Space Race Quiz

Who issued the challenge to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s?

• President Kennedy

• President Johnson

• President Nixon

• President Carter

What was the primary purpose of the Space Race?

• To explore Mars

• To demonstrate technological and military superiority

• To establish a space colony

• To find extraterrestrial life

Which two countries were involved in the Space Race?

• United States and China

• United States and Soviet Union

• Soviet Union and Germany

• United States and Japan

What was the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik 1

• Apollo 11

• Vostok 1

In what year was Sputnik launched?

• 1955

• 1957

• 1961

• 1969

Who was the first human being in space?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

What was the name of the spacecraft that carried Gagarin into space?

• Apollo 11

• Vostok 1

• Mercury 7

• Soyuz 1

What was the Mercury program designed to do?

• Send humans to Mars

• Send Americans into space

• Land on the Moon

• Explore the outer planets

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Buzz Aldrin

In what year did the United States first land a man on the moon?

• 1965

• 1967

• 1969

• 1971