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The Space Race: From Sputnik to the Moon

SheelonHistorySocial StudiesEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

A beeping metal ball that frightened a superpower, the first person in orbit, and twelve people who have walked on another world. Ten questions on the race to space.

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  1. Which country launched the first artificial satellite?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AThe Soviet Union
    BThe United States
    CBritain
    DFrance

  2. Who was the first human in space?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    ANeil Armstrong
    BYuri Gagarin
    CAlan Shepard
    DJohn Glenn

  3. A dog was sent into orbit before any human was.

    True / False · 20s

    TRUE
    FALSE
  4. Which mission first landed humans on the Moon?Multiple Choice · 20s
  5. Who was the first woman in space? Family name is enough.Type Answer · 30s
  6. Why did the launch of Sputnik alarm the United States?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. The Apollo 13 crew returned safely despite an explosion on the way to the Moon.True / False · 20s
  8. How many people have walked on the Moon?Multiple Choice · 20s
  9. What is the International Space Station?Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. Complete Armstrong's line: that's one small ... for man. (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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