Apollo Trivia

It's time to reach for the stars. Well, the moon at least, hey crew, I'm your host Brian Rollins and this is episode 227 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast this week. We've got Apollo program, trivia 30 questions about the NASA program, to get a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth. If this is your cup of Tang, be sure to check out the astronomy Trivia episode way back in season one that we did to honor the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. You could find it and all our past episodes at dorky geeky nerdy.com. That covers our of usual business. So let's launch this show. The dorky round number one. What was the first lunar mission to land on the Moon? Apollo 11. Number two, who is the first human to step onto the moon? Neil Armstrong. Number three, who was the second human to step onto the moon? Buzz Aldrin. Number four. What 2019 TV series give us an alternate history version of the Apollo missions. For All Mankind in it. The Soviets beat the u.s. to the Moon, thus altering the Space Race for decades. Number 5, what US president kicked off The Race to the Moon with a speech in 1961 John F, Kennedy. Number six in 1975 and Apollo capsule was used to dock with what Soviet spacecraft. Soyuz. Number seven. What rocket launched the Apollo missions into space. The Saturn 5 rocket. Number 8, which Apollo Mission had a severe problem. With one of its oxygen tanks, en route to the Moon Apollo 13. Number 9 who was president when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Richard Nixon. Number 10, what animal can be found on the Apollo 11 Mission patch. An eagle. The geeky round number one. What was the final Apollo mission? Apollo 17. Number two, starting November 16 2022. What? NASA programs? Succeeded, the Apollo program. The Artemis program. Number 3, Apollo 15 was the first to use in lrv. What's the lrv? Lunar rover vehicle, it allowed astronauts to drive around the moon at up to 8 mph. Number 4, which was the first manned Apollo mission? Apollo 7, She-Ra Cunningham and ezel made the first live televised broadcast from space during the mission. Number five, Apollo 11s Lander was named the eagle. What was the Command Module called? Columbia. It's off display now but will be brought back to the air and space museum in d.c. soon. Number 6. What is the technical term for Moon dust? Lunar regolith. Number 7, Gus Grissom. Ed White and Roger B Chaffee, where members of which Apollo crew Apollo 1, all three would die in an accident while testing the Command Module. Number 8, who is the backup Commander for Apollo 11, hint? He was the commander for Apollo 13. Jim Lovell. Number 9, dr. Harrison 8, Schmidt a member of the Apollo. 17 crew was the first NASA astronaut scientist. What was his specialty? Geology. Number 10, all told how many men have walked on the moon with the Apollo program? Twelve, two from each of the six successful Landings. The nerdy round number one. What experiment? Left on the Moon, by Apollo's 11, 14 and 15 are still running. The lunar laser ranging retroreflector, it allows scientists to accurately measure the distance to the Moon at regular intervals. Number two, what happened to Apollo 12 at 36 and 52 seconds after liftoff? It was struck by lightning. Number three, the unmanned Apollo six was a bit of a mess on its launch April 4th 1968 it received very little press coverage because what else happened that day. Martin Luther King jr. Was assassinated. Number 4, which Apollo Mission got NASA sued for First Amendment violations. Apollo 8's madalyn Murray O'Hair sued NASA because the astronauts read from the book of Genesis. The case was dismissed. Number five, the American flags placed on the moon came from, which department store. Sears. Unlike a lot of things. Nasa uses. These are just store-bought Flags. Number 6 as of 2023 who is the last person to walk on the moon. Gene, cernan, he passed away in 2017 and often remarked how he hated being the last person to walk on the lunar surface. Number seven what WWII era aircraft carrier retrieved the Apollo 11 crew from the Pacific Ocean. The USS Hornet, the ship was retired and is now a museum in Alameda, California. Number eight, how many Apollo missions were initially planned. 20. The last three, never happened. At least one. Saturn 5 rocket was repurposed to fly up. Skylab. Number 9, I mentioned Apollo 11s Columbia which other Command Module shares, a name with a space shuttle. Apollo 15s Command Module endeavor. Number 10, when Kennedy gave his famous moonshot speech in 1961. How many people had actually been into space? Just to Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard, and that Splashdown everyone make it back, okay? With the new Artemis program underway. I've noticed an uptick in interest in Apollo. I was born three years after the last Apollo Mission. So I'm extra excited to see humans. Go back to the Moon in my lifetime. If there's any Old-Timers out there, please send me feedback on what it was like to see. He's live. I'll be back here next week with another episode. Here's a quick clue. Who is the second most nominated person for Academy Awards after Walt Disney? It'll come to you. Don't worry, this person's been mentioned numerous times on this show. See you back here next Wednesday, this was episode 227 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. The music is by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. This podcast was written produced and hosted by me. Brian Rollins. Come find me at the voices in my head.com. Mom. Thanks for listening. Long before the summer of Love Pride, parades down Market Street and the fight for marriage equality. San Francisco in 1953 was all about the Red Scare, FBI investigations, yellow journalism, run amok and the ladies who play mahjong over T in the unexpected heiress. Private detective. Nick Williams is called in to see his lawyer and friend. 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It's actually the beginning of a whole new way of doing business, the unexpected heiress by Frank W Butterfield is book, one in the Nick and Carter series and is available now on Audible and iTunes.