Astronauts & Space Firsts Quiz
Gagarin, Armstrong, Tereshkova and the people who made history in space.
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About the Astronauts & Space Firsts Quiz
Only a few hundred people have ever been to space. This quiz covers the pioneers: the first human in orbit, the first woman in space, the Moon walkers and the record-breakers of the space station era.
This quiz has 20 questions, served in rounds of 10 with a fresh mix and shuffled answers every time you play. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Sample Astronauts & Space Firsts Questions & Answers
Q1. Who was the first human to travel into space, in 1961?
✅ Answer: Yuri Gagarin
💡 Gagarin orbited Earth once aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961.
Q2. Who was the first woman in space?
✅ Answer: Valentina Tereshkova
💡 Tereshkova flew on Vostok 6 in June 1963.
Q3. What were Neil Armstrong’s famous words on stepping onto the Moon?
✅ Answer: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
💡 “The Eagle has landed” was said earlier, after touchdown; “magnificent desolation” was Buzz Aldrin.
Q4. Who was the second person to walk on the Moon?
✅ Answer: Buzz Aldrin
💡 Aldrin followed Armstrong onto the surface about 19 minutes later.
Q5. Who was the first American to travel into space?
✅ Answer: Alan Shepard
💡 Shepard made a suborbital flight in May 1961; John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962.