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Space Exploration

  • 20 questions
  • Grade 7
  • English

Sputnik, Gagarin, Apollo 11 and the James Webb telescope: 20 questions with pictures about people and machines in space. Pictures: Wikimedia Commons – Mikhail Klimentev (CC BY 4.0); Peter Koard (CC BY-SA 3.0 de); others public domain or CC0.

Questions

  1. A black-and-white photo of a young man in uniform.
    Multiple choice

    Who was the first person in space?

  2. A photo of a woman with short dark hair.
    Multiple choice

    Who was the first woman in space?

  3. A shiny metal ball with four long antennas.
    Multiple choice

    This was the first satellite in space, in 1957. What was it called?

  4. A round mission badge with an eagle landing on the Moon.
    Multiple choice

    What happened during this mission in 1969?

  5. A huge white rocket lifting off with fire and smoke.
    Multiple choice

    Which giant rocket took astronauts to the Moon?

  6. A white spacecraft with wings attached to a big orange tank during launch.
    Multiple choice

    Which spacecraft could fly back to Earth and land like a plane?

  7. A large silver telescope floating above the Earth.
    Multiple choice

    What is this famous telescope?

  8. A telescope with golden six-sided mirrors and a big silver sun shield.
    Multiple choice

    This telescope with golden mirrors was launched in 2021. What is it called?

  9. A robot vehicle with six wheels on reddish, rocky ground.
    Multiple choice

    Which planet is this rover exploring?

  10. An astronaut in a white spacesuit holding a helmet.
    Multiple choice

    This German astronaut lived on the International Space Station. What is his name?

  11. A black-and-white photo of a smiling man in a spacesuit.
    Multiple choice

    Who was the first German in space, in 1978?

  12. Multiple choice

    Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

  13. Multiple choice

    What was Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth?

  14. Multiple choice

    Why do astronauts need spacesuits outside the station?

  15. Multiple choice

    Which country launched the first satellite?

  16. Multiple choice

    Why do astronauts float in the space station?

  17. True or false

    The International Space Station goes around the Earth about every 90 minutes.

  18. Fill in the blank

    A person who travels into space is called an ____.

  19. Put in order

    Order the events from the earliest to the latest.

  20. Match the pairs

    Match the name to the first.

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