The Right Stuff

Mr. Dolloff

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  1. The man who broke the sound barrier was:

    2. Your answer:
    Chuck Yeager
    Gordon Cooper
    John Glenn

  2. How did you get your picture on the wall at Pancho's?

    3. Your answer:
    by getting killed testing a plane
    by joining the astronaut corp
    by setting a speed record

  3. What problem did John Glenn's wife have?

    4. Your answer:
    stuttering
    cancer
    home-sickness

  4. What does "astronaut" mean?

    5. Your answer:
    star man
    heavenly voyager
    star voyager

  5. What magazine featured the astronauts' stories?

    6. Your answer:
    Newsweek
    Time
    Life

  6. How fast is Mach 1?

    7. Your answer:
    750 mph
    17,000 mph
    1,000 mph

  7. Who was the 1st man in space?

    8. Your answer:
    John Glenn
    Al Shepard
    Yuri Gagarin

  8. How fast do you have to go to reach Earth Orbit?

    9. Your answer:
    22, 500 mph
    17, 500 mph
    750 mph

  9. Whose capsule sank as a result of the hatch blowing off prematurely?

    10. Your answer:
    Wally Schirra
    Gus Grissom
    Alan Shepard

  10. The name of the plane that broke the sound barrier was:

    11. Your answer:
    X-11
    X-1
    Freedom 7

  11. The first satellite put in space was called Explorer I.

    12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. Gordon Cooper was the last Mercury astronaut to fly a mission.

    13. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  13. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.

    14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  14. Gus Grissom was considered the unofficial "leader" of the Mercury astronauts.

    15. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. "The Right Stuff" is a true story.

    16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

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