Quiz 18

Question 1

This is the term for people who travel into outer space

Answer 1

Astronauts

Question 2

This man is considered the “Father of Modern Rocketry.”

Answer 2

Robert Goddard

Question 3

This is the term for any object that orbits a larger object

Answer 3

A satellite

Question 4

The space race began in October of 1957 with the launching of this _____________

Answer 4

Sputnik I

Question 5

This is the name of the first woman to fly in space

Answer 5

Valentina Tereshkova

Question 6

__________ and ___________ programs helped advance the United States in the space race.

Answer 6

Apollo and Gemini

Question 7

The name of the astronautical engineer who helped make the United Sates the leader in space exploration

Answer 7

Werner von Braun

Question 8

This is the first man to travel into space

Answer 8

Yuri Gargin

Question 9

This is the first American to orbit the earth

Answer 9

John Glenn

Question 10

This is the first manned flight to the surface of the moon.

Answer 10

Apollo 11