Race to the Moon: The Apollo 11 Legacy

What was the primary objective of the Apollo 11 mission?

• To conduct a series of scientific experiments on the Moon

• To establish a permanent base on the Moon

• To land the first humans on the Moon

• To orbit the Moon and return safely to Earth

Who was the first person to set foot on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission?

• Michael Collins

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

In what year did the space race officially start?

• 1955

• 1957

• 1961

• 1969

Which event marked the beginning of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The launch of Sputnik 1

• The first human orbiting Earth

• The Apollo 11 Moon landing

• The founding of NASA

Which Soviet cosmonaut was the first human to travel into space, marking a significant event in the space race?

• Alexei Leonov

• Yuri Gagarin

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Gherman Titov

What was the name of the spacecraft that carried the Apollo 11 astronauts to the Moon?

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Eagle

• Discovery

Which of the following was a key figure in the development of the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo 11 mission?

• Sergei Korolev

• Wernher von Braun

• Robert Goddard

• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

What was the political context that fueled the urgency of the space race?

• The desire for scientific discovery

• The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union

• The race for nuclear supremacy

• Economic competition between East and West