🇺🇸 US History Trivia
Quiz Set 11 — Space Race
Answer all 10 questions. Click an option to see if you got it right!
Question 1 of 10
Who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepard made a suborbital flight on May 5, 1961, aboard Freedom 7.
Question 2 of 10
When did humans first walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during Apollo 11.
Question 3 of 10
What was the name of the first US space program?
Project Mercury (1958-1963) was the first US human spaceflight program.
Question 4 of 10
Who was the first American to orbit Earth?
John Glenn orbited Earth three times on February 20, 1962, aboard Friendship 7.
Question 5 of 10
What did President Kennedy pledge in 1961?
JFK declared the goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s.
Question 6 of 10
Which Soviet cosmonaut was the first human in space?
Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth on April 12, 1961, aboard Vostok 1.
Question 7 of 10
What was the Space Shuttle program?
The Space Shuttle flew 135 missions, with Columbia as the first shuttle to launch in 1981.
Question 8 of 10
Which Apollo mission had a near-disaster in space?
Apollo 13 suffered an oxygen tank explosion in 1970 but the crew returned safely.
Question 9 of 10
What was Sputnik?
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957, starting the Space Race.
Question 10 of 10
Who said 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'?
Neil Armstrong spoke these words as he became the first person to walk on the Moon.