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100
The first true rockets are believed to have originated here.
What is China
100
An object at rest stays at rest or remains in motion unless acted upon by a force.
What is Newton's first law?
100
He is called the "father of practical modern rocketry"
Who is Robert Goddard?
100
He developed the concept of staging in order to increase efficiency.
Who is Hermann Oberth?
100
This rocket first took Americans to the moon.
What is the Saturn V rocket?
200

The first rockets used this for fuel

What is gunpowder

200
War in which the British used rockets against the Americans.
What is the war of 1812?
200

He increased the accuracy of rockets with launching sticks.

Who is William Congreve?

200
The Italians designed this to set ships on fire.
What is a surface runner(or surface running torpedo)?
200
Frenchman who increased the accuracy of rockets with launch tubes
Who is Jean Froissart
300
Famous physicist whose three laws are applied to rocketry
Who is Newton
300
He is considered the father of space travel
Who is Tsiolkovsky
300
He was a follower of Oberth and became involved involved in the German Rocket Society
Who is Warner von Braun?
300
He led develpoment of the V-2 rocket for the Germans in WWII
Who is Warner von Braun?
300
He developed the concept of spin stabilization to increase accuracy of rockets.
Who is William Hale
400
The Chinese army fired these to fend off the invading Mongols.
What is a fire arrow
400
The name of the book Jules Vern wrote that inspired several rocket scientists.
What is "From the Earth to the Moon?"
400
Von Braun's team was reponsible for this missile that launched the first US satellite.
What is Jupiter C?
400
In 1903 he published an article titled “The Exploration of the World Space with Jet Propulsion Instruments”.
Who is Tsiolkovsky
400

List two accomplishments of Robert Goddard in terms of rocket development

What are: --flying the first successful liquid fueled rocket --worked on solid fuels --helped develop the anti-tank bazooka in WWII --helped Navy develop JATO rocket --developed instruments, fuel pumps, gyroscopic stabilizers

500
Famous writer who inspired early rocket scientists with the idea of space travel
Who is Jules Vern
500

This was the country of Hermann Oberth's birth, although he was not a vampire.

What is Transylvania?

Hermann Oberth was born in Hermannstadt, Transylvania (now Sibiu, Romania) in 1894

500

The French used rockets against the British at this battle.

What is the battle of Orleans (1429)?


On January 8, 1815, the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States.

500
The formula that determines force of a moving object
What is F=ma (mass x acceleration)
500
How fast and how far could the V-2 rocket fly?
What is 3000 mph and 500 miles
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