Homeschool History – The Space Race (2)

Question 1: What was the name of the beeping Russian satellite which was the first thing ever to orbit in space?

Question 2: Who was the first dog in space?

Question 3: What was the name of the mission which successfully landed humans on the moon for the first time in 1969?

Question 4: What disgusting habit did Enos, the space-chimp, have?

Question 5: Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space, but who was the first man in space?

OK, let's do the answers!

The answer to Question 1 was: Sputnik.

The answer to Question 2 was: Laika.

The answer to Question 3 was: Apollo 11.

The answer to Question 4: He threw poo.

And the answer to Question 5 was: Yuri Gagarin.

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Homeschool History with Greg Jenner was A Muddy Knees Media production for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. The script was by Emma Nagouse, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch and me, the producer was Ben Green and the historical adviser was Dr Tom Ellis.