Apollo 11 Quiz For Cody Hall

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    Which President set the goal of going to the Moon?

    • Richard Nixon
    • John F. Kennedy, Jr.
    • Harry S. Truman
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Gerald Ford
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This is a quiz testing the knowledge you have gained about the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Before starting this quiz, please close the information site. For scientific purposes, I ask that you do not look up any of the answers to these questions. The results will be kept anonymous.

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  • 2. 

    Which of these famous astronauts were part of the Apollo 11 mission? (select more than one)

    • John Glenn

    • Neil Armstrong

    • Jim Lovell

    • Michael Collins

    • Buzz Aldrin

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Neil Armstrong
    A. Michael Collins
    A. Buzz Aldrin
    Explanation
    Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin were all part of the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the moon, and Michael Collins piloted the command module while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the lunar surface. John Glenn and Jim Lovell were both famous astronauts, but they were not part of the Apollo 11 mission.

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    What is the name of the ship that the astronauts landed on the moon in?

    • Apollo 11

    • Tranquility

    • The Kennedy

    • Swan

    • The Eagle

    Correct Answer
    A. The Eagle
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "The Eagle". The Eagle was the name of the lunar module that was used by the astronauts of Apollo 11 to land on the moon. The lunar module was designed to separate from the command module and descend to the moon's surface. After landing, the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin famously took their first steps on the moon from the ladder of the Eagle.

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    Which astronauts landed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission?

    • Michael Collins

    • Buzz Aldrin

    • John Glenn

    • Neil Armstrong

    • Jim Lovell

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Buzz Aldrin
    A. Neil Armstrong
    Explanation
    During the Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the astronauts who landed on the moon. Michael Collins was also a part of the mission but remained in orbit around the moon while Aldrin and Armstrong descended to the lunar surface. John Glenn and Jim Lovell were not part of the Apollo 11 mission and did not land on the moon.

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    What date did the astronauts of Apollo 11 land on the moon?

    • July 20, 1969

    • July 16, 1969

    • June 20, 1969

    • August 18, 1969

    • June 10, 1969

    Correct Answer
    A. July 20, 1969
    Explanation
    On July 20, 1969, the astronauts of Apollo 11 landed on the moon. This date is widely known as a historic milestone in human space exploration, as it marked the first time that humans set foot on another celestial body. The Apollo 11 mission was led by Neil Armstrong, who famously took the first step onto the lunar surface and uttered the iconic words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The successful moon landing of Apollo 11 paved the way for further space exploration and remains a significant event in history.

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    What date did the Apollo 11 astronauts return to Earth?

    • July 24, 1969

    • June 4, 1969

    • June 25, 1969

    • July 20, 1969

    • July 28, 1969

    Correct Answer
    A. July 24, 1969
    Explanation
    The Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth on July 24, 1969.

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    What year did the president set the goal of going to the Moon? He said, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

    • 1960

    • 1965

    • 1953

    • 1961

    • 1952

    Correct Answer
    A. 1961
    Explanation
    In 1961, the president set the goal of going to the Moon. He stated that he believed the nation should commit itself to achieving the goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade.

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    How long did the trip to the moon take?

    • 1 day

    • 18 hours

    • 3 days

    • 5 days

    • One week

    Correct Answer
    A. 5 days
    Explanation
    The trip to the moon took 5 days because it involved traveling a distance of approximately 384,400 kilometers. The Apollo missions, which successfully landed humans on the moon, took around 3 days to reach the moon after launching from Earth. The spacecraft had to travel at a speed of about 39,000 kilometers per hour to cover this distance. Once the mission was completed on the moon, the return trip to Earth also took around 3 days, resulting in a total travel time of approximately 6 days.

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  • 9. 

    Did you use wechoosethemoon.org or Wikipedia?

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