Moon Landing Trivia Questions

The flag had a horizontal rod to keep it outstretched in the vacuum. It appears to wave because astronauts twisted the pole while planting it, causing the fabric to ripple.

This is a persistent conspiracy theory, but all evidence—rock samples, photos, independent tracking by other nations—confirms the landings were real. No credible proof of a hoax exists.

Twelve American male astronauts walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. The last crewed landing was Apollo 17 in December 1972, and no human has returned since, making the statement true.

The Apollo Guidance Computer had about 64KB of memory and ran at 0.043 MHz. A basic 1980s calculator often outperforms it, yet it safely landed humans on the Moon.

Aldrin took many photos, but the iconic 'selfie' is actually a photo of him taken by Armstrong. No true selfie cameras existed on Apollo; they used chest-mounted Hasselblads.

The first words spoken on the Moon were “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed” at touchdown, followed later by Armstrong’s iconic “That’s one small step…” upon stepping onto the surface. No TV signal test was mentioned first.

After splashdown, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins filled out a customs declaration form listing 'moon rock samples' and 'moon dust' as cargo. It's a real document.

Multiple astronauts described lunar dust smelling like spent gunpowder or wet ash. The smell came from oxidized minerals in the dust, which they noticed when removing helmets.