Part 1

Mr. Dolloff

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  1. What cartoon character was used in Nasa's community presentations?

    2. Your answer:
    bugs bunny
    daffy duck
    woody woodpecker

  2. How were astronauts Elliot See and Charlie Bass killed?

    3. Your answer:
    rocket explosion
    airplane crash
    capsule fire

  3. What was Nasa's second class of astronauts called?

    4. Your answer:
    the "gemini boys"
    the "new nine"
    the "fine five"

  4. Which American astronaut walked in space 1st?

    5. Your answer:
    Buzz Aldrin
    Jim Lovell
    Ed White

  5. What was the secret identity the astronauts used?

    6. Your answer:
    george parker
    max peck
    sam steele

  6. What object floated out of the spacecraft during the 1st spacewalk?

    7. Your answer:
    a book
    a washer
    a glove

  7. What problem did Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott have on Gemini 8?

    8. Your answer:
    cracked heat shield
    computer failure
    a stuck thruster

  8. Which of the following was NOT first accomplished by the Gemini program?

    9. Your answer:
    EVA
    earth orbit
    docking of two ships

  9. Who was picked as the first commander of the first Apollo mission?

    10. Your answer:
    Neil Armstrong
    Gus Grissom
    Alan Shepard

  10. Where did Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott land after their trouble with Gemini 8?

    11. Your answer:
    Bay of Pigs
    Indian Ocean
    South China Sea

  11. President Kennedy was killed before the decision was made to go to the moon.

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott both got sick in space on their Gemini 8 flight.

    13. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  13. Ed White was the first man to "walk" in space.

    14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  14. Alan Shepard was the 1st American in space.

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. Tom Cruise gave the introduction to this episode.

    16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

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