Space Race Quiz

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

• Alan B. Shepard

• John Glenn, Jr.

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

Which spacecraft was the first to soft-land on the moon?

• Luna 9

• Explorer 1

• Vostok 2

• Sputnik 2

Who was the first woman in space?

• Alexei Leonov

• Valentia Tereshkova

• Laika

• Gherman Titov

Which American president challenged the nation to go to the Moon before the end of the decade?

• John F. Kennedy

• Neil Armstrong

• Edward White

• Alan B. Shepard

Who made the first U.S. spacewalk?

• Edward White

• John Glenn, Jr.

• Alan B. Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

Which spacecraft carried the first animal in space, a dog named Laika?

• Sputnik 2

• Luna 1

• Vostok 2

• Explorer 1

Who became the first American in orbit and orbited the Earth three times?

• Alan B. Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Edward White

• John Glenn, Jr.

Which was the first American satellite to reach orbit?

• Vostok 2

• Luna 9

• Sputnik 2

• Explorer 1

When was NASA created?

• Dec. 21, 1968

• Feb. 3, 1966

• May 25, 1961

• October 1, 1958

Who spent 12 minutes outside of his Voskhod spacecraft performing the first spacewalk?

• Valentia Tereshkova

• Gherman Titov

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alexei Leonov