Wernher von Braun — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the most powerful machine von Braun helped build?

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  1. Saturn V rocket ✓
  2. Space Shuttle
  3. Apollo 11
  4. Kennedy Space Center

Answer: Saturn V rocket

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What attracted the attention of military strategists to von Braun's work?

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  1. His passion for fireworks
  2. His early experiments with liquid-fueled rockets ✓
  3. His dream of going to the Moon
  4. His scientific literature

Answer: His early experiments with liquid-fueled rockets

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What was the secret initiative that brought German rocket scientists to the United States?

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  1. Operation Rocket
  2. Operation Paperclip ✓
  3. Operation Space Age
  4. Operation Texas

Answer: Operation Paperclip

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What was the name of the first successful ballistic missile von Braun's team built for the U.S. Army in Huntsville?

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  1. Jupiter missile
  2. Saturn V
  3. Redstone ballistic missile ✓
  4. Atlas rocket

Answer: Redstone ballistic missile

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What was the name of America's first artificial satellite, launched by von Braun's team?

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  1. Sputnik
  2. Juno I
  3. Explorer 1 ✓
  4. Van Allen

Answer: Explorer 1

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What was von Braun's ultimate goal, even while working on military missiles?

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  1. To build more powerful missiles
  2. To write articles for magazines
  3. To create fireworks for fun
  4. Human space exploration ✓

Answer: Human space exploration

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What did Wernher von Braun say about the word 'impossible'?

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  1. "Impossible is nothing."
  2. "I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution." ✓
  3. "Impossible only means it hasn't been done yet."
  4. "Nothing is impossible if you believe."

Answer: "I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution."

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