Braingle: 'From the Earth to the Moon 2' Trivia Quiz

"From the Earth to the Moon" was a twelve part miniseries that originally aired on HBO. It followed the Apollo space missions. This quiz is about the episodes, "We Have Cleared the Tower" and "1968".

Quiz ID:	#23074
Fun:	(2.75)
Difficulty:	(1.31)
Category:	Television > Drama
Created By:	dswilborn

#1 Who was the commander of Apollo 7?

Alan Shepard
Walter "Wally" Schirra
Jim McDivitt
Frank Borman

#2 What was the nickname given to Guenter Wendt?

Drill Sergeant
Commandant Wendt
Pad Führer
Pad Lieutenant

#3 One of Apollo 7's missions was to test the new computer navigation system.

True
False

#4 During an interview with the Master Sergeant of the 45th Weather Squadron, what did he say was his most important tool for predicting local weather?

The window
Nimbus 2 satellite
Doppler radar
Trained meteorologists

#5 Why did the commander want a mission ruling on the maximum wind speed during take-off?

He was worried about the navigation system.
He wanted to avoid being blown back over land during an abort situation.
He knew that fewer crowds would attend the lift-off if there was stormy weather.
He had doubts about the spacecraft's performance.

#6 An unmanned test of the Saturn V rocket was conducted on the same day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.

True
False

#7 Why was the mission of Apollo 8 changed?

NASA needed to map out future landing sites.
The Lunar Module was not ready in time for testing in earth orbit.
The Russians were planning a similar mission.

#8 What was the launch date for Apollo 8?

December 21, 1968
November 28, 1968
December 12, 1968
January 4, 1968

#9 What does 'TLI' stand for?

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#10 In the episode "1968", what sight seemed to excite the astronauts most on their voyage?

The Earthrise
The moon's grey surface
The depth of the moon's craters

#11 What did the Apollo 8 astronauts read on their Christmas Eve broadcast?

Part of H. G. Well's book, "The First Men in the Moon"
"From the Earth to the Moon" by Jules Verne
The creation story from the book of Genesis
A poem written by Bill Anders

From the Earth to the Moon 2