The Space Race
Which two nations were part of the Space Race?
USA and USSR
I was the second man to walk on the moon.
Buzz Aldrin
Sir Peter Blake first won the America's cup in 1995, and the competition was hosted by the USA. What is the capital of the USA?
Washington DC
In the 1930s, Sir Edmund Hillary was an apiarist - what is another term for this job?
Beekeeping
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic ocean, OR, Jacques Cousteau launches his research ship The Calypso.
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic ocean
Name all 3 astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission.
I was the first person to fly solo from England to New Zealand.
Jean Batten
The explorer Marco Polo spent 17 years in China. What is the capital of China?
Beijing
In which war did Sir Edmund Hillary serve?
World War II
Vikings land in North America, OR, Polynesians land in Aotearoa.
Vikings land in North America
Neil Armstrong was a very experienced pilot - in which war was he a pilot?
Korean War
I was a viking and was probably the first European to set foot in North America.
Leif Eriksson
Jean Batten's flight from England to Brazil made her the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. What is the capital city of Brazil?
BrasÃlia
What did Sir Edmund Hillary use his money from climbing Everest to help to build in Nepal after his big climb?
The first man in space, OR, the first man to summit Mt Everest.
The first man to summit Mt Everest
What was the date of the Moon Landing?
July 16th, 1969
I was an English explorer and scientist, and I wrote several books about my theory of evolution.
Charles Darwin
The first European to discover New Zealand, Abel Tasman, was from the Netherlands. What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
What was the name of the man who climbed Everest with Edmund Hillary?
Tenzing Norgay
Jeanne Baret was the first woman to sail around the world, OR, Abel Tasman discovers New Zealand.
Abel Tasman discovers New Zealand
Who was first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
I was a French ocean explorer who helped to invent the scuba diving device.
Jacques Cousteau
Edmund Hillary climbed Mt Everest, a mountain which sits on the China-Nepal border. What is the capital of Nepal?
Kathmandu
In what year did Edmund Hillary climb Mt Everest?
1953
Marco Polo travels through Asia, OR, Vasco de Gama reaches India by sea.
Marco Polo travels through Asia