What did the astronauts planted on the moon?
A goalpost
An American flag
A pitchfork
A huge vegetable garden
Who was the first person to step on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Which U.S. president made it a national mandate to land a man on the moon?
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
How long did it take the Apollo 11 to reach lunar orbit?
Where did the spacecraft land once it reentered the Earth's atmosphere on July 24, 1969?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
How much lunar material was collected to take back to Earth?
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47.5 pounds
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49 pounds
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48 pounds
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49.3 pounds
What manned mission was the Apollo 11 of NASA's Apollo program?
In 1961, who announced the goal of reaching the moon "in this decade"?
James Webb
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Yuri Gagarin
What was the first manned Apollo mission?
Apollo 9
Apollo 7
Apollo 8
Apollo 10
What was significant about the Apollo 8 mission?
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It was the first time the Lunar Module was launched
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It was the first launch of the Saturn V rocket
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It was the first time an American walked in space
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It was the first manned craft to orbit the moon
