Science & Life Skills

Learn about Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, through this fun quiz game.

We learned about Neil Armstrong's early life, including where he was born, his family, and his education at Purdue University where he studied aerospace engineering.

We learned about Neil's time in the Navy, where he flew 78 missions in the Korean War, and how he later married Janet Sheeran in 1956.

We learned that Neil became a test pilot flying over 200 different aircraft, then joined NASA in 1962 and flew on Gemini 8, where he successfully docked two vehicles in space.

We learned about the Apollo 11 mission launch on July 16, 1969, and the scary moment when Neil had to take manual control during the moon landing with only 40 seconds of fuel left.

We learned about the historic moon landing on July 21, 1969, Neil's famous words, and how he and Buzz Aldrin spent over 21 hours on the moon collecting rocks before returning to Earth.

We learned about Neil's later life, including his work as a professor, his two marriages, and his death in 2012 at age 82 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Neil Armstrong Biography in English | American Astronaut