1. "The eagle has landed."
   "We made it."
2. "Houston, we have a problem."
   "It's a giant leap for mankind."

Neil Armstrong assured the command office in Houston that they had arrived on the surface of the moon safely by assuring them that the "eagle has landed." The eagle, of course, was code for the craft.

1. John F. Kennedy
   Lyndon B. Johnson
2. Franklin Roosevelt
   Woodrow Wilson

John F. Kennedy was the optimistic United States president that pushed the Americans on in the space race. Tragically, he was gunned down on November 22, 1963, which meant he never saw Apollo 11 land on the moon.

1. True
2. False

The astronauts aboard Apollo 11 were quarantined for nearly a month after they returned from their moon mission. It totally makes sense, as they could have contracted anything from their space adventure!

1. JoAnn Morgan
   Katherine Johnson
2. Margaret Hamilton
   Mary Jackson

Margaret Hamilton broke the ultimate glass ceiling in a time when women had very few options in engineering, let alone space travel. She and her team were instrumental in getting Apollo 11 space-borne.

1. The Apollo 1 astronauts had mentored them right before the launch.
   Apollo 1 was the code-name of Apollo 11.
2. The crew of Apollo 1 did the same for them when they landed on Mars.
   The astronauts of Apollo 1 died in a tragic fire.

The Apollo 1 fire is one of the most devastating accidents of the space age. Three moon-bound astronauts were killed when a faulty wire turned their capsule into a deathtrap.

1. John Glenn
   Michael Collins
2. Alan Shepard
   Gus Grissom

Michael Collins had the less-glamorous job of piloting Apollo 11 around the moon while Buzz and Neil wandered the surface collecting moon rocks. He was terrified that he'd have to leave them there.

1. True
2. False

The lunar module was originally supposed to land in a boulder-filled crater, but Neil Armstrong intelligently moved their landing spot to somewhere flatter and arguably much safer.

1. Shut the door
   Walk too far away from the module
2. Turn off the inside oxygen to save it for later
   Leave their keys with Michael Collins

The lunar module did not have a latch on the outside, so if either Buzz or Neil would have shut the door all the way, they would have been locked out and unable to return to Earth.

1. True
2. False

Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Marion Moon, a fact that he kept from NASA when applying to be an astronaut. He later said that he didn't want it to unfairly influence them to take him.

1. Valentina Tereshkova
   Alexei Leonov
2. Yuri Gagarin
   Vladimir Komarov

Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space, scoring a major win for the Russians whose cosmonauts were constantly racing with American astronauts for victories far from the surface of the Earth.

1. 600 million
   70 million
2. 100 million
   2 billion

The moon landing drew a huge crowd of viewers from around the world, making it one of the most important televised events of all time. 600 million people tuned in to watch history be made.

1. Yes
2. No

Although planting the flag was an amazing moment in the space race, the American flag on the moon toppled over almost immediately when the lunar module took off with Buzz and Neil.

1. "That's one step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
   "That's one small step for man and also one giant leap for mankind."
2. "That's one small step for me, one giant leap for mankind."
   "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Neil Armstrong has long claimed that he was misquoted while stepping off the lunar module. We suppose he would know! Apparently, his famous words referred to "a man" as opposed to "man."

1. True
2. False

Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong almost didn't make it off the surface of the moon and into the history books, but thanks to some quick thinking by Buzz, who used a felt-tip pen as a makeshift switch, they were able to come home.

1. Part of the Liberty Bell
   The original Bill of Rights
2. A piece of the original Wright brothers aircraft
   George Washington's wooden teeth

The Wright brothers first took Americans successfully to the skies with their prototype aircraft. It was only fitting that pieces of their original machine were aboard the Apollo 11.

1. True
2. False

Although the computer that launched Apollo 11 was cutting edge at the time, it would be eclipsed by even the most rudimentary smartphone today. That's right; you have more tech at your fingertips than NASA had in 1969.

1. Left them a lot of government bonds
   Signed thousands of "life insurance autographs"
2. NASA grants to cover the costs
   Access to a "deceased astronaut fund"

The crew of Apollo 11 signed thousands of "life insurance autographs" for their families to sell in case they didn't return from their mission to the moon. Today, these autographs are worth a mint.

1. Mare Tranquillitatis
   Ocean of Calm
2. Tranquil Pad
   The Lunar Sea

Mare Tranquillitatis is the Latin name for what we know as the Sea of Tranquility and considered to be the official name for the spot where the lunar module of Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

1. Neil Armstrong's birthday
   The retirement of Apollo 11
2. The first anniversary of our Mars landing
   The 50th anniversary of the moon landing

On July 20, 2019, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. There were parties all throughout the country, rebroadcasts of the original moon landing footage and Tang toasts.

1. A Hershey bar
   An apple
2. Astronaut ice cream
   A communion wafer

Buzz Aldrin famously ingested a small communion wafer on the moon, making it the first food to be consumed there. He also allegedly washed down the wafer with a sip of communion wine.

1. Queen Elizabeth II
   King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2. Emperor Naruhito
   King Salman

Queen Elizabeth II's moon message included a congratulations on behalf of the British people, as well as an acknowledgment that traveling to the moon was the achievement of the age.

1. True
2. False

Buzz Aldrin is not one to shy away from conflict as his scuffle with moon-landing denier Bart Sibrel proved. Sibrel wanted Buzz to swear on the Bible that he landed on the moon and called him a coward. Buzz slugged him.

1. 20 million years old
   600 billion years old
2. 3.7 billion years old
   5.9 million years old

Part of Buzz and Neil's moon mission included picking up some space rocks for analysis back on Earth. The rocks that they found were a remarkable 3.7 billion years old. So incredible!

1. True
2. False

Neil Armstrong might have been the first person to step foot on the moon, but Buzz Aldrin was the first person to pee on the moon. He reportedly peed his spacesuit after remarking how "lonely" the moon was.

1. $25.4 billion
   $78.2 billion
2. $1000 million
   $800.3 billion

Apollo 11's mission cost $25.4 billion, which was a heavy price tag for the time and way over the projected budget. Adjusted for inflation, the mission would cost $140 billion today.

1. That he wouldn't eat any space rocks
   That he wouldn't step on the moon if it looked dangerous
2. That he wouldn't let Buzz step on the moon first
   That he would always wear his space seatbelt

Like many people at the time, Neil Armstrong's grandmother was very incredulous about what the surface of the moon was like. She made Neil not to step on it if it seemed dangerous. He agreed.

1. No, it doesn't smell at all.
   Yes, it smells like wet ashes and gunpowder.
2. Yes, it smells like cheese.
   No, nothing in space smells.

Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong both reported that the moon had a very strong scent, but they disagreed on what it was. Buzz said that it was wet ashes; Neil said that it was gunpowder.

1. Gortex
   Calvin Klein
2. Playtex
   Rubbermaid

International Latex Corporation, the parent company of Playtex won the contract to make spacesuits for the astronauts aboard Apollo 11. They were chosen because they were experts in fit.

1. True
2. False

Planting the American flag on the surface of the moon was very difficult because it's not soft. The moon is made of very dense, hard rock and a thick crust, so it was no easy feat!

1. A speech to comfort the country
   A capsule full of the astronaut's belongings
2. A new team of astronauts ready to go
   A fund for the widows of the astronauts

Richard Nixon had two speeches prepared for the moon landing. One, which he delivered, was for if the landing was a success. The other, labeled "In the Event of Moon Disaster," was for it it was not.

1. A timesheet
   A TPS report
2. An expense report
   A quarterly review

Buzz Aldrin famously opted to fill out an expense report to justify his travel to and from the launch site. He was paid $33.31, which would be roughly about $200, adjusted for inflation.

1. So scientists could shoot a laser at it and measure how far away it was
   To refect messages to their families back to Earth
2. So the aliens could look at themselves in the mirror
   So that they could see the surface easier

The astronauts left a mirror on the moon so that scientists could shoot lasers at it and measure how far away it was. The project never really took off and was eventually abandoned.

1. True
2. False

The astronauts on Apollo 11 actually had to fill out customs forms when they landed back on Earth, and they had to claim the moon rocks that they collected. No word on if they were charged a customs fee.

1. An hour
   Three hours
2. Over 21 hours
   Twelve hours and thirty-two minutes

Buzz and Neil spent nearly a day on the surface of the moon. They were there for an incredible twenty-one hours and thirty-six minutes conducting experiments and collecting samples.

1. Yes, they floated in a padded area of the craft.
   No, they slept in bags that were secured in place with restraints.
2. No, they slept in metal pods shaped to their bodies.
   Yes, they floated throughout the ship while they slept.

The astronauts of Apollo 11 slept in sleeping bags that were secured down with restraints so they wouldn't float around. Their sleeping area was only slightly bigger than a large car.