Topic - Space Race - 5C

Which country made the first rocket to reach 100km from the Earth’s surface?

• America

• Germany

• Russia

What year were the first animals sent to space?

• 1952

• 1949

• 1947

What was the name of the first monkey sent to space?

• Albert II

• Archie I

• Mowgli

Which two countries were in a competition to send a spacecraft to the moon first? (select two answers)

• Russia

• Germany

• America

Which animal was first to orbit the moon?

• A monkey

• Fruit flies

• A dog

Who was the first person in space?

• Niel Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Valentina Tershkova

Which year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon?

• 1969

• 1954

• 1972

• 1966

Which astronaut has a crater on the far side of the moon named after them?

• Niel Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Valentina Tershkova

Name the spaceship Niel Armstong and Buzz Aldrin used to travel to the moon.

How much did Dennis Tito pay to became the first space tourist in a Russian spacecraft?

• 2 hundred thousand dollars

• 20 million dollars

• 15 million dollars

• It was free!