Space Race Quiz

When was the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, launched into orbit?

• August 21st, 1959

• September 12th, 1958

• October 4th, 1957

• November 3rd, 1957

What was the name of the first living thing to orbit in space?

• Dog

• Monkey

• Cat

• Rabbit

Which American satellite was launched into orbit in January 1958?

• Galileo 1

• Voyager 1

• Explorer 1

• Pioneer 1

Who was the first man to leave earth and go into space?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alan Shepard

What was the name of the rocket developed by NASA to send a man to the moon?

• Apollo 13

• Saturn 5

• Mercury 7

• Gemini 12

Which space station was sent up to low orbit by the Soviets in 1971?

• Skylab

• Mir

• Salyut 1

• International Space Station

When did the Americans and Soviets end the space race with a joint project?

• 1972

• 1969

• 1975

• 1980

Who detailed the history and journey of getting to the moon in the lecture featured in the video service, the great courses plus?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Verner von Braun

• Gabriel Uli Vicious

• Professor Bay Haas

What is the subscription on-demand video learning service with over 7,000 video lectures taught by professors in various fields?

• Coursera

• The Great Courses Plus

• Khan Academy

• edX

What was the name of the joint project between the Americans and Soviets that involved docking an Apollo and Soyuz craft together?

• Mercury-Soyuz Collaboration

• Gemini-Soyuz Experiment

• Sputnik-Apollo Mission

• Apollo-Soyuz Test