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John Glenn became the first American to do what on February 20, 1962?
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1. John Glenn became the first American to do what on February 20, 1962?
Spacewalk
Orbit Earth
Orbit moon
Shower in space
Walk on the moon
2. What did Glenn nickname his spaceship, which was officially named Mercury-Atlas 6?
Frontier 6
Mars 8
Friendship 7
Hades 13
Chums 32
3. When was the last year John Glenn went into space?
1964
1969
1976
1998
2001
4. John Glenn flew over 59 missions during World War II in the Pacific theater, what famous left fielder was his wingman?
Ted Williams
Al Simmons
Barry Bonds
Babe Ruth
Carl Yastrzemski
5. After retiring from NASA in 1964, John Glenn took up what public service role?
Representative
Governor
Head of the Federal Aviation Authority
President
Senator
6. Who was the first person to survive Mach 1?
John Glenn
Chuck Yeager
Sam Shepard
Bud Anderson
Bob Hoover
7. On May 5, 1961, the United States sent the first American into space. Who did it send?
John Glenn
Edward White
Alan Shepard
Gordon Cooper
Virgil Grissom
8. What was the first planet, other than Earth, to be orbited by a spacecraft?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Pluto
Mars
9. On July 20, 1969, which two astronauts made a "giant leap for mankind" by walking on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong and Alan Shepard
Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell
John Glenn and Gus Grissom
Deke Slayton and Michael Collins
10. The United States was engaged in a space race with which country?
Germany
USSR
China
Japan
Canada
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