Neil Armstrong

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Neil Armstrong.

1. In what U.S. state was Neil Armstrong born?
a. California
b. Ohio
c. North Carolina
d. Michigan
e. Florida

2. What was Neil Armstrong's occupation?
a. Fighter pilot
b. Test pilot
c. Astronaut
d. Professor
e. All of the above

3. When was Neil Armstrong born?
a. 1840
b. 1890
c. 1930
d. 1960
e. 1972

4. What was Neil Armstrong most known for?
a. First to circumnavigate the globe
b. First to the top of Mount Everest
c. Being the first man to walk on the Moon
d. First to visit the South Pole
e. Discovering the Hudson River

5. What was the name of the spacecraft that took Neil Armstrong to the Moon?
a. Apollo 11
b. Mercury 2
c. Gemini 6
d. Atlantis 5
e. Delta 172

6. In what war did Neil serve as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Navy?
a. World War II
b. World War I
c. Vietnam War
d. Korean War
e. Gulf War

7. What was the name of the first spacecraft Armstrong took into space?
a. Apollo 11
b. Mercury 2
c. Gemini 8
d. Atlantis 5
e. Delta 172

8. What did Armstrong say when he first stepped on the Moon?
a. We did it, we really did it!
b. It looks different close up
c. Houston, I'm on the ground
d. I'm king of the world!
e. That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

9. What was the 'Eagle'?
a. One of the test planes used by NASA
b. The lunar module that actually landed on the Moon
c. Armstrong's nickname for his fighter plane
d. The name of the dog that Armstrong took to the Moon
e. The call sign used by NASA for Armstrong

10. What did Armstrong do before he became an astronaut?
a. He was a schoolteacher
b. He worked in a bank
c. He worked as a test pilot
d. He was a general in the army
e. He was unemployed


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