Question 1

Which unmanned mission successfully landed on Mars in 1976, becoming the first to send back data from the Martian surface?

Accepted Answer

Viking 1

Question 2

Which space mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?

Accepted Answer

Apollo 11

Question 3

Which mission was the first to fly by all the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)?

Accepted Answer

Voyager 2

Question 4

Who was the first person to travel into space?

Accepted Answer

Yuri Gagarin

Question 5

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik 1

Question 6

What was the name of the first space station launched by NASA?

Accepted Answer

Skylab

Question 7

Who was the first woman to travel into space?

Accepted Answer

Sally Ride

Question 8

What was the first reusable spacecraft used by NASA?

Accepted Answer

Space Shuttle Columbia

Question 9

What is the primary type of fuel used in the Space Shuttle’s main engines?

Accepted Answer

Liquid Hydrogen

Question 10

What is the term used for the speed a rocket needs to escape Earth's gravitational pull?

Accepted Answer

Escape Velocity

Question 11

How many moons does Mars have?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 12

What engine powers the Saturn V’s first stage, responsible for launching astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo program?

Accepted Answer

F-1

Question 13

Which engine type uses a mixture of solid and liquid fuel components?

Accepted Answer

Hybrid rocket engine

Question 14

Which NASA rocket engine has been used on the Space Shuttle and is being reused for the Space Launch System (SLS)?

Accepted Answer

RS-25

Question 15

What is the closest star to Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Question 16

What year was the James Webb Space Telescope launched?

Accepted Answer

2021

Question 17

Which company successfully launched the first all-civilian mission into orbit in 2021?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX

Question 18

What is the name of the reusable rocket developed by Blue Origin?

Accepted Answer

New Shepard

Question 19

What is the name of the first spacecraft to successfully land on and sample an asteroid?

Accepted Answer

OSIRIS-REx

Question 20

What is the highest number of humans that have been in space simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

19

Space Trivia

2) Which space mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?

3) Which mission was the first to fly by all the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)?

4) Who was the first person to travel into space?

5) What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

6) What was the name of the first space station launched by NASA?

7) Who was the first woman to travel into space?

8) What was the first reusable spacecraft used by NASA?

9) What is the primary type of fuel used in the Space Shuttle’s main engines?

10) What is the term used for the speed a rocket needs to escape Earth's gravitational pull?

11) How many moons does Mars have?

12) What engine powers the Saturn V’s first stage, responsible for launching astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo program?

13) Which engine type uses a mixture of solid and liquid fuel components?

14) Which NASA rocket engine has been used on the Space Shuttle and is being reused for the Space Launch System (SLS)?

15) What is the closest star to Earth?

16) What year was the James Webb Space Telescope launched?

17) Which company successfully launched the first all-civilian mission into orbit in 2021?

18) What is the name of the reusable rocket developed by Blue Origin?

19) What is the name of the first spacecraft to successfully land on and sample an asteroid?

20) What is the highest number of humans that have been in space simultaneously?