Worksheet: Mission Moon | General Knowledge Encyclopedia - Class 8 PDF Download

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Q1: Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) Buzz Aldrin
(c) Michael Collins
(d) Alan Shepard

Q2: Which spacecraft did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin use to reach the moon?
(a) Apollo 11
(b) Gemini 6
(c) Apollo 13
(d) Mercury 7

Q3: How many people were part of the Apollo 11 mission?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Q4: Which phrase did Neil Armstrong famously say when he first stepped on the moon?
(a) "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
(b) "Houston, we have a problem."
(c) "We choose to go to the moon."
(d) "Space: the final frontier."

Q5: What was the name of the lunar module used by Armstrong and Aldrin to land on the moon?
(a) Eagle
(b) Orion
(c) Falcon
(d) Apollo

Q6: Which country was the first to land a human-made object on the moon?
(a) United States
(b) Soviet Union (USSR)
(c) China
(d) India

Q7: How long did it take for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to reach the moon?
(a) 1 day
(b) 3 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 14 days

Q8: Who piloted the command module while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the moon's surface?
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) Buzz Aldrin
(c) Michael Collins
(d) Alan Shepard

Q9: How many moonwalks did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin perform during the Apollo 11 mission?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three

Q10: What year did the first moon landing take place?
(a) 1961
(b) 1965
(c) 1969
(d) 1972

Q11: Who was the president of the United States when Apollo 11 landed on the moon?
(a) John F. Kennedy
(b) Richard Nixon
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson

Q12: How long did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spend on the moon's surface?
(a) 30 minutes
(b) 1 hour
(c) 4 hours
(d) 21 hours and 36 minutes

Q13: What was the primary objective of the Apollo 11 mission?
(a) To explore lunar caves
(b) To collect moon rocks
(c) To search for signs of life
(d) To demonstrate human capabilities in space

Q14: How many Apollo missions successfully landed astronauts on the moon?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

Q15: What was the purpose of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) used in later Apollo missions?
(a) To transport astronauts across the moon's surface
(b) To conduct experiments on lunar soil
(c) To communicate with Earth
(d) To search for water on the moon

Q16: What was the approximate distance traveled by Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 mission?
(a) 100 meters
(b) 500 meters
(c) 1 kilometer
(d) 4 kilometers

Q17: How did Neil Armstrong describe the moon's surface when he first stepped on it?
(a) Soft and powdery
(b) Solid rock
(c) Smooth like glass
(d) Rough and jagged

Q18: What was the name of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo 11 mission?
(a) Atlas
(b) Titan
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn V

Q19: What was the name of the first manned mission of the Apollo program?
(a) Apollo 8
(b) Apollo 10
(c) Apollo 11
(d) Apollo 13

Q20: What was the name of the command module that carried the astronauts back to Earth?
(a) Columbia
(b) Endeavour
(c) Discovery
(d) Atlantis

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