Fact vs. Opinion- Moonshot Quiz

What is a fact?

• something that is true for everyone

• something that people believe

• something that is true for no one

What is an opinion?

• something that is true for everyone

• something that people believe

• something that is true for no one

Is this a fact or an opinion: Buzz Aldrin was the best of the 3 astronauts.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: The Apollo 11 mission was launched in 1969.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: After the extra rocket parts fell off in the atmosphere successfully, I believed that the mission would succeed.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: The three astronauts believed that this mission was the most important yet in the space race.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: When Amnstrong first walked on the moon, he said, "One step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: The engineers at NASA took many long years planning the course that the Apollo 11 mission would take.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: The public thought that the Apollo 11 mission was a waste of money.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is this a fact or an opinion: “First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.”

• Fact

• Opinion