1.  I was the first astronaut in space.  My mission was named MR-3 and I named my capsule the Freedom 7.
a) Alan Shepard
b) Gus Grissom
c) John Glenn

2.  I was the oldest astronaut to ever fly in space, at the age of 77.  I was also attributed to doing the first orbit around Earth.
a) L. Gordon Cooper
b) Alan Shepard
c) John Glenn

3. I was tragically killed in a fire upon Apollo 1.  I flew the Liberty Bell 7, named because of the capsule's shape.
a) M. Scott Carpenter
b) Deke Slayton
c) Gus Grissom

4.  I am recognized for being the only astronaut to fly during all three NASA projects, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
a) Walter Schirra
b) Deke Slayton
c) L. Gordon Cooper

Open ended questions, click on the answer button to see if you answered correctly:

1.  Why were all the capsules' names containing the number 7, such as Liberty Bell 7?
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2.  What was the professions of all the Mercury Seven astronauts before they entered the Mercury Project?
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3.  What were the three objectives of Project Mercury?
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4.  What two rockets were used to launch the Mercury spacecrafts?
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5.  Describe the Mercury capsule, what did it look like?
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6.  Who was the first astronaut to sleep in space?
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