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Apollo 16 Trivia Quiz

A few trivia questions on the fifth moon-landing mission.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Polaris101

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,217

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
522

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Question 1 of 10

1. On what date did Apollo 16 launch? Hint

April 14, 1973

April 16, 1972

April 15, 1972

April 16, 1973

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was on the crew of Apollo 16? Hint

Lovell, Swigert and Haise

Scott, Worden and Irwin

Young, Mattingly and Duke

Cernan, Evans and Schmitt

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did Apollo 16 land on the moon? Hint

Hadley-Rille

Descartes

Fra Mauro

Taurus-Littrow

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Question 4 of 10

4. The command module on Apollo 16 was called Orion.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the date Apollo 16 landed on the moon? Hint

April 20, 1972

April 19, 1972

April 18, 1973

April 20, 1973

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Question 6 of 10

6. Between the three of them, how many previous missions had the crew of Apollo 16 flown? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following was not one of Apollo 16's objectives? Hint

North Ray Crater

Camelot Crater

Smoky Mountain

Cinco Craters

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was on the backup crew of Apollo 16? Hint

Young, Roosa and Duke

Bean, Evans and Lousma

Gordon, Schmitt and Brand

Haise, Roosa and Mitchell

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Question 9 of 10

9. The crew of Apollo 16 did not break Apollo 15's record for distance driven in a Rover on the moon.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which one of these was the recovery ship for Apollo 16? Hint

USS Okinawa

USS Iwo Jima

USS New Orleans

USS Ticonderoga

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On what date did Apollo 16 launch?

Answer: April 16, 1972

The launch was at 12:54pm EST from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.

2. Who was on the crew of Apollo 16?

Answer: Young, Mattingly and Duke

Young, Swigert and Duke were backup on Apollo 13. Just prior to launch, Ken Mattingly was exposed to the measles and his backup, Swigert took his place on Apollo 13, so Mattingly flew on Apollo 16.

3. Where did Apollo 16 land on the moon?

Answer: Descartes

Young and Duke performed three EVAs with a total duration of 20 hours and 14 minutes.

4. The command module on Apollo 16 was called Orion.

Answer: False

The command module on Apollo 16 was called Casper and the lunar module was called Orion.

5. What was the date Apollo 16 landed on the moon?

Answer: April 20, 1972

They landed at 9:23pm EST and spent 71 hrs and 2 minutes on the lunar surface.

6. Between the three of them, how many previous missions had the crew of Apollo 16 flown?

Answer: 3

John Young was the only crewmember to have flown a mission prior to Apollo 16. He flew Gemini 3, Gemini 10 and Apollo 10.

7. Which of the following was not one of Apollo 16's objectives?

Answer: Camelot Crater

Camelot Crater was visited by Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt on Apollo 17.

8. Who was on the backup crew of Apollo 16?

Answer: Haise, Roosa and Mitchell

Backing up Apollo 16 would have put Haise, Roosa and Mitchell in line for prime crew of Apollo 19, but Apollo 17 was the last moon mission.

9. The crew of Apollo 16 did not break Apollo 15's record for distance driven in a Rover on the moon.

Answer: True

David Scott and Jim Irwin of Apollo 15 held onto their distance record of 27.9 km. The Apollo 16 crew traversed a distance of 26.7 km in their rover.

10. Which one of these was the recovery ship for Apollo 16?

Answer: USS Ticonderoga

The USS Ticonderoga was also the recovery ship for Apollo 17. USS Iwo Jima was the recovery ship for Apollo 13, the USS Okinawa was the recovery ship for Apollo 15 and the USS New Orleans was the recovery ship for Apollo 14. The mission duration was 11 days, 01 hour, 51 minutes.

Source: Author Polaris101

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