To the moon and back...
Miscellaneous
Quotes
100

The Soviets took the lead in the space race by launching what man-made satellite in 1957?

Sputnik I

100

Who led the revolution in Cuba and later became the dictator?

Fidel Castro

100

Who said it? 'The Eagle has landed."

Neil Armstrong

200

What space mission ended in disaster in 1986 when the shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff?

The Challenger

200

The Wright Brothers owned what kind of shop in Dayton, Ohio?

a bicycle shop (also print shop)

200

Who said it? "I have a dream."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

300

Who was the first American to travel into space in 1961?

Alan Shepard

300

What was the most famous destination of Charles Darwin on his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle?

The Galápagos Islands

300

Regarding which war did Robert McNamara say this? "We were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why."

The Vietnam War

400

Which NASA mission first landed on the moon?

Apollo II

400

What woman made a ten-year career of smuggling slaves out of the south?

Harriet Tubman

400

What US President spoke these words regarding the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion? "How could I have been so stupid?"

John F. Kennedy

500

Who was the first man to orbit the earth in a spaceship?

Yuri Gagarin

500

What native Shoshone woman assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition west to the Pacific Ocean?

Sacagawea

500

What WWII leader said these words? "On this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization."

Winston Churchill regarding the Battle of Britain