APOLLO 13 VIDEO WORKSHEET

1. What date was the Apollo 1 Pre-Launch Test? A) June 27, 1967 B) January 27, 1967 C) June 18, 1968 D) January 18, 1968 2. What sort of car does Tom Hanks’ character (Jim Lovell) drive? A) Mustang B) Cadillac C) Corvette D) Pontiac GTO 3. Who was the first man on The Moon? A) Neil Armstrong B) Buzz Alderin C) Alan Shepard D) James Caravel 4. What Apollo mission was Jim Lovell supposed to command? A) Apollo 12 B) Apollo 13 C) Apollo 14 D) Apollo 15 5. Why couldn’t the astronauts of Apollo 1 escape the fire? A) They were in space B) They couldn’t open the door C) They did escape 6. What happens 2 days prior to launch? A) Ken Mattingly (Played by Gary Sinnese) according to NASA, is gonna get the measles B) John Swigert (Played by Kevin Bacon) according to NASA, is gonna get the measles C) The ship is gonna blow up on reentry D) The Soviet Union invades Hungary 7. What does Ed Harris’ character receive from his wife? A) A box of chocolate’s B) A vest C) Some flowers D) Lasagna 8. What engine cuts out during the Launch? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5 9. What happens to Fred Haise (Played by Bill Paxton) early on in The Mission? A) He dies B) He breaks an arm C) He throws up D) He goes insane 10. What was the Odyssey “venting” into space? A) carbon dioxide B) water C) oxygen D) nitrogen 11. What is NASA’s “last option”? A) Shutting down The Fuel Cells B) Separate the ships C) Turn around and head back D) Space walk 12. How much life support time does The Odyssey have? A) 15 minutes B) 30 minutes C) 45 minutes D) 1 hour 13. What does Jim Lovell’s son say when his Mom breaks the news of his Father’s problems in space? A) “Oh no, Daddy!” B) “Will he live?” C) “Is he dead?” D) “Was it the door?” 14. What plan does NASA agree on to get them home? A) Turn around quickly B) Free Return Trajectory C) Separate modules to cut down on weight 15. What odds does NASA give the Astronauts? A) 2:1 B) 3:1 C) 4:1 D) 3:2 16. What new issue, besides oxygen, plague the astronauts? A) H2O B) Waste Disposal C) Heat Shielding

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17. How many Amperes (Amps) are The Astronauts allowed to use? A) 30 Amps B) 45 Amps C) 12 Amps D) 60 Amps 18. In terms modern devices, what is that equal to? A) Night Light B) Stereo Amplifer C) Coffee Maker D)Laptop Computer 19. What does NASA have to do to reduce CO2 levels? A) Grow algae on the space ship B) Put a square peg into a round hole C) Get more Oxygen on board D) Kill one of the Astronauts 20. How thin of a “window” (Basketball Scale Wise) do the astronauts have to enter the Earth? A) Textbook Thickness B) 100 page thickness C) 20 page thickness D) One page thickness 21. How many Amps over is Mattingly and NASA? A) 2 AMPS B) 4 AMPS C) 6 AMPS D) 8 AMPS 22. What is the total amperage NASA and Mattingly have to work with? A) 20 AMPS B) 10 AMPS C) 15 AMPS D) 25 AMPS 23. How many days in space have the astronauts been? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 24. What sort of weather warning does NASA have? A) Hurricane B) Cyclone C) Typhoon D) Tsunami 25. What is another issue or two or more the astronauts must worry about? A) Heat shield failure B) No parachute C) Guidance going bad D) All of the above 26. Fred Hayes was schedules to be on what later Apollo mission? A) Apollo 15 B) Apollo 16 C) Apollo 17 D) Apollo 18

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