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Can you tell Sputnik from a space shuttle? Do you know which machine first photographed the dark side of the moon? Test your knowledge of early space probes in this quick 10-question Quiz! #science #scienceweek #britishscienceweek #history #spacerace #spaceprobes #space #technology #spaceracequiz #moonlanding #dkfindout #dorlingkindersley

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1
What was Lunokhod 1?
A lunar satellite
A lunar spacecraft
A large screw-propelled tank
The first lunar rover
2
What was Sputnik 1?
The first artificial satellite
The first manned spacecraft
The first living thing in space
The first spacecraft to reach the moon
3
What was the goal of Project Gemini?
Testing technology for orbiting Earth
Traveling to Mars
Developing technology to go to the moon
Landing a probe on the sun
4
How long did Explorer 1 stay in space?
4 months
12 years
15 years
3 months
5
What was the first living thing sent into space?
Lassie
Laika
Yuri
Sputnik
6
What is a satellite?
A kind of television
Food eaten by astronauts
An alien spacecraft
An object that orbits a planet
7
Explorer 1 was the first US satellite. What was it launched to study?
Earth's atmosphere
Dinosaurs
The moon
Cosmic rays
8
How long did Sputnik 1 take to orbit Earth?
98 minutes
24 hours
5 minutes
3 years
9
Which probe was the first to photograph the far side of the moon?
Luna 2
Luna 10
Luna 3
Luna 9
10
Why did Sputnik 1 have a very shiny surface?
To attract aliens
To reflect heat
To be more easily seen
To look cool