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Test yourself! Take this Apollo 13 Quiz | Movies

10 questions about the movie and spaceflight 'Apollo 13'.

A multiple-choice quiz by zgirl1214. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
zgirl1214

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,118

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
12607

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the astronaut who was pulled from the Apollo 13 prime crew two days before lift-off? Hint

Charlie Duke

Fred Haise

Jack Swigert

Ken Mattingly

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why was one of the astronaut's yanked from the prime crew? Hint

He attempted suicide

He did not get along with the crew

He was caught doing drugs

He had been exposed to German Measles

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the Flight Director who stated, 'Failure is not an option'? Hint

Gene Kranz

John Aaron

Chris Kraft

John Young

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which astronaut on Apollo 13 became ill during the flight? Hint

Jim Lovell

Fred Haise

Jack Swigert

Charlie Duke

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the rocket used to launch Apollo 13? Hint

Saturn 1B

Redstone

Atlas

Saturn V

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the company that had the contract to build and design the lunar module? Hint

McDonnell-Douglas

North American Aviation

Grumman

Boeing

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? Hint

Tranquility

Aquarius

Odyssey

Eagle

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Question 8 of 10

8. What caused the emergency on Apollo 13? Hint

The batteries malfunctioned.

Fred Haise pulled the cabin repress valve.

The oxygen tank exploded as the astronauts were trying to stir it.

A meteor hit the spacecraft.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do the three astronauts have to build in order to avoid being poisoned to death by the polluted air? Hint

A new oxygen tank

A latch on the spacecraft to prevent the pressure in the spacecraft's atmosphere from leaking out

A machine to prevent anti-freeze leaks

An improvised carbon dioxide scrubber

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why did the temperature drop so low in the crippled spacecraft? Hint

One of the astronauts forgot to turn the heater in the lunar module on.

The lunar module was leaking out.

The astronauts were forced to turn off the cabin heater in order to conserve energy.

The heating instruments had been destroyed in the emergency.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the astronaut who was pulled from the Apollo 13 prime crew two days before lift-off?

Answer: Ken Mattingly

Don't worry, he eventually did get to fly, on Apollo 16!

2. Why was one of the astronaut's yanked from the prime crew?

Answer: He had been exposed to German Measles

He was exposed to the German measles by back-up astronaut Charlie Duke, who had contracted them.

3. What was the name of the Flight Director who stated, 'Failure is not an option'?

Answer: Gene Kranz

A very good saying also, just like not using the word "can't!"

4. Which astronaut on Apollo 13 became ill during the flight?

Answer: Fred Haise

He became ill due to a kidney infection.

5. What was the name of the rocket used to launch Apollo 13?

Answer: Saturn V

Designed by Werner Von Braun, it was the most powerful working rocket in the world. The Russians had a more powerful one, the N-2, but it never was able to lift off without exploding.

6. What was the name of the company that had the contract to build and design the lunar module?

Answer: Grumman

North American Aviation designed the command module.

7. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module?

Answer: Odyssey

'Aquarius' was the lunar module's name, 'Eagle' was the name of the Apollo 11 lunar module.

8. What caused the emergency on Apollo 13?

Answer: The oxygen tank exploded as the astronauts were trying to stir it.

The oxygen tank exploded due to damage it had received from overheating while still on the ground.

9. What do the three astronauts have to build in order to avoid being poisoned to death by the polluted air?

Answer: An improvised carbon dioxide scrubber

It was risky, but they were able to build it.

10. Why did the temperature drop so low in the crippled spacecraft?

Answer: The astronauts were forced to turn off the cabin heater in order to conserve energy.

The astronauts needed to save the energy for re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Source: Author zgirl1214

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