set of lenses to gather and focus light from distant objects is called a

a)

refracting telescope

b)

optical looking device

c)

spectroscope

d)

reflecting telescope

87.

A telescope that uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light from distant objects is called a ____________

a)

reflecting telescope

b)

refracting telescope

c)

spectroscope

d)

optical looking device

88.

All of the following are benefits of unmanned space crafts EXCEPT

a)

instruments can be sent to places humans cannot go

b)

not required to carry luggage (oxygen, water, food)

c)

it can overcome any harsh atmospheric conditions

d)

Analysis time is delayed

89.

What are some useful benefits of satellites. choose 2

a)

They take images of celestial objects too distant for humans to explore

b)

Takes humans to the International Space Station

c)

They provide television, phone, navigational services, weather

information

d)

Deliver rovers to distant planets for observation

e)

They travel to distant planets to test atmospheres

90.

Match the following

a)
1.

Space Probe

b)
2.

Space Shuttle

c)
3.

Satellite

d)
4.

Lander/Rover

e)
5.

Rocket

91.

Which is an advantage of a space probe compared to a space shuttle?

a)

Space probes can travel further into space since they are unmanned.

b)

Space probes may need human intervention if problems arise.

c)

Space probes transmit information back to Earth.

d)

Space probes are not able to be used more than once.

92.

What type of space vehicle is shown?

a)

Rover

b)

Satellite

c)

Space Probe

d)

Rocket

93.

What type of space vehicle is shown?

a)

Rover

b)

Satellite

c)

Space Probe

d)

Rocket

94.

Unmanned space vehicles that take instruments into space to collect data are called

a)

Space Probe

b)

Rover

c)

Lander

d)

Shuttle

95.

A small robotic space probe that can move about on the surface of a planet or moon is

a)

Rover

b)

Lander

c)

Rocket

d)

Shuttle

96.

Artificial satellites are launched into space on rockets.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

(a)   satellites help us communicate and even observe the distant Universe.

98.

What tool can help us see things that are far away?

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

calculator

99.
How many people died in Apollo 1.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
100.

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.

101.

What was the Apollo Project?

a)

A series of space flights dedicated to getting American astronauts to the moon.

b)

A series of rockets designed to go to the Sun.

c)

A class of astronauts who graduated from MIT.

d)

An unpublished Percy Jackson novel.

102.

Project Apollo was a follow up to ______ which successfully __________.

a)

Project Mercury, put a dog, Laika, on the moon,

b)

Project Moon Race, put a monkey in orbit

c)

Project Einstein, launched a satellite to spy on the Russians

d)

Project Mercury, put an American (human) in orbit

103.

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.

104.

Apollo Astronauts brought back ________.

a)

The Soviet dog who'd been living on the moon

b)

moon rocks

c)

lunar regolith

d)

an alien

105.

Apollo astronauts also

a)

set up a slip and slide on the moon.

b)

took pictures of the Earth.

c)

made repairs to the Hubble telescope.

d)

floated in space for 6 hours.

106.
First artificial satellite launched into space
a)
Laika
b)
Sergei
c)
Sigmund
d)
Sputnik
107.
Phase 1 of USA’s goal to get to the Moon. Sent the first piloted spacecraft around Earth
a)
Project Gemini
b)
Project Apollo
c)
Project X
d)
Project Mercury
108.
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
109.
Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?
a)
space shuttle
b)
space prove
c)
satellite
110.

The space shuttle blasts off, goes into orbit and releases the parts for the Station, then returns to Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

111.
The biggest contributor to  the International Space Station is which partner?
a)
Russia
b)
United States
c)
Europe
d)
Japan
112.
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
113.
The solar panels capture sunlight and turn it into __________
a)
heat
b)
electricity
c)
light
d)
sound
114.

The Space Shuttle was used for EVA's to fix _________________ mirror, guidance, and optics systems.

a)

Webb Telescope's

b)

Chandra Telescope's

c)

HELIOS Telescope's

d)

Hubble Telescope's

115.

The main cause of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster was

a)

pilot error.

b)

a meteor impacting the orbiter.

c)

a faulty booster rocket o-ring leaking fuel.

d)

from solar flare interference.

116.

Apollo 11 landed on the moon when?

a)

July 20, 1969

b)

January 20th, 1969

c)

July 16th, 1969

d)

July 16, 2009

117.

How many men were on the Apollo 11 mission?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

118.

What was the name of the Apollo 11 rocket?

a)

Saturn 5

b)

Saturn 4

c)

Neptune 5

d)

Sirius 5

119.

Which President gave the famous speech "We Choose to go to the Moon"?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Johnson

c)

Nixon

d)

Ford

120.

What happened to the Apollo 1 astronauts?

a)

They reached the moon.

b)

They died due to a fire on Apollo 1

c)

They orbited the Earth

d)

They traveled to Mars

121.

Who are the astronauts crew members of Apollo 11? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Alan Shephard

122.

What does this picture show?

a)

Apollo 11 lunar modele.

b)

The Saturn 5.

c)

Apollo 11 command module.

d)

An alien spaceship.

123.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Mike Collins

d)

Alan Shepard

124.

What did Neil Armstrong say when he stepped on the moon?

a)

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

b)

One giant leap for mankind, one small step for man.

c)

One step for man, one leap for people.

d)

A step for man, a leap for all.

125.

When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth, why were they not allowed to go home?

a)

They had to quarantine.

b)

They had to go to Russia.

c)

They had to go to the White House and meet the President.

d)

They had to get ready for the next Apollo mission.

126.

Who became the first AMERICAN astronaut to journey into outer space?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

127.

Which country was the first to send a man into space?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

128.

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

a)

Apollo Program

b)

Mercury Program

129.

What was the LAST Apollo mission to go to the moon?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

17

d)

18

130.

The first astronauts were known as the...

a)

NASA Boys

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Mercury 7

d)

Gemini

131.

Which Apollo missions were either cancelled or not manned?

a)

2-6

b)

7-10

c)

11-17

d)

None of them

132.

Why was Apollo 13 called a "successful failure"?

a)

The ship malfunctioned, but the crew still landed on the moon.

b)

The mission failed to reach the moon, but the men came home safely.

c)

The mission failed, and the astronauts died.

d)

It went to Mars instead of the Moon.

133.

Who won the FIRST round of the Space Race?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

134.

In order to be an astronaut for the Apollo program, you had to be...

a)

male, married, no children

b)

female, not married, no children

c)

male, married, have children

d)

male or female, married, have children

135.

How many TOTAL men walked on the moon during the Apollo Program?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

12

d)

20

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9th - 12th Grade