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Apollo Space Program Quiz for Experts | Man in Space

Test your knowledge of the Apollo space program. How well do you know the moon?

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,734

Updated
Oct 03 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1904

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Question 1 of 10

1. December 21, 1968 was a milestone in the Space program. This Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon and return? Hint

Apollo 8

Apollo 9

Apollo 7

Apollo 6

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Question 2 of 10

2. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed in the Apollo 1 fire. What year did this occur? Hint

1966

1967

1968

1965

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Question 3 of 10

3. After the success of Apollo 7, 8, 9, and 10, Apollo 11 lifted off from Florida on its way to the moon on what date? Hint

July 16, 1969

July 20, 1969

July 4, 1969

July 10, 1969

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Question 4 of 10

4. After being grounded for 10 years with an inner ear disorder, this Mercury astronaut finally achieved his dream of walking on the moon during Apollo 14. Who was he?

Answer: (Two Words ... not John Glenn)

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Question 5 of 10

5. There were a total of 7 lunar landing missions. Of those how many men have walked on moon? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Apollo 15 marked the first mission to use what on the moon for EVA? Hint

Skate Board

Lunar Pogo Stick

Lunar Rover

Jet Pack

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Question 7 of 10

7. Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt was the first what to go to the moon? Hint

Firefighter

Non-Pilot

Teacher

Police Officer

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Question 8 of 10

8. In February 1971, the Apollo 14 crew prepared to leave the lunar surface. Alan Shepard did something that no other person had done on the moon. What did he do? Hint

Left TV camera behind

Sang a song

Hit a golf ball

Brought American flag back home by mistake

9. This Mercury astronaut that was grounded due to a heart condition, Was finally cleared for manned space flight in 1972. He was the Docking module pilot during the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission. Hint

Deke Slayton

L. Gordon Cooper

Walter M. Schirra, Jr.

M. Scott Carpenter

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Question 10 of 10

10. We all know Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. My question is who was the third member of the Apollo 11 crew?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. December 21, 1968 was a milestone in the Space program. This Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon and return?

Answer: Apollo 8

Frank Borman, William Anders and Jim Lovell accomplished this mission with great success.

2. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed in the Apollo 1 fire. What year did this occur?

Answer: 1967

The tragedy on January 27, 1967 on pad 34 will forever live in our memory. The three men lost their lives during a plugs out test when a frayed wire under Gus Grissom's seat sparked and the pure oxygen in the Command module ignited. Reports later said that the CM door couldn't be opened when they needed to get out.

The door opened to the inside and made it hard for the crew to turn while strapped in their seats. Reports also indicated that the men died of smoke inhalation not burns.

3. After the success of Apollo 7, 8, 9, and 10, Apollo 11 lifted off from Florida on its way to the moon on what date?

Answer: July 16, 1969

Two of the three crew walked on the moon. What else can you say?

4. After being grounded for 10 years with an inner ear disorder, this Mercury astronaut finally achieved his dream of walking on the moon during Apollo 14. Who was he?

Answer: Alan Shepard

After experimental ear surgery Shepard got to go to the moon.

5. There were a total of 7 lunar landing missions. Of those how many men have walked on moon?

Answer: 12

Only 6 of the 7 lunar mission acually made it, Apollo 13 aborted lunar landing 2 days into the mission when an explosion during their cryo stir sparked and crippled the Command Module, Odyssey.

6. Apollo 15 marked the first mission to use what on the moon for EVA?

Answer: Lunar Rover

7. Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt was the first what to go to the moon?

Answer: Non-Pilot

Schmitt, a geologist by trade, went to the moon on Apollo 17. He gave the most detailed desrciption of the lunar surface. He was trained to fly during his NASA training.

8. In February 1971, the Apollo 14 crew prepared to leave the lunar surface. Alan Shepard did something that no other person had done on the moon. What did he do?

Answer: Hit a golf ball

Just before the end of the EVA, Shepard pulled out the specimen collection bag. This has a handle on it that measures 4 ft long. He unscrewed the bag and added a modified 6-iron. He then hit a couple of shots, the second, was the longest drive in golf history.

Answer: Deke Slayton

Deke Slayton was a great man at NASA. He was a retired Air Force major, and director of Flight Crew operation for NASA. The wives of the Apollo 1 crew gave him a gold astronaut pin that the three men were going to give him themselves after their mission. All astronauts are given a silver pin until they fly in space, then they are given a gold one. Slayton died in 1993.

10. We all know Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. My question is who was the third member of the Apollo 11 crew?

Answer: Micheal Collins

Collins was the first man to be alone in space for a long period of time.

Source: Author racemany2k

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