Question 1

True or false: The Apollo 14 astronauts hit two golf balls on the Moon using a makeshift 6-iron club head attached to a sample scoop.

Accepted Answer

True. Shepard smuggled a golf club head and hit two balls, famously claiming one went 'miles and miles and miles' in the low gravity.

Question 2

True or false: Apollo 14 was the first mission to land at the Moon's south pole, near a crater called Fra Mauro.

Accepted Answer

False. Apollo 14 landed at Fra Mauro, but it's not the south pole; the first south pole landing was by India's Chandrayaan-3 in 2023.

Question 3

True or false: Apollo 14's mission patch includes a unique feature: a comet symbolizing the crew's wish for good luck on their journey.

Accepted Answer

False. The patch has an astronaut's insignia and Earth, but no comet. It features a gold pin symbolizing the mission's goals, not a comet for luck.

Question 4

True or false: The Apollo 14 lunar module was named 'Snoopy' after the famous cartoon dog, continuing the Peanuts-themed naming tradition.

Accepted Answer

False. Apollo 14's LM was named 'Antares'; 'Snoopy' was the LM for Apollo 10. The Peanuts tradition did not continue past Apollo 10.

Question 5

True or false: Apollo 14's crew included the first American astronaut to fly in space, Alan Shepard, who was also the oldest man on the Moon at the time.

Accepted Answer

True. Shepard was the first American in space (Mercury-Redstone 3) and, at 47, became the oldest person to walk on the Moon during Apollo 14.

Question 6

True or false: Apollo 14 carried a 'Moon tree'—seeds that later grew into trees planted around the world, including at the White House.

Accepted Answer

True. Stuart Roosa, the Command Module pilot, carried tree seeds; they were germinated after return and planted globally as 'Moon Trees'.

Question 7

True or false: To fix a critical docking issue, Apollo 14's crew improvised using a sock and a makeshift tool to force the latch closed.

Accepted Answer

True. The Command Module's docking mechanism failed, so Shepard and Mitchell used a modified sock and a camera handle to manually engage the latch.

Question 8

True or false: During Apollo 14, the crew broadcast the first color TV from the lunar surface, using a special Westinghouse camera.

Accepted Answer

False. The first color TV from the Moon was on Apollo 10; Apollo 14 used a black-and-white camera with a color filter wheel, not true color.

Apollo 14 Trivia Questions