Vocabulary
The first rocket ship manned (carry on by men) to the moon landing. Neil Amstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon.
What was Apollo 11?
How was Jules Verne called?
The Father of Science Fiction.
What year did the first real rocket ship land on the moon?
1969
This man was president of the United States during the Civil War. He worked very hard to preserve the country and sadly, was murdered just days after the war ended. His face is on the penny.
Abraham Lincoln.
Where was the Gun Club located that came up with the idea to shoot a projectile from the Earth to the Moon?
Baltimore
What is a telescope?
In which country was Jules Verne born?
France
How far is the Moon from the earth?
384,400 km
218,657 miles
What was one of the main reasons that caused deep disagreements between the northern and southern states that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
President Impey Barbicane had a personal enemy, whose occupation was a designer for shield plates. He declared that the whole project was impossible and attacked the president of the Gun Club through newspaper articles and letters to the editor. Who was this man?
Captain Nicholls
The force that keeps things on Earth.
What is gravity?
In which city in France and what year was Jules born?
Nantes, 1886
Who was J.T. Manson?
One of the main members of the Gung Club.
What is a civil war?
What was the name of the French adventurer who wanted to travel to the Moon inside the projectile shot from the giant cannon?
A rock or big device that flies through space
What is a meteor?
Name another book of Jules Verne
"Around the World in Eighty Days".
In what year was published "From the Earth to the Moon?
1865
When did start the American Civil War?
The Amercian Civil War started 1861/1862
Which state in USA was feasible locations for building the cannon?
Florida
NASA
Federal Agency and stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. , NASA leads studying Earth science, including climate, our Sun, solar system, and the larger universe.
What year did Jules Verne die?
1905
Who was Captain Elphistone?
A very old member of the Gung Club.
Which states did fight the American Civil War?
Southern States and Northern States
Name three characters from the book
Barbicane
J.T. Matson
Nicholls
Hos is called a highly advanced, innovative or pioneering technology.
Cutting edge Technoloy
Before he became a writer, what did Jules Verne study in Paris?
Law.
Tell me the date of the first encounter of the Gung club.
October 5th.
The first astronaut who landed on the moon.
Who were the main investors in the Gun Club's project to build a rocket to the moon?
Nicholls
Arden