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The Space Race Quiz for Experts | Specialized History

A simple quiz based on a term paper I did last year about the Space Race. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by beene_teen. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
beene_teen

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,874

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. When did the International Geophysical Year take place? Hint

July 1957 to December 1958

April 1956 to June 1957

January 1957 to January 1958

June 1957 to August 1958

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Question 2 of 10

2. The United States founded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after which Soviet satellite was launched? Hint

Sputnik II

Sputnik III

Luna 2

Vostok 1

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the rocket booster that launched the first successful United States satellite? Hint

Vanguard

Jupiter C

Explorer I

Luna 2

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who designed the hemispherical ion traps that confirmed the presence of solar wind on the Moon? Hint

Yuri Gagarin

Alan Shepard

Wernher von Braun

Konstantin Grigauz

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the craft carrying the first American in space? Hint

Apollo 8

Mercury

Apollo 11

Freedom 7

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which year did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman in space? Hint

1965

1963

1970

1973

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the command module of the first manned moon landing? Hint

Eagle

Jupiter C

Freedom Seven

Columbia

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Question 8 of 10

8. How long was the first moonwalk? Hint

4h 52min

2h 31min

1h 40 min

3h 22 min

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Apollo mission did not land on the Moon? Hint

Apollo 12

Apollo 14

Apollo 17

Apollo 13

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did construction on the International Space Station begin? Hint

July 2000

December 1999

November 1998

April 2001

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When did the International Geophysical Year take place?

Answer: July 1957 to December 1958

The International Council of Scientific Unions chose these dates particularly because they knew that the solar activity cycles would then be at a high point.

2. The United States founded the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after which Soviet satellite was launched?

Answer: Sputnik III

Vostok 1 is the only choice that is not a satellite; it was the craft launched by the Soviet Union carrying Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The other three choices are each satellites launched by the Soviet Union. Sputnik III was launched on 15 May 1958. NASA was founded on 29 July 1958 amid widespread fears that the US might be losing the 'Space Race'.

3. What was the name of the rocket booster that launched the first successful United States satellite?

Answer: Jupiter C

On January 31, 1958, Wernher von Braun's Jupiter C successfully launched the Explorer I satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:48 PM EST, orbiting the planet once every 114.9 minutes. Vanguard was the name of the United State's first and only unsuccessful rocket booster.

4. Who designed the hemispherical ion traps that confirmed the presence of solar wind on the Moon?

Answer: Konstantin Grigauz

Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space, Wernher von Braun helped the United States rise ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race, and Alan Shepard was the first American in space.

5. What was the name of the craft carrying the first American in space?

Answer: Freedom 7

Alan Shepard chose the name Freedom Seven for the capsule; Freedom to represent patriotism, and Seven to represent the seven Mercury astronauts.

6. In which year did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman in space?

Answer: 1963

Valentina Tereshkova traveled in the capsule Vostok 6.

7. What was the name of the command module of the first manned moon landing?

Answer: Columbia

Michael Collins orbited the Moon inside Columbia while Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin performed the first moonwalk. Collins was the only member of Apollo 11 who did not walk on the Moon.

8. How long was the first moonwalk?

Answer: 2h 31min

Armstrong and Aldrin drilled core samples, took photographs, collected rocks, placed a United States flag on the surface and even took a phone call from President Nixon.

9. Which Apollo mission did not land on the Moon?

Answer: Apollo 13

Apollo 12 made it safely to the Moon. The story of the Apollo 13 mission was made into a book and a popular movie. Apollo 14 brought Alan Shepard back into space, where he became the first human to hit a golf ball on the Moon. Apollo 17 was the final Apollo mission.

10. When did construction on the International Space Station begin?

Answer: November 1998

In October 1957 the Soviet Union sent up Sputnik, arguably the clear start of the Space Race against the United States. In November 1998, the two countries began construction on the space station as a team.

Source: Author beene_teen

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