Question 1
Which Soviet spacecraft became the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth in 1957?
- Sputnik 1
- Explorer 1
- Vanguard 1
- Luna 1
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Sputnik 1
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Spacecraft trivia quiz
Spacecraft trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 110 Spacecraft questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Spacecraft questions cover
- Pluto Flyby
- Asteroid Samples
- Mars Landing
- Titan Landing
- Asteroid Orbit
- Asteroid Sample
- Asteroid Sampling
- Comet Landing
- Comet Samples
- Cosmic Background
- Dwarf Planets
- Far Side
Try three Spacecraft questions
Question 2
Which spacecraft carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human orbital flight in 1961?
- Soyuz 1
- Vostok 1
- Gemini 4
- Mercury-Atlas 6
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Vostok 1
Question 3
Which 1969 mission first landed astronauts on the Moon?
- Apollo 8
- Apollo 12
- Apollo 11
- Gemini 11
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Apollo 11
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Spacecraft match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Spacecraft questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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