Neil Armstrong Quiz

Flag of the United States on American astronaut Neil Armstrong’s space suit (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. After the war, he earned his bachelor’s degree and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he logged over 900 flights. Wikipedia

Neil Armstrong Quiz Questions

1. When was Neil Armstrong born?
a) 4 February 1934
b) 15 May 1928
c) 5 August 1930
d) 30 December 1925

2. Where was Neil Armstrong born?
a) Wapakoneta
b) Atlanta
c) Sacramento
d) Portland

3. Where did Neil Armstrong study aeronautical engineering?
a) West Point
b) Caltech
c) Purdue University
d) Annapolis Academy

4. In which war was Neil Armstrong shot down?
a) Korean War
b) Vietnam War
c) Cuban War
d) World War II

5. Which rocket plane did Neil Armstrong fly?
a) Harrier
b) X-15
c) He 178
d) B-1

Neil Armstrong in an Gemini G-2C training suit. Note: This is not a “pre”-gemini spacesuit (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6. When did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
a) 15 November 1968
b) 16 October 1967
c) 20 July 1969
d) 26 March 1972

7. What did Neil Armstrong say when he landed on the moon?
a) I have moon at my feet.
b) This is the day. This is the hour.
c) That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
d) For too long I have waited for this moment.

8. Where was Neil Armstrong professor of aerospace engineering?
a) Air Force Academy
b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
c) Kennedy Space Center
d) University of Cincinnati

9. When did Neil Armstrong die?
a) 26 January 2009
b) 14 June 2008
c) 25 August 2012
d) 12 November 2005

10. Where did Neil Armstrong die?
a) Cincinnati
b) Los Angeles
c) Boston
d) Austin

Neil Armstrong Quiz Questions and Answers

The Apollo 11 crew portrait. Left to right are Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Neil Armstrong born?
c) 5 August 1930

2. Where was Neil Armstrong born?
a) Wapakoneta

3. Where did Neil Armstrong study aeronautical engineering?
c) Purdue University

4. In which war was Neil Armstrong shot down?
a) Korean War

5. Which rocket plane did Neil Armstrong fly?
b) X-15

6. When did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
c) 20 July 1969

Astronauts Michael Collins (left), Neil Armstrong (2nd right), and Buzz Aldrin (right), with Former President George W. Bush on the 35th anniversary of the Moon landing. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

7. What did Neil Armstrong say when he landed on the moon?
c) That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

8. Where was Neil Armstrong professor of aerospace engineering?
d) University of Cincinnati

9. When did Neil Armstrong die?
c) 25 August 2012

10. Where did Neil Armstrong die?
a) Cincinnati

External links

• neilarmstronginfo.com (official Armstrong family-maintained website)
• Armstrong’s official NASA biography
• Neil Armstrong at the Internet Movie Database
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Works by or about Neil Armstrong in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• “Neil Armstrong Honored as an Ambassador of Exploration”, NASA article
• Cosmos magazine, October 2006
• Neil Armstrong at Find a Grave
• An audio interview with Brian Harvey, Jonathan Haughton and Catherine McCaul in Dublin, Ireland on 4 July 1976

Originally posted 2016-07-01 21:58:36.