Question 1

True or false: The Apollo program ended because the Moon was found to be made of cheese, making further visits pointless.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a humorous myth. Apollo ended due to budget cuts and shifting priorities, not geological composition.

Question 2

True or false: The Saturn V rocket was so loud that it could be heard on the Moon without a spacesuit.

Accepted Answer

False. Sound cannot travel through the vacuum of space. The Moon's lack of atmosphere means no one could hear the Saturn V from there.

Question 3

True or false: The Apollo 11 lunar module had no seats for the astronauts during landing.

Accepted Answer

True. To save weight, the LM had no seats—astronauts stood, strapped in, with windows at their feet to see the surface.

Question 4

True or false: The Apollo guidance computer had less processing power than a modern calculator.

Accepted Answer

True. Apollo's computer ran at 1.024 MHz with 4KB RAM, far weaker than a basic 2020s calculator, yet it landed humans on the Moon.

Question 5

True or false: Apollo astronauts were at risk of bringing back deadly lunar germs, so they were quarantined for weeks.

Accepted Answer

True. NASA feared unknown Moon microbes. Apollo 11, 12, and 14 crews were isolated in a special facility for 21 days after splashdown.

Question 6

True or false: Apollo 13's famous words 'Houston, we have a problem' were spoken exactly that way by Jim Lovell.

Accepted Answer

False. Lovell actually said 'Houston, we've had a problem.' The movie changed it to present tense for dramatic effect.

Question 7

True or false: Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt was the only professional scientist to walk on the Moon.

Accepted Answer

True. Schmitt was a geologist. All other Moonwalkers were military test pilots or engineers, making him the lone scientist.

Question 8

True or false: Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon, but Buzz Aldrin was the first to urinate there.

Accepted Answer

True. Aldrin relieved himself inside his suit shortly after landing, making him technically the first to leave human waste on the lunar surface.

Apollo program Trivia Questions