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What did the Wright Brothers do first in 1903?

  1. Travel to space

  2. Build a motor boat

  3. Fly a powered airplane

  4. Design a blimp

What is: Fly a powered airplane

100

What does ISS stand for? 

  1. Impressive Space Station 

  2. International Science Station 

  3. Intergalactic Space Search

  4. International Space Station

What is International Space Station

100

What is the Hubble Space Telescope? 

  1. The first telescope located on Earth that could be used to see distant galaxies

  2. The first major optical telescope to be placed in space that orbits the Earth

  3. The first major optical telescope to be placed in space that orbits the Sun

What is: First major optical telescope to be placed in space that orbits the Earth

100

Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon? 

  1. Buzz Aldrin

  2. Neil Armstrong

  3. Michael Collins

  4. Amelia Earheart

Who was Neil Armstrong

100

Which of the following was an advancement that resulted from NASA’s technology?

  1. Harnessing solar power for electricity

  2. Improving water filtration technology

  3. Freeze drying food and snacks

  4. Improving software for photo/video image enhancement and virtual reality

  5. All of the Above

  1. Harnessing solar power for electricity

  2. Improving water filtration technology

  3. Freeze drying food and snacks

  4. Improving software for photo/video image enhancement and virtual reality

  5. All of the Above

200

Where was the first flying object, the kite, invented?

  1. United States 

  2. France

  3. China

  4. Egypt

China

The kite was invented by two chinese philosophers in ancient china sometime between 475 and 221 BC

200

Which mission was the first to successfully land on the moon? 

  1. Pathfinder 11

  2. Apollo 11

  3. Viking 2

  4. Apollo 13

What is Apollo 11

200

Nasa’s innovation have improved safety of airplanes during icy weather. What system helped achieve that? 

  1. An anti-icing and de-icing system for airplane wings 

  2. A humidifier to keep the engine from getting too dry

  3. An air conditioner to keep passengers cool 

  4. A heater to keep passengers warm

An anti-icing and de-icing system for airplane wings 


Developed to keep ice of objects in the cold of space!

200

What country was the first to successfully launch a satellite into orbit? 

  1. Soviet Union (Russia)

  2. United States

  3. Japan

  4. India

What is Soviet Union (Russia)

Sputnik I was about the size of a beach ball

200

What technological advancement resulting from Space Exploration helps humans study weather on Earth?

  1. The Hubble Space Telescope

  2. The Mars Rover

  3. Satellites

  4. James Webb telescope

  5. All of the above

What are Satellites 

300

In which country did the first jet-propelled aircraft take flight? 

  1. China

  2. Germany

  3. United States 

  4. Canada 

Germany

In 1939 the Heinkel 178 was the first fully jet propelled aircraft to fly. 

300

In 2015, what U.S. astronaut broke the record for the longest consecutive period spent in space by an american astronaut?

  1. Neil Armstrong

  2. Scott Kelly 

  3. Buzz Aldrin

  4. Yuri Gagarin 

Scott Kelly


Spent 342 days in space. Nasa studied the effects of space on astronauts by comparing Scott to his twin brother

300

Temper Foam, or memory foam, now used in padding, pillows, and mattresses, was first invented to do what?

  1. Create a heat shield on a space shuttle

  2. Provide a cozy environment aboard the ISS

  3. Improve crash protection for airplane passengers

  4. Create a soft material for sitting on the space toilet

Improve crash protection for airplane passengers

300

Who was Amelia Earheart?

  1. First Woman Astronaut

  2. First Woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

  3. A fighter Pilot in WWII

  4. First Woman Scientist

First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

300

Who were the passengers of the first hot air balloon? 

  1. A sheep, a duck, and a rooster

  2. A giraffe and a dog

  3. A monkey and a lion

  4. A human and a cat

What are A sheep, a duck, and a rooster

400

During which decade did commercial flights become common?

  1. 1940’s

  2. 1950’s

  3. 1960’s

  4. 1970’s

What is the 1950’s

400

How did SpaceX reduce the cost of travelling to space?

  1. It used cheaper materials to build rockets 

  2. It used smaller rockets 

  3. It created the first reusable rocket

  4. It did not reduce the cost at all

It created the first reusable rocket

400

Which of the following information is a satellite NOT able to provide data about? 

  1. Vegetation

  2. Insect Infestation

  3. Crop growth

  4. Number of countries 

  5. Land Use 

Number of countries 


Satellites can see plants and physical objects, but are not able to “see” political boundaries of countries

400

Which Company was the first commercial company to visit the International Space Station?

  1. NASA

  2. SpaceX

  3. Virgin Galactic

  4. Blue Origin

What is SpaceX

400

What was the Red Bull Stratos?

  1. A rocket car racing project 

  2. A motorcycle racing project

  3. A space exploration project 

  4. A high altitude skydiving project 

A high altitude skydiving project 


Skydiver Felix Baumgartner flew about 39 kilometers into the stratosphere before freefalling in a pressure suit and parachuting to earth.

500

In what year did the first aircraft exceed the speed of sound?

  1. 1908

  2. 1926

  3. 1947

  4. 1968

What are 

1947

US Air force officer Charles Yeager piloted the first aircraft to travel faster than the speed of sound. He flew 662 mph.

500

What were Katherine Johnson’s Contributions to the Apollo program?

  1. She was one of the astronauts 

  2. She was the leader of the program team

  3. She calculated the path for one of the space flights

  4. She was the Command Module Pilot

What is 

She calculated the path for one of the space flights


There is a movie about her called Hidden Figures

500

Which of the following statements are true about Mars? (Select all that apply)

  1. Scientists believe there might have been some kind of life on Mars

  2. The atmosphere on Mars is the same as the atmosphere on Earth

  3. There is water on Mars 

  4. There is the same amount of gravity on Mars and Earth 

  1. Scientists believe there might have been some kind of life on Mars


And


4. There is water on Mars 

500

Who was the first African American woman to go to space? 

  1. Ellen Ochoa

  2. Mae Jemison

  3. Amelia Earheart

  4. Eileen Collins 

Who is Mae Jemison

500

Who was the first African American astronaut?

  1. Guion S. Bluford

  2. Franklin Chang-Diaz

  3. Charles Bolden

  4. Mae Jemison

Whois Guion S. Bluford


Mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-8) in 1983