FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Movies Fun Trivia » Movies » Movies A-C » Apollo 13
Trivia Questions and Answers

Apollo 13 Trivia Questions

Apollo 13 There are 52 questions on this topic. Last updated Apr 29 2024.
Related Questions & Answers:   Austin Powers    Alien    Tom Hanks    Beauty And The Beast   
Search in topic:
26 What was the name of the company that had the contract to build and design the lunar module?
Answer: Grumman

North American Aviation designed the command module.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
trivia question Quick Question
How long did Jim tell his son it took to get to the moon?




27 What did Jack do, that almost caused him and the rest of the crew to die?
Answer: stir the oxygen tanks

Houston (the base) told Jack to stir the oxygen tanks, and he did. There was an explosion, a big hole was in the spaceship, and the oxygen was running out. Of course none of this was his fault.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
28 What is the first master alarm observed by the Apollo 13 astronauts after the explosion occured?
Answer: Main bus B undervolt

Master alarms occured first by a main bus B undervolt, followed by main bus A. These are the two electricity systems in the command module. CO2 levels came dangerously high later in the mission, and the oxygen leak was contained so to not induce a master alarm.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for Experts.
29 What was the name given to the L.E.M. (Lunar Excursion Module)?
Answer: Aquarius

Odyssey was the name of the Command Module, and Eagle was the name of Apollo 11's L.E.M.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for the Fanatic.
30 How many Academy Awards did this movie win?
Answer: 2

It was nominated for nine, but only won two.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
31 What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module?
Answer: Odyssey

'Aquarius' was the lunar module's name, 'Eagle' was the name of the Apollo 11 lunar module.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
32 Who was the Commander in the Apollo 13 mission?
Answer: Jim Lovell

Jim was like the director of the flight. Jim and Fred were going to be the ones to walk on the moon, and Jack would stay on the module.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
33 Which astronaut accompanied Jim Lovell to orbit the moon in Apollo 8?
Answer: Frank Borman

"Frank Borman was upchuckin' all the way to the moon on Apollo 8". Lovell consoles Fred Haise after the latter threw up in orbit on Apollo 13. Bill Anders was the third astronaut on Apollo 8.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for Experts.
34 Who directed this movie?
Answer: Ron Howard

That was approximately 10 years after he directed 'Splash', another Tom Hanks film.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
35 What caused the emergency on Apollo 13?
Answer: The oxygen tank exploded as the astronauts were trying to stir it.

The oxygen tank exploded due to damage it had received from overheating while still on the ground.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
36 Where did the spaceship finally land?
Answer: Pacific Ocean

They got to Earth thanks to Ken Mattingly, who knew a lot about these things. He worked on it, searched the problem and brought them back safe and sound.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
37 A song by what group is playing in the car of the man who recognizes Jim Lovell driving his corvette in Houston?
Answer: The Who

The guy in the other car is playing "I Can See for Miles" by the The Who, the title of the song somewhat having to do with the overall theme of the movie.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for Experts.
38 What is the first thing said to Ken Mattingly in his hotel room, by the staff members from NASA?
Answer: "Good, you're not dead."

These staff members were trying to get in touch with Ken to ask for his help in saving the crew, but he had taken his phone off of the hook. When they couldn't call him, they went to his hotel.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for the Fanatic.
39 Who wrote the book, on which the movie was based on?
Answer: Jim Lovell

The book has more information than the movie. In the book it includes: the moon walk, when the space ship caught on fire, in which the men inside died, and about when Jim Lovell was a naval aviator. Fred Haise was also a Marine Corps pilot and Jack Swigert was in the Air Force.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
40 What do the three astronauts have to build in order to avoid being poisoned to death by the polluted air?
Answer: An improvised carbon dioxide scrubber

It was risky, but they were able to build it.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
41 How many manned Apollo manned missions were there?
Answer: 12

Apollos 7-17 were manned flights. Apollo 1 is counted as a manned mission, although it never flew due to the tragedy that took the lives of its crew on the launch pad. There were several more to scheduled, but were canceled due to cuts to the space program. Apollo 17, in 1972, saw Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt walk on the moon, and no one has been back since.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for Experts.
42 Who exposed the crew to the measles?
Answer: Charlie Duke

This is said when Jim is first told about the situation with the measles and Ken. Jim had to decide to either have Ken be replaced by a backup (Swigert), or have the entire crew be bumped to a later mission.
Question Reference: Quiz: "Apollo 13" for the Fanatic.
43 How many children does Jim Lovell and Marilyn Lovell have?
Answer: 4

Barbara, Susan, Jeffrey and Jay.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
44 Why did the temperature drop so low in the crippled spacecraft?
Answer: The astronauts were forced to turn off the cabin heater in order to conserve energy.

The astronauts needed to save the energy for re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
45 Who played the astronaut Ken Mattingly?
Answer: Gary Sinise

He was so upset. He didn't hear of the explosion until guys had to come to his house and wake him up.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
46 Why wasn't Ken Mattingly allowed to go in to space?
Answer: He was going to get the measles.

The doctors said he would get the measles since one of the back up crew got them and he had not yet had the measles, so he wasn't allowed to go. However, he never got the measles.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
47 Who plays Jim's wife, Marilyn?
Answer: Kathleen Quinlan

She was great in this movie, she was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
48 Which band did Jim's oldest daughter love?
Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles. She was so upset when they broke up.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
49 What did Jack Swigert stir, that caused the explosion?
Answer: Oxygen Tanks

During the mission, a helium disc did burst, it was a bit of a problem, but was not made a big deal in the movie.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
50 Who vomited up in space?
Answer: Fred Haise

He was unable fly in the mission because of budget cuts.
Question Reference: Quiz: Apollo 13.
Homepage - FAQ - Help / Contact Us

Copyright FunTrivia, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FunTrivia is a collaborative community effort, where we are constantly updating questions to keep them accurate. If you find an error, click through to the quiz link under the stated answer and then click "Report error" at the bottom of that page.