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The Apollo Program

In the 1960s, NASA began its drive to land a man on the moon before the decade ended. The Apollo Program was created to meet this goal. How much do you know about it?


 

Quiz ID:#18189
Fun:*** (2.58)
Difficulty:** (1.8)
Category:Science
Created By:dswilbornAus*****!!

 

 

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#1   In 1961, who announced the goal of reaching the moon "in this decade"?






#2   Astronauts Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Ed White were killed when the Saturn IB rocket exploded on the launch pad.




#3   What was the first manned Apollo mission?






#4   What was significant about the Apollo 8 mission?






#5   What was the first Lunar Module named?






#6   The mission of Apollo 10 was to land on the moon.




#7   Who was the command module pilot on Apollo 11?






#8   During the launch of Apollo 12, the Saturn V rocket was hit by lightning.




#9   Alan Shepard was the only Mercury astronaut to walk on the moon.




#10   What part of training was done differently for the crew of Apollo 15, compared to their predecessors?





#11   Apollo 16 was the final Apollo mission to the moon.




#12   How many men walked on the surface of the moon during the Apollo Program?







 

 


   





Comments

4demotus*

posted 377 days ago

Excellent quiz! I really enjoyed taking it and learned a lot!



tpg76us*

posted 376 days ago

The "Spider" is even greater trivia than Michael Collins! Thanks for a great quiz... even though I cratered on a couple of 'em.



tako-kichiAus

posted 376 days ago

Tricked me on #5. I was thinking 'on the moon'.



Cole823

posted 372 days ago

I forgot some of them, but taking the quiz refresh my memory. Awesum quiz! Thanks!



chuck1103

posted 316 days ago

I got a D-....should have paid more attention in history class...can i use the excuse that it all happened before i was born??!!



dswilbornAus**

posted 316 days ago

I don't think so - it happened before I was born, too!



melzerhcus*

posted 314 days ago

Nice quiz C-



MarcM1098Aca*

posted 231 days ago

Great quiz, very educational.





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