Space Race
In the 1950’s and 1960’s what competition was going on between the USA and the USSR?
The Space Race
What was it named when the U.S. hockey team beat the USSR hockey team for the first time in 1954?
Miracle on Ice
What was the name of the first dog to orbit space?
Laika
Which Pixar character was named after Edwin Aldrin?
Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story
How many countries were in the first summer Olympics?
14 countries
On October 4, 1957, the first artificial satellite was launched, what was its name?
Sputnik 1
What games did the USSR refuse to participate in due to the idea that it went against communism?
The Olympics
What are the only animals seen in the Olympics?
A horse
What animal by the name of Ham was sent into space by the US during the Space Race?
A chimpanzee
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
The first man in space was from which country?
USSR/ Soviet Union
What 2 countries used the Olympics as a way to show their country’s power?
USA + USSR
What animal did the CIA attempt to train during the Cold War?
Dolphins
Which common toy was named after Theodore Roosevelt?
The teddy bear
Other than athletes, who used to participate in the Olympic games?
Artists and sculptors
Along with Neil Armstrong, who was the first man on the moon?
Edwin Aldrin
Which people did the Olympic Games originate from?
The Ancient Greeks
What bird did Australians lose the war to?
Emus
Children from poor families would play with what homemade toys that could float on water?
Sailboats
Who hosted the 1996 Olympics?
The United States in Atlanta, Georgia