Moon Men Trivia Quiz

Answer:

Neil Armstrong (1) and Buzz Aldrin (2) were the first two men to set foot on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission (July 1969). Michael Collins, who was also part of Apollo 11 remained onboard the command module Columbia, while Neil and Buzz made their historic landing.

Pete Conrad (3) and Alan Bean (4) walked on the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission (November, 1969). This mission was almost aborted as the Saturn V rocket had been struck by lightning twice during launch. However, the crew were able to correct several affected systems and the mission was allowed to continue.

Jim Lovell and Fred Haise could not walk on the Moon as they were part of the Apollo 13 mission (April 1970). The mission had to be aborted after the service module of the spacecraft exploded en route to the Moon. The astronauts were forced to use the lunar module as a lifeboat in order to return to Earth safely.

Alan Shepard (5) was the first American in space. He was also the only member of the Mercury Seven astronaut team to have walked on the surface of the Moon. It almost didn't happen as Alan had long been grounded due to an ear ailment. Alan Shepard would walk on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission (February 1971). Ed Mitchell (6) was the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 14.

David Scott (7) and James Irwin (8) walked on the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo 15 mission (July 1971). The two men were also the first two astronauts to drive the lunar rover on the surface of the Moon.

John Young (9) and Charlie Duke (10) walked on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972. Ken Mattingly, the man who had been bumped from Apollo 13 after being exposed to measles, was eventually able to fly on Apollo 16. However, he did not walk on the moon as he was the Command Module Pilot.

Harrison Schmitt (11) was the only scientist to walk on the surface of the Moon during Project Apollo. He was part of the Apollo 17 mission (December 1972). Gene Cernan (12) who also served on Apollo 17 is considered to be the last man to have walked on the Moon in the 20th century as he was the last to board the lunar module before it made its return to the command module.

John Glenn, who flew aboard Friendship 7 (February 1962) during Project Mercury, would not fly another mission until STS-95 (October-November 1998). Gus Grissom was unfortunately one of the astronauts who were killed in the Apollo 1 fire on January 27, 1967. Wally Schirra retired after serving on Apollo 7 (October 1968). Deke Slayton, who was another Mercury Seven astronaut, did not fly on his first mission until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (July 1975).