Sally Ride Trivia Quiz: American Astronaut

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Sally Ride Trivia Quiz: American Astronaut

Sally Kristen Ride, who died in 2012, was born in 1951. She was an astronaut and physicist from the United States. After cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman and the third woman in space in 1983. At 32, she made history as the youngest American astronaut to journey to space. Ride left NASA in 1987 after flying two flights on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Take this quiz to see how knowledgeable you are about Sally Ride.

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What is the name of Sally Ride's father?

  • Andrew

  • Thomas 

  • Morris  

  • Dale Burdell Ride

Where was Sally Ride born?

  • Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico

  • Rowlett, Texas

  • Los Angeles, California

  • Option 4

When Sally Ride joins NASA?

  • 1978

  • 1980

  • 1981

  • 1985

In which year did Sally Ride become the first American woman and the third woman in space, after cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova?

  • 1987

  • 1983

  • 1980

  • 1989

When did Sally Ride leave NASA?

  • 1987

  • 1990

  • 1988

  • 1989

When was Sally Ride born?

  • May 26, 1951 

  • December 12, 1962

  • August 12, 1964

  • January 25, 1951

What is the cause of death of Sally Ride?

  • Accident

  • Heart failure

  • Pancreatic cancer

  • Susaid

When did Sally Ride become a physics professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the California Space Institute director?

  • 1989

  • 1991

  • 1994

  • 1990

When did Sally Ride announce that she was leaving NASA to take up a two-year fellowship at the Stanford University Center for International Security and Arms Control (CISAC)?

  • 1987

  • 1988

  • 1989

  • 1995

From __________, Sally Ride was the president of the space news website, Space.com, a company that aggregated news about science and space on its website.

  • August 2001 to May 2004

  • December 2002 to November 2006

  • September 1999 to July 2000

  • August 1999 to April 2003

What is the religion of Sally Ride ?

  • Catholic

  • Christianity

  • Buddhism

  • Jewish

When did Sally Ride serve on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board?

  • 2007

  • 2003

  • 2004

  • 2005

When did Sally Ride receive a phone call from NASA's director of flight operations, who informed her that she had been selected as part of NASA Astronaut Group 8?

  • January 16, 1978

  • August 28, 1989

  • May 20, 1979

  • December 12, 1980

What is the height of Sally Ride?

  • 4 Feet , 8 Inches (Approx)

  • 5 Feet, 5 Inches (Approx)

  • 5 Feet, 10 Inches (Approx)

  • 6 Feet , 0 Inches (Approx)

What year did Sally Ride first travel into space?

  • 1977

  • 1978

  • 1983

  • 1980

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