The Mercury Seven: America's Original Astronauts Quiz

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The Mercury Seven: America's Original Astronauts: a General level Space Exploration quiz. Test your knowledge with 13 questions!
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Question 1
Which astronaut was the first American to travel into space?
A Gus Grissom
B Alan Shepard
C Scott Carpenter
D John Glenn
Question 2
Which of these Mercury Seven astronauts also walked on the Moon?
A Gus Grissom
B John Glenn
C Alan Shepard
D Scott Carpenter
Question 3
What was the name of the NASA program that selected the Mercury Seven?
A Project Mercury
B Project Artemis
C Project Gemini
D Project Apollo
Question 4
Which Mercury Seven astronaut had a medical condition that grounded him for years?
A Deke Slayton
B Alan Shepard
C Wally Schirra
D Gordon Cooper
Question 5
Which astronaut famously named his capsule 'Freedom 7'?
A Gus Grissom
B John Glenn
C Wally Schirra
D Alan Shepard

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