Question 1

True or false: Buzz Aldrin was the pilot of the Apollo 11 lunar module.

Accepted Answer

False. Aldrin was the lunar module pilot. The title 'pilot' is accurate, but he was not the commander—that was Armstrong.

Question 2

True or false: Buzz Aldrin was the first man to walk on the Moon.

Accepted Answer

False. Neil Armstrong was first. Aldrin followed about 20 minutes later. This is a common misconception.

Question 3

True or false: Buzz Aldrin was the first person to urinate on the Moon.

Accepted Answer

True. During the Apollo 11 mission, Aldrin used a special collection device inside his suit. The urine was stored and brought back to Earth.

Question 4

True or false: Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was 'Moon'.

Accepted Answer

False. His mother's maiden name was Marion Moon, which is a fun coincidence but not why he went to the Moon.

Question 5

True or false: Buzz Aldrin earned a PhD from MIT before becoming an astronaut.

Accepted Answer

True. He earned a Doctorate in Astronautics from MIT in 1963, writing his thesis on manned orbital rendezvous techniques.

Question 6

True or false: Buzz Aldrin is an ordained Presbyterian elder and took communion on the Moon.

Accepted Answer

True. Before Apollo 11's moonwalk, Aldrin privately took communion using a kit from his church, reading from the Bible.

Question 7

True or false: Buzz Aldrin legally changed his first name from 'Edwin' to 'Buzz' in the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

True. His nickname 'Buzz' came from childhood, but he officially changed his first name to Buzz in 1988.

Question 8

True or false: Buzz Aldrin punched a Moon landing conspiracy theorist in the face.

Accepted Answer

False. He did punch a filmmaker who harassed him, but it was not a conspiracy theorist—it was in a 2002 confrontation.

Buzz Aldrin Trivia Questions