SINCE THE DAWN of time… humankind has sought to conquer the Moon.

This week, the first moon lander to launch from the US in half a century failed to complete its mission of achieving a soft landing on the Moon.

We can’t tell you the name of that lander, because it comes up in the below quiz. We put together this quiz to test your moon credentials, and see how much you know about humanity and the Moon.

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, what was the name of the guy who stayed on the command module?

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James Connolly

Michael Collins

Arthur Griffith

Patrick Pearse

What was the name of the first spacecraft to impact the surface of the Moon?

Sputnik

Luna 1

Luna 2

Laika 2

Which of these countries has never conducted a mission to the Moon?

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Mexico

Japan

United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia

The lander at the centre of this week's failed Moon landing shares a name with which Lord of the Rings character?

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Peregrine

Samwise

Frodo

Meriadoc

Which is the only decade since the 1950s without any Moon missions launched?

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Which of these countries landed a craft on the moon in 2014?

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Switzerland

Luxembourg

Liechtenstein

Andorra

When was the last time a human being walked on the moon?

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1970

1971

1972

1973

Who said: "When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator"?

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Mahatma Gandhi

Martin Luther King Jr

John Hume

WEB DuBois

Which US president announced "We choose to go to the Moon," stating his intention to put a man on the Moon before 1970?

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Dwight Eisenhower

John F Kennedy

Lyndon B Johnson

Richard Nixon

How many people have walked on the Moon, as of 2024?

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Answer all the questions to see your result!

You scored out of !

Man on the Moon

Like the REM song!

You scored out of !

Moon from Bear in the Big Blue House

I always liked this moon.

You scored out of !

Moon from that awful 1902 French film

I always hated this moon.

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Quiz: How much do you know about humanity's trips to the moon?

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