The Space Race

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. When did the International Geophysical Year take place? January 1957 to January 1958 July 1957 to December 1958 April 1956 to June 1957 June 1957 to August 1958

2. The United States founded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after which Soviet satellite was launched? Vostok 1 Sputnik II Sputnik I Luna 2

3. What was the name of the rocket booster that launched the first successful United States satellite? Jupiter C Explorer I Vanguard Luna 2

4. Who designed the hemispherical ion traps that confirmed the presence of solar wind on the Moon? Yuri Gagarin Alan Shepard Wernher von Braun Konstantin Grigauz

5. What was the name of the craft carrying the first American in space? Apollo 8 Freedom 7 Apollo 11 Mercury

6. In which year did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman in space? 1973 1965 1963 1970

7. What was the name of the command module of the first manned moon landing? Columbia Freedom Seven Eagle Jupiter C

8. How long was the first moonwalk? 3h 22 min 4h 52min 2h 31min 1h 40 min

9. Which Apollo mission did not land on the Moon? Apollo 12 Apollo 13 Apollo 17 Apollo 14

10. When was the International Space Station sent up? December 1999 July 2000 April 2001 October 2000