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Challenger Space Shuttle Quiz
Difficulty level 6
Example Quiz 1
  • 1.What was the official NASA designation of Space Shuttle Challenger?
    OV - 099
     OV - 101
    OV - 102

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  • 2. When was the first Challenger Shuttle mission launched?
    Oct 20, 1982
    April 4, 1983
     July 4, 1986

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  • 3. What was the highlight of the first Shuttle mission?
    First spacewalk during a Shuttle mission
     Launching the first communications satellite
    Deployment of Ulysses probe

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  • 4. Challenger was named after,
    The first jet aircraft
    Apollo 11 command module
    Apollo 17 lunar module

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  • 5. What was the significance of the second Challenger Shuttle mission?
    Sally Ride became the first American woman in space
     The longest Shuttle mission
    Carried the first Spacelab into orbit

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  • 6. The third Challenger Shuttle mission was,
    The 25th mission of the Space Shuttle Program
    Used to carry the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit
    The first Shuttle to launch and land during the night

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  • 7. Marc Garneau was the first Canadian in space. He achieved this during,
    The 3rd Challenger Shuttle mission
    The 6th Challenger Shuttle mission
     The 8th Challenger Shuttle mission

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  • 8. Challenger Shuttle disaster occurred on,
    January 28, 1986
     Feburary 4, 1987
    November 11, 1992

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  • 9. What was the cause of the Challenger disaster?
    Breach in the right Solid Rocket Booster during liftoff
     Explosion of external tank during liftoff
    Failure of thermal protection shield of the orbiter vehicle

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  • 10. What was the first Space Shuttle to launch following the Challenger disaster?
    Discovery
     Columbia
    Endeavour


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