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10 Questions about The Space Race | History

Here is a quiz on early manned spaceflight. Those of you 'baby boomers' should do well on this one!

A multiple-choice quiz by gabby69. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gabby69

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,062

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first human to travel into space? Hint

James Lovell

Alan Shepard

Yuri Gagarin

Chuck Yeager

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many orbits did American astronaut Alan B. Shephard make when he traveled into space in May of 1961? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first American to walk in space:? Hint

John Young

Gus Grissom

Buzz Aldrin

Ed White

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Question 4 of 10

4. What 1966 American spaceflight almost ended in disaster when a stuck thruster caused the spacecraft to tumble out of control? Hint

Gemini 8

Mercury 5

Gemini10

Gemini 6

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Question 5 of 10

5. Neil Armstrong was a pilot in the X-15 program before joining NASA.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these American astronauts died during the fire on Apollo 1? Hint

Mike Collins

Dick Scobee

Roger Chaffee

Mike Smith

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the third man to walk on the moon? Hint

Eugene Cernan

Alan Shepherd

Charles Conrad

Buzz Aldrin

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many men have walked on the moon? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the only American astronaut to have flown in space on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs? Hint

Alan Shepherd

Wally Schirra

Jim Lovell

John Young

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kept astronaut Deke Slayton grounded until 1975? Hint

Heart fibrillation

Broken leg

Inner ear problem

Infection

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first human to travel into space?

Answer: Yuri Gagarin

The Soviets beat the United States by sending cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in April 1961.

2. How many orbits did American astronaut Alan B. Shephard make when he traveled into space in May of 1961?

Answer: 0

Shepherd's flight was suborbital. It lasted approximately 15 minutes.

3. Who was the first American to walk in space:?

Answer: Ed White

Astronaut Edward White walked in space on the Gemini 4 flight in June of 1965.

4. What 1966 American spaceflight almost ended in disaster when a stuck thruster caused the spacecraft to tumble out of control?

Answer: Gemini 8

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott had to accomplish an emergency reentry. Armstrong's quick thinking probably saved their lives.

5. Neil Armstrong was a pilot in the X-15 program before joining NASA.

Answer: True

Neil Armstrong was a civilian test pilot.

6. Which of these American astronauts died during the fire on Apollo 1?

Answer: Roger Chaffee

Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed by a launchpad fire on January 27, 1967.

7. Who was the third man to walk on the moon?

Answer: Charles Conrad

Charles 'Pete' Conrad along with Alan Bean walked on the moon during the flight of Apollo 12 in November 1969

8. How many men have walked on the moon?

Answer: 12

There should have been 14, but Apollo 13 was aborted due to an oxygen tank explosion.

9. Who was the only American astronaut to have flown in space on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs?

Answer: Wally Schirra

Schirra flew on Mercury 6, Gemini 6, and Apollo 7

10. What kept astronaut Deke Slayton grounded until 1975?

Answer: Heart fibrillation

Deke Slayton was one of the original Mercury astronauts, but he did not fly in space until 1975 during the Apollo-Soyuz program.

Source: Author gabby69

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