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Average History Trivia: Apollo Space Program | 10 Questions

Test your knowledge of the Apollo program.

A multiple-choice quiz by NightDe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
NightDe

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,347

Updated
Nov 29 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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4650

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What engineering company designed and built the Lunar Module (the part that actually landed on the moon)? Hint

Grumman

Boeing

North American Rockwell

Martin Marietta

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many crew members were on each Apollo mission? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many missions actually landed on the moon? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the launch vehicle used to launch vehicles to the Moon? Hint

Redstone

Arian

Saturn V

Delta II

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the second man to set foot on the moon? Hint

Neil Armstrong

John Glenn

Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin

Jim Lovell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who said, 'That may have been a small step for Neil, but it was a pretty long one for me!'? Hint

Buzz Aldrin

Yuri Gagarin

Sally Ride

Pete Conrad

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Question 7 of 10

7. What date did Apollo 11 land on the Moon? Hint

February 24, 1979

July 20, 1966

July 20, 1969

April 31, 1965

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who were the three astronauts that died on the launch pad in a fire during a 'plugs out' test of Apollo 1? Hint

Elison Onizuka, Ed White, and Yuri Gagarin

John Glenn, Al Shephard, and Larry White

Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White

Gus Grissom, John Glenn, and Al Shephard

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who said, 'We choose to go to the Moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard?? Hint

Richard Nixon

James Carter

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which mission carried Harrison (Jack) Schmitt, a geologist, to the Moon with Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans? Hint

Apollo 18

Apollo 13

Apollo 14

Apollo 17

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What engineering company designed and built the Lunar Module (the part that actually landed on the moon)?

Answer: Grumman

North American Rockwell built the Command Module that orbited the moon and served as home to the astronauts during the trips to and from the moon. Grumman built the Lunar Module.

2. How many crew members were on each Apollo mission?

Answer: 3

There were 3 members of each crew. The CMD (commander), CMP (command module pilot), and LMP (lunar module pilot).

3. How many missions actually landed on the moon?

Answer: 6

There were 6 missions that landed on the moon, Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17. Apollo 13 had to return before landing after an explosion on board (you've probably seen the movie), and 18, 19, and 20 were cancelled before they were launched.

4. What was the name of the launch vehicle used to launch vehicles to the Moon?

Answer: Saturn V

The Saturn V was used, the thing is huge. The three that weren't launched (for 18, 19, and 20) are on display around the country, one is at Johnson Space Center, another at Kennedy Space Center.

5. Who was the second man to set foot on the moon?

Answer: Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin was the LMP for Apollo 11 which meant he got out of the LM after Neil Armstrong. John Glenn was one of the original 7 astronuats and wasn't on a Apollo mission. Jim Lovell was the commander of Apollo 13 which never made it to the moon's surface.

6. Who said, 'That may have been a small step for Neil, but it was a pretty long one for me!'?

Answer: Pete Conrad

Pete Conrad made that exclamation as he exited the LM during the first moonwalk of Apollo 12. He bet one of the other astronauts that he could say whatever he wanted when leaving the LM and that NASA officials didn't give him a 'script.'

7. What date did Apollo 11 land on the Moon?

Answer: July 20, 1969

The historic landing happened on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong said those famed words, 'The Eagle has landed.'

8. Who were the three astronauts that died on the launch pad in a fire during a 'plugs out' test of Apollo 1?

Answer: Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White

Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White all lost their lives on the launch pad because of a fire in the command module. The fire was said to be the result of the use of pure oxygen in a highly pressurized cockpit.

9. Who said, 'We choose to go to the Moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard??

Answer: John F. Kennedy

JFK said this during his speech that launched the United States into the space race.

10. Which mission carried Harrison (Jack) Schmitt, a geologist, to the Moon with Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans?

Answer: Apollo 17

The last mission to the Moon in late 1972, Apollo 17, carried a geologist to help study the Moon's surface. Apollo 18 did not launch, and Apollo 13 did not land on the Moon's surface.

Source: Author NightDe

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