1. When was NASA established?
A) 1958
B) 1960
C) 1955
D) 1965
Answer: A) 1958
2. What does NASA stand for?
A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B) National Aerospace and Space Administration
C) National Air and Space Agency
D) National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Answer: A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3. Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) Michael Collins
D) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: A) Neil Armstrong
4. Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon?
A) Apollo 11
B) Apollo 12
C) Apollo 13
D) Apollo 14
Answer: A) Apollo 11
5. What was the primary objective of the Mars Rover Curiosity?
A) Search for signs of life
B) Map the surface of Mars
C) Test new technology
D) Search for water
Answer: A) Search for signs of life
6. Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
A) John Glenn
B) Alan Shepard
C) Gus Grissom
D) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: A) John Glenn
7. What was the name of NASA’s space shuttle program?
A) Apollo
B) Gemini
C) Shuttle
D) Space Shuttle
Answer: D) Space Shuttle
8. Which NASA mission was the first to land a spacecraft on Mars?
A) Viking 1
B) Pathfinder
C) Viking 2
D) Curiosity
Answer: A) Viking 1
9. What is the name of NASA’s space telescope that was launched in 1990?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) James Webb Space Telescope
C) Chandra X-ray Observatory
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer: A) Hubble Space Telescope
10. Which NASA rover was the first to land on Mars in the 21st century?
A) Spirit
B) Opportunity
C) Curiosity
D) Perseverance
Answer: A) Spirit
11. Who was the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission?
A) Eileen Collins
B) Sally Ride
C) Mae Jemison
D) Peggy Whitson
Answer: A) Eileen Collins
12. What was the name of the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the Moon?
A) Chang’e 4
B) Apollo 11
C) Luna 2
D) Surveyor 1
Answer: A) Chang’e 4
13. Which space shuttle disaster occurred in 1986?
A) Challenger
B) Columbia
C) Discovery
D) Atlantis
Answer: A) Challenger
14. What was the primary goal of the Apollo 13 mission?
A) Lunar landing
B) Orbital test
C) Spacewalk
D) Lunar orbit
Answer: A) Lunar landing
15. Which NASA spacecraft was the first to fly by Pluto?
A) New Horizons
B) Voyager 1
C) Voyager 2
D) Cassini
Answer: A) New Horizons
16. What is the primary purpose of the International Space Station (ISS)?
A) Scientific research
B) Space tourism
C) Space station testing
D) Satellite communications
Answer: A) Scientific research
17. What year did the Space Shuttle Columbia first launch?
A) 1981
B) 1982
C) 1984
D) 1986
Answer: A) 1981
18. What was the name of the first American satellite launched into space?
A) Explorer 1
B) Vanguard 1
C) Sputnik 1
D) Telstar 1
Answer: A) Explorer 1
19. Which mission was the first to return samples from the Moon?
A) Apollo 11
B) Apollo 12
C) Apollo 14
D) Apollo 15
Answer: B) Apollo 12
20. Which NASA program was the precursor to Apollo and focused on spacewalks and orbital rendezvous?
A) Mercury
B) Gemini
C) Apollo
D) Skylab
Answer: B) Gemini
21. Which NASA rover is known for discovering evidence of ancient water on Mars?
A) Curiosity
B) Opportunity
C) Spirit
D) Perseverance
Answer: B) Opportunity
22. Which NASA space telescope was launched in 2003 to study the universe in infrared?
A) James Webb Space Telescope
B) Spitzer Space Telescope
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Chandra X-ray Observatory
Answer: B) Spitzer Space Telescope
23. Which Apollo mission was the last to land on the Moon?
A) Apollo 11
B) Apollo 12
C) Apollo 14
D) Apollo 17
Answer: D) Apollo 17
24. What was the name of the NASA mission that sent the first human-made object to orbit the Moon?
A) Apollo 8
B) Apollo 11
C) Lunar Orbiter 1
D) Surveyor 1
Answer: A) Apollo 8
25. Which NASA rover is currently exploring Mars as of 2024?
A) Curiosity
B) Opportunity
C) Perseverance
D) Spirit
Answer: C) Perseverance
26. Which space shuttle was destroyed upon re-entry in 2003?
A) Columbia
B) Challenger
C) Discovery
D) Atlantis
Answer: A) Columbia
27. Which space agency collaborated with NASA on the International Space Station?
A) ESA (European Space Agency)
B) CNSA (China National Space Administration)
C) ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
D) JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Answer: A) ESA (European Space Agency)
28. What was the name of NASA’s first space station?
A) Skylab
B) Mir
C) ISS
D) Salyut
Answer: A) Skylab
29. Which mission provided the first detailed images of the outer planets in our solar system?
A) Voyager 1
B) Voyager 2
C) New Horizons
D) Pioneer 10
Answer: B) Voyager 2
30. Which mission was responsible for the first successful landing on the surface of an asteroid?
A) Hayabusa
B) OSIRIS-REx
C) NEAR Shoemaker
D) Rosetta
Answer: C) NEAR Shoemaker
31. What is the name of the NASA mission that aims to study the sun’s outer atmosphere?
A) Parker Solar Probe
B) Voyager 1
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
Answer: A) Parker Solar Probe
32. Which NASA mission’s goal was to capture and return samples from a near-Earth asteroid?
A) OSIRIS-REx
B) New Horizons
C) JAXA Hayabusa
D) Apollo 11
Answer: A) OSIRIS-REx
33. Which NASA astronaut was the first to orbit the Earth and later became the U.S. Senator?
A) John Glenn
B) Alan Shepard
C) Neil Armstrong
D) Buzz Aldrin
Answer: A) John Glenn
34. What was the primary purpose of the Apollo 12 mission?
A) Lunar landing
B) Lunar orbit
C) Spacewalk
D) Scientific experiments
Answer: A) Lunar landing
35. Which NASA rover was designed to explore the Martian surface and test new technologies?
A) Curiosity
B) Opportunity
C) Spirit
D) Perseverance
Answer: A) Curiosity
36. What was the main objective of the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977?
A) Explore the outer planets
B) Study the Sun
C) Map the Milky Way
D) Investigate black holes
Answer: A) Explore the outer planets
37. Which NASA space telescope was launched to study high-energy phenomena such as black holes and neutron stars?
A) Chandra X-ray Observatory
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) Spitzer Space Telescope
D) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: A) Chandra X-ray Observatory
38. Which mission was designed to test the feasibility of a crewed mission to Mars?
A) Mars 2020
B) Mars Science Laboratory
C) Mars One
D) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Answer: B) Mars Science Laboratory
39. What was the name of the NASA mission that provided a detailed map of the Moon’s surface?
A) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
B) Apollo 11
C) Surveyor 1
D) Chang’e 4
Answer: A) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
40. Who was the first American female astronaut to fly in space?
A) Sally Ride
B) Mae Jemison
C) Eileen Collins
D) Peggy Whitson
Answer: A) Sally Ride
41. What is the name of the robotic spacecraft that studied Saturn and its moons?
A) Cassini
B) Voyager 2
C) New Horizons
D) Pioneer 10
Answer: A) Cassini
42. Which NASA rover landed on Mars in February 2021?
A) Perseverance
B) Curiosity
C) Spirit
D) Opportunity
Answer: A) Perseverance
43. What was the name of the space shuttle that completed the final shuttle mission in 2011?
A) Atlantis
B) Endeavour
C) Discovery
D) Challenger
Answer: A) Atlantis
44. Which NASA mission successfully returned samples from the Moon in 1969?
A) Apollo 11
B) Apollo 12
C) Apollo 14
D) Apollo 15
Answer: A) Apollo 11
45. What is the name of NASA’s robotic spacecraft that studied the outer solar system?
A) Voyager
B) Pioneer
C) Galileo
D) Juno
Answer: A) Voyager
46. Which NASA program focused on human spaceflight during the 1960s?
A) Apollo
B) Mercury
C) Gemini
D) Skylab
Answer: A) Apollo
47. Which space agency launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission?
A) ESA
B) NASA
C) JAXA
D) CNSA
Answer: B) NASA
48. Which astronaut holds the record for the most time spent in space?
A) Gennady Padalka
B) Yuri Malyshev
C) Scott Kelly
D) Sergey Krikalev
Answer: A) Gennady Padalka
49. What is the primary objective of the Artemis program?
A) Return humans to the Moon
B) Send humans to Mars
C) Establish a permanent space station
D) Launch new satellites
Answer: A) Return humans to the Moon
50. Who was the first African American astronaut in space?
A) Guion S. Bluford Jr.
B) Charles Bolden
C) Mae Jemison
D) Charles Thomas
Answer: A) Guion S. Bluford Jr.