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Quiz about The Day I Visited The Moon
Quiz about The Day I Visited The Moon

The Day I Visited The Moon ... Quiz


Let's see if you can recall what happened the day that these astronauts visited the Moon.

A multiple-choice quiz by RedHook13. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
RedHook13
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
385,515
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. The day I visited the Moon, I drove a golf ball for miles and miles. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The day we visited the Moon, we took Snoopy down to approximately ten miles from the Moon's surface, but did not land. I wish we could have. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The day I visited the Moon, I was fascinated by all the rocks. Being a geologist, I felt like a kid in a candy store. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The day I visited the Moon, my shipmates Neil and Buzz made their historic landing on the Moon. I stayed behind to take care of Columbia. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The day I visited the Moon was the second time I had been there in my lifetime. Sadly, I never got to land on it. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The day we visited the Moon, we were tearing up the surface of the Moon for the first time in our new Lunar Rover. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The day we visited the Moon, mission control was relieved that we were able to successfully land on it. We almost didn't make it. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The day I visited the Moon, I stayed aboard the command module which shared its name with a certain friendly ghost. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The day we visited the Moon, we read the first ten verses of Genesis from the Bible to the world on Christmas Eve. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The day we visited the Moon, we left as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The day I visited the Moon, I drove a golf ball for miles and miles.

Answer: Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard visited the Moon on February 5, 1971 as the commander of Apollo 14. Alan Shepard was the first American in space when he launched aboard Freedom 7 of the Mercury program on May 5, 1961. He had been grounded with an ear ailment which had cleared in time for Apollo 14. He single-handedly hit two golf balls while he was on the Moon.
2. The day we visited the Moon, we took Snoopy down to approximately ten miles from the Moon's surface, but did not land. I wish we could have.

Answer: Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan

Commander Tom Stafford and Lunar Module Pilot Gene Cernan traveled to the Moon on Apollo 10. Apollo 10 was considered a test run for the moon landing to follow on Apollo 11. The command module was named Charlie Brown and the lunar module was named Snoopy, named after characters from the "Peanuts" comic strip. On May 22, 1969, Snoopy flew down within ten miles of the lunar surface before returning to the command module.
3. The day I visited the Moon, I was fascinated by all the rocks. Being a geologist, I felt like a kid in a candy store.

Answer: Harrison Schmitt

Harrison Schmitt was the only scientist to fly to the Moon during the Apollo program. Harrison Schmitt had a Ph.D. in geology. Originally scheduled for a later mission, he was added to the crew of Apollo 17 after the subsequent missions were cancelled. He replaced Joe Engle as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 17.
4. The day I visited the Moon, my shipmates Neil and Buzz made their historic landing on the Moon. I stayed behind to take care of Columbia.

Answer: Michael Collins

Michael Collins was the Command Module Pilot aboard Apollo 11. While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the lunar module (Eagle) down to the Moon's surface, Collins remained aboard the command module (Columbia).
5. The day I visited the Moon was the second time I had been there in my lifetime. Sadly, I never got to land on it.

Answer: Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell flew to the Moon twice on Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. On Apollo 8, Lovell and his shipmates orbited the Moon for the first time. Lovell was scheduled to land on the Moon during Apollo 13, but an oxygen tank exploded crippling the command module. Lovell and the rest of the crew aborted the landing and returned to Earth using the lunar module as a lifeboat.
6. The day we visited the Moon, we were tearing up the surface of the Moon for the first time in our new Lunar Rover.

Answer: David Scott and James Irwin

David Scott and James Irwin traveled to the Moon during Apollo 15. They landed on the Moon on July 30, 1971. This was the first Moon mission to feature the Lunar Rover. The Lunar Rover could travel at a speed of 8 mph (13 km/h).
7. The day we visited the Moon, mission control was relieved that we were able to successfully land on it. We almost didn't make it.

Answer: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Computer and fuel issues made the landing more difficult than the astronauts had anticipated. Upon landing Charlie Duke, who was at CAPCOM (capsule communicator) in mission control, expressed relief after the lunar module was confirmed to have touched down on the Moon.
8. The day I visited the Moon, I stayed aboard the command module which shared its name with a certain friendly ghost.

Answer: Ken Mattingly

Ken Mattingly was the Command Module Pilot during Apollo 16. The command module for Apollo 16 was given the name of Casper (like the friendly ghost of the same name) and the lunar module was named Orion. Mattingly had been bumped from Apollo 13 due to a threat of him contracting measles.
9. The day we visited the Moon, we read the first ten verses of Genesis from the Bible to the world on Christmas Eve.

Answer: Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders

Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders served on Apollo 8. Apollo 8 was the first mission to journey to the moon, launching on December 21, 1968. On Christmas Eve, 1968, while orbiting the Moon, the crew read aloud the first ten verses of Genesis from the Bible.
10. The day we visited the Moon, we left as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.

Answer: Gene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt

This question comes from a quote from Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan upon leaving the Moon. Gene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt were the last astronauts to journey to the Moon during the Apollo program. There had been additional missions scheduled, but they were cancelled due to budget cuts. Gene Cernan was the last Apollo astronaut to have visited the Moon, departing on December 14, 1972.
Source: Author RedHook13

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