Who won the space race?

- Jeff Steers

1 What happened on October 4, 1957?

A The Soviet Union launched a missile at the United States
B The United States launched a missile at the Soviet Union
C The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik
D The United States launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

2 What was so scary about Sputnik?

A No manmade technology had ever been launched into space
B The same technology that launched Sputnik could be used to launch a nuclear warhead
at any city on the planet
C Nobody knew where it would land if it fell back to Earth
D There was nothing scary about Sputnik

3 Who was the president of the United States during the Sputnik launch?
A Dwight D. Eisenhower
B Franklin D. Roosevelt
C John F. Kennedy
D Barack H. Obama

4 What marked the end of the space race?

A NASA ran out of money
B The Soviet Union lost interest
C The leaders of the two nations agreed to collaborate
D The space race continues to this day
5 Which one of these advancements is NOT directly related to the space program?
A Memory foam in matresses
B Freeze dried foods
C Light-emitting diode therapy
D Television