The first mission to land humans on the moon was Apollo 11. It accomplished President John F. Kennedy's 1961 mission to launch American astronauts into space and safely return them to Earth by the end of the decade.
25 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to the Apollo 11
1. **When did Apollo 11 land on the Moon?**
- a) July 16, 1969
- b) July 20, 1969
- c) July 24, 1969
- d) July 26, 1969
- **Answer:** b) July 20, 1969
2. **Who was the first person to step foot on the moon?
- a) Michael Collins
- b) Buzz Aldrin
- c) Neil Armstrong
- d) John Glenn
- **Answer:** c) Neil Armstrong
3. **What was the name of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module?
- a) Columbia
- b) Eagle
- c) Odyssey
- d) Aquarius
- **Answer:** b) Eagle
4. **Who was the command module pilot for Apollo 11?**
- a) Neil Armstrong
- b) Buzz Aldrin
- c) Michael Collins
- d) Alan Shepard
- **Answer:** c) Michael Collins
6. **How long did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spend on the lunar surface?**
- a) About 2 hours
- b) About 12 hours
- c) About 21 hours
- d) About 24 hours
- **Answer:** c) About 21 hours
7. **Which rocket was used to launch Apollo 11?**
- a) Saturn I
- b) Saturn IB
- c) Saturn V
- d) Titan II
- **Answer:** c) Saturn V
8. **How many astronauts were on the Apollo 11 mission?**
- a) Two
- b) Three
- c) Four
- d) Five
- **Answer:** b) Three
10. **Which US President made the famous speech committing to landing a man on the Moon?**
- a) John F. Kennedy
- b) Lyndon B. Johnson
- c) Richard Nixon
- d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
- **Answer:** a) John F. Kennedy
11. **Where did Apollo 11 launch from?**
- a) Kennedy Space Center
- b) The Air Force Station at Cape Canaveral
- c) Vandenberg Air Force Base
- d) Edwards Air Force Base
- **Answer:** a) Kennedy Space Center
12. **What was the overall duration of the Apollo 11 mission?
- a) 6 days
- b) 8 days
- c) 10 days
- d) 12 days
- **Answer:** b) 8 days
13. **Which part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft returned to Earth?**
- a) Lunar Module
- b) Service Module
- c) Command Module
- d) All of the above
- **Answer:** c) Command Module
15. **Where did Apollo 11 splash down upon returning to Earth?**
- a) Pacific Ocean
- b) Atlantic Ocean
- c) Gulf of Mexico
- d) Indian Ocean
- **Answer:** a) Pacific Ocean
16. **What date did Apollo 11 return to Earth?**
- a) July 20, 1969
- b) July 22, 1969
- c) July 24, 1969
- d) July 26, 1969
- **Answer:** c) July 24, 1969
17. **What was the primary material of the space suits worn by Apollo 11 astronauts?**
- a) Kevlar
- b) Nylon
- c) Beta cloth
- d) Polyethylene
- **Answer:** c) Beta cloth
18. **How many pounds of lunar material did Apollo 11 bring back?**
- a) 10 pounds
- b) 22 pounds
- c) 48 pounds
- d) 70 pounds
- **Answer:** b) 22 pounds
19. **What was the name of the recovery ship that retrieved the Apollo 11 astronauts?**
- a) USS Hornet
- b) USS Intrepid
- c) USS Enterprise
- d) USS Yorktown
- **Answer:** a) USS Hornet
20. **What quarantine measures were taken for Apollo 11 astronauts after returning to Earth?**
- a) They were quarantined for 21 days
- b) They were quarantined for 7 days
- c)They were placed in quarantine for fourteen days.
- d) They were not quarantined
- **Answer:** a) They were quarantined for 21 days
21. **What scientific experiments were conducted on the lunar surface during Apollo 11?**
- a) Solar wind experiment, seismic experiment, laser ranging retroreflector
- b) Solar wind experiment, radiation experiment, biological experiment
- c) Seismic experiment, radiation experiment, soil mechanics experiment
- d) Laser ranging retroreflector, biological experiment, soil mechanics experiment
- **Answer:** a) Solar wind experiment, seismic experiment, laser ranging retroreflector
22. **Which Apollo mission was the first to orbit the Moon?**
- a) Apollo 7
- b) Apollo 8
- c) Apollo 9
- d) Apollo 10
- **Answer:** b) Apollo 8
23. **What was the total cost of the Apollo program?**
- a) $10 billion
- b) $15 billion
- c) $25 billion
- d) $30 billion
- **Answer:** c) $25 billion
24. **How many people worldwide watched the Apollo 11 moon landing on television?**
- a) 300 million
- b) 400 million
- c) 500 million
- d) 600 million
- **Answer:** b) 400 million
25. **What was the last manned mission to the Moon?**
- a) Apollo 15
- b) Apollo 16
- c) Apollo 17
- d) Apollo 18
- **Answer:** c) Apollo 17
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