When did humans first send an object into orbit around the Earth?
Space Race Quiz

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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
Quintin Feng
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1940s
1950s
1960s
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sputnik 1 was launched in October 1957. It transmitted a radio signal as it orbited the Earth.
Who made Sputnik 1?
America
Russia
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the first living thing sent into orbit?
Cat
Bird
Dog
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Laika the dog was sent into orbit in November 1957. Unfortunately she didn’t return to Earth!
Who sent Laika into space?
America
Russia
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first human sent into orbit around the Earth?
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
Paul McCartney
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in orbit on 12th April 1961.
Who put him up there?
America
Russia
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did a space probe first take pictures of a planet other than Earth?
1964
1974
1984
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