Daily Quiz | On first moon landing

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Easy one to begin with. What was the mission called, and what were the codenames for the Command Module and the Lunar Module?

Answer : Apollo XI and the CM was called Columbia, while the LM was named Eagle.

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From which place did the rocket blast off and what was the place on the moon where the lunar module land?

Answer : Kennedy Space Center in Florida (specifically from launch pad 39A) and Sea of Tranquillity (Mare Tranquillitatis).

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What were the first words spoken from the surface of the moon after the landing?

Answer : “Contact Light. OK, Engine Stop” by Buzz Aldrin. Neil Armstrong then said, “Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed”

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Neil Armstrong carried something that had made history in 1903 during the voyage. What?

Answer : A piece of wood from the Wright Brothers’ pioneering aircraft ‘Flyer’ and a piece of fabric from its wing.

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What connects James Lovell, William Anders and Fred Haise to the Apollo XI mission?

Answer : They were the backup crew in case Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins were unable to fly.

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What specifically did Michael Collins omit from the insignia design for the mission, as the trio felt the design had to be representative of everyone who had worked toward a lunar landing?

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What were the trio’s version of ‘life insurance’ for their families in case they did not make it back to Earth?

Answer : Hundreds of autographs, which were to be auctioned off if and when needed by the families.

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