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Which two great powers were involved in the Space Race?
a) US and Germany
b) Germany and the Soviet Union
c) US and Soviet Union
d) Ukraine and US

The Space Race was a part of what war?
a) Vietnam War
b) World War I
c) World War II
d) Cold War

Who was the first to launch a satellite into space in 1957?
a) Soviet Union
b) Germany
c) United States
d) Ukraine

Where did the United States and the Soviet Union get most of their rocket scientists?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) Spain

Why was the Space Race so important?
a) It proved who had the best scienctist
b) It proved who had the best economic system
c) It proved who had the best technology
d) It proved all of the above.

What year did the first man land on the moon?
a) 1955
b) 1957
c) 1961
d) 1969

What was the name of the first space ship to land on the moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Sputnik I
c) Apollo 11
d) Freedom 7

What did the Russians call their space pilots?
a) pilots
b) astronauts
c) star sailors
d) cosmonauts

What was the name of the program that helped to develop a lot of the technology for the Apollo program?
a) Pampa
b) Gemini
c) Friendship
d) Sputnik

President John F _______ was so determined to put a man on the moon first he promised it would happen before the end of the decade.
a) John F Eisenhower
b) John F Kennedy
c) John F Armstrong
d) John F Gemini

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