KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Soviet Union (Russia)
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Iceland
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China
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USA
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Detailed explanation-1: -For many years, the Soviets led this ‘space race’, sending the first man, Yuri Gagarin, to orbit the earth on April 13, 1961. But the US was the first country to send men to the moon. The iconic moon landing took place on 21 July 1969.
Detailed explanation-2: -Culminating with Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first step onto the Moon on July 20, 1969, the space flight, the lunar landing, and the crew’s safe return to earth were seen as epochal events, worthy of intense media coverage, international celebration, and careful social analysis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Only three entities have successfully soft-landed on the Moon-the government-funded space agencies of China, the Soviet Union and the United States.