Alan Shepard Trivia Quiz: The US Astronaut

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Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was born on 18thNovember 18, 1923. He was an American astronaut, test pilot,naval aviator, and businessman. Shepard was the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon at age 47. He was also Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1963 to 1969 and again from 1971 to 1974.
 

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What did Shepard hit on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission?

  • A golf ball

  • A rock

  • A flag

  • A camera

Which war did Shepard's father serve in?

  • World War I

  • World War II

  • Korean War

  • Vietnam War

In what year did Shepard become the first American to travel into space?

  • 1959

  • 1961

  • 1963

  • 1965

What caused Shepard to be grounded in 1963?

  • An inner-ear ailment

  • A heart condition

  • A broken leg

  • A respiratory infection

What was the name of the spacecraft Shepard piloted during his first spaceflight?

  • Mercury-Atlas 10

  • Freedom 7 II

  • Apollo Lunar Module Antares

  • Gemini spacecraft

Which rank did Shepard achieve in the Boy Scouts of America?

  • Tenderfoot Scout

  • Second Class Scout

  • First Class Scout

  • Eagle Scout

Which school did Shepard attend for grades 9 to 12?

  • Adams School

  • Oak Street School

  • Pinkerton Academy

  • Manchester Airfield

How old was Shepard when he walked on the Moon?

  • 35

  • 42

  • 47

  • 51

What was Shepard's Christmas present in 1938?

  • A model airplane

  • A flight in a Douglas DC-3

  • A bicycle

  • A telescope

Which mission did Shepard command during which he walked on the Moon?

  • Apollo 11

  • Apollo 12

  • Apollo 13

  • Apollo 14

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