| Coverage : The Neil Armstrong Quiz tests your knowledge of the famous astronaut with regard to his personal and professional life.
The Neil Armstrong Quiz questions are creatively compiled to allow you to discover how much you really know about this American hero. |
| 1. | What is Neil Armstrong's role in the American space program of the 1960s? |
| a. | | He was the first man in space. |
| b. | | He was the first man to walk on the moon |
| c. | | He was the first man on the space shuttle |
| d. | | He has been in space the longest of any astronaut
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| 2. | In what year was Neil Armstrong born? |
| a. | | 1940 |
| b. | | 1938 |
| c. | | 1928 |
| d. | | 1930
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| 3. | When he served during the Korean War, what did Neil Armstrong do? |
| a. | | He was a Navy fighter pilot |
| b. | | He was an Army captain |
| c. | | He flew a helicopter |
| d. | | He was an Air Force pilot
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| 4. | From what college did Neil Armstrong receive a Bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering? |
| a. | | Duke |
| b. | | Dartmouth |
| c. | | University of Pennsylvania |
| d. | | Purdue
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| 5. | Prior to becoming an astronaut, what job did Neil Armstrong hold? |
| a. | | Professor |
| b. | | Airline pilot |
| c. | | Test pilot |
| d. | | Engineer
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| 6. | Neil Armstrong famously said, from the surface of the moon, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for _____." |
| a. | | "All men" |
| b. | | "The United States" |
| c. | | "Mankind" |
| d. | | "The space program"
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| 7. | In 1972, Neil Armstrong was welcomed into a town in a country where his ancestors were from. What country is that? |
| a. | | Scotland |
| b. | | Ireland |
| c. | | Germany |
| d. | | England
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| 8. | On what popular popular cartoon did Neil Armstrong lend his voice as himself? |
| a. | | "South Park" |
| b. | | "Spongebob Squarepants" |
| c. | | "The Simpsons" |
| d. | | 'The Family Guy"
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| 9. | On what space vessel did Neil Armstrong take his first space flight? |
| a. | | Apollo 11 |
| b. | | Apollo 13 |
| c. | | Gemini 8 |
| d. | | Gemini 5
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| 10. | In the 1995 movie "Apollo 13" who played Neil Armstrong? |
| a. | | Mark Wheeler |
| b. | | Jeffrey Nordling |
| c. | | Tom Hanks |
| d. | | Gary Sinise
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| 11. | After Neil Armstrong retired from space flight in 1970, he began teaching in the engineering department of what university? |
| a. | | Purdue University |
| b. | | University of Ohio |
| c. | | University of Pennsylvania |
| d. | | University of Cincinnati
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| 12. | How many children did Neil Armstrong and his wife, Janet, have together? |
| a. | | 6 |
| b. | | 2 |
| c. | | 4 |
| d. | | 3
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| 13. | After planting a flat on the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong received a phone call from who? |
| a. | | President Lyndon Johnson |
| b. | | President Richard Nixon |
| c. | | Astronauts of former flights |
| d. | | His children
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| 14. | Why did Neil Armstrong stop signing autographs for people? |
| a. | | His autograph was being sold on Ebay |
| b. | | He believed people were rude in asking |
| c. | | He doesn't like to share much about himself, including his handwriting |
| d. | | His lawyer advised against it
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| 15. | What large company did Neil Armstrong sue in 1994 for using his name and a recording of his words while on the moon without his consent? |
| a. | | American Greetings |
| b. | | General Electric |
| c. | | Chrysler Motors |
| d. | | Hallmark Cards
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