Rockets Quiz: questions and answers
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1. Where did the first gunpowder-powered rockets evolve?
China
2. What is the name of the multiple rocket launcher developed by Korea in the 1590s?
Hwacha
3. Who developed the first iron-cased rockets?
Indian military
4. The first mathematical treatment of the dynamics of rocket propulsion is due to:
William Moore
5. When did William Leitch first propose the concept of using rockets to enable human spaceflight?
1861
6. Where was Wernher von Braun born?
Germany
7. What is the minimum range of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)?
5,500 km
8. What type of liquid propellant was used for the first stages of the Saturn V?
Liquid oxygen (LOX)
9. How loud is the space shuttle?
180 db(A)
10. Which company built the M51 SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missile)?
Airbus