Moon Landing Trivia Questions

This is a persistent conspiracy theory, but all evidence—rock samples, photos, independent tracking by other nations—confirms the landings were real. No credible proof of a hoax exists.

The flag had a horizontal rod to keep it outstretched in the vacuum. It appears to wave because astronauts twisted the pole while planting it, causing the fabric to ripple.

The first part is true—only 12 American men walked on the Moon. But the second part is false: the last crewed landing was Apollo 17 in December 1972, so no one has returned since.

The Apollo Guidance Computer had about 64KB of memory and ran at 0.043 MHz. A basic 1980s calculator often outperforms it, yet it safely landed humans on the Moon.

Aldrin took many photos, but the iconic 'selfie' is actually a photo of him taken by Armstrong. No true selfie cameras existed on Apollo; they used chest-mounted Hasselblads.

Neil Armstrong's famous 'one small step' came after a lengthy technical back-and-forth with Houston about the TV camera. His first lunar words were 'Okay, I'm going to step off now.'

After splashdown, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins filled out a customs declaration form listing 'moon rock samples' and 'moon dust' as cargo. It's a real document.

Multiple astronauts described lunar dust smelling like spent gunpowder or wet ash. The smell came from oxidized minerals in the dust, which they noticed when removing helmets.