History quiz
The 12 people who walked on the Moon
Six landings, twelve moonwalkers, all between July 1969 and December 1972. Each row gives the mission and the seat; surnames are enough.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 12 answers
- Limit
- 4:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 12
- Time limit
- 4:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name everyone who has walked on the Moon.
| Mission | Role | Astronaut |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo 11 | Commander | Not found yet |
| Apollo 11 | Lunar module pilot | Not found yet |
| Apollo 12 | Commander | Not found yet |
| Apollo 12 | Lunar module pilot | Not found yet |
| Apollo 14 | Commander | Not found yet |
| Apollo 14 | Lunar module pilot | Not found yet |
| Apollo 15 | Commander | Not found yet |
| Apollo 15 | Lunar module pilot | Not found yet |
| Apollo 16 | Commander | Not found yet |
| Apollo 16 | Lunar module pilot | Not found yet |
| Apollo 17 | Commander | Not found yet |
| Apollo 17 | Lunar module pilot | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Twelve people have walked on the Moon, all of them American astronauts on the six Apollo landings. The commander and the lunar module pilot went down to the surface while the command module pilot stayed in orbit.
- Neil Armstrong was first onto the surface on July 20, 1969, followed by Buzz Aldrin.
- Alan Shepard, the first American in space in 1961, walked on the Moon ten years later as commander of Apollo 14.
- David Scott was the first person to drive on the Moon, on Apollo 15 in 1971.
- Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, was the last person to leave the lunar surface.
Sources
- [1]NASA. The Apollo Program.
- [2]NASA. Apollo Missions.
Note on the data. The twelve names, missions and roles follow NASA's list of all Apollo astronauts who went to the Moon's surface, and the mission dates follow NASA's Apollo missions page, both checked on 3 October 2026. Everyday names are shown with NASA's formal names accepted. Shepard's 1961 flight and Scott's lunar drive are also recorded in the space race timeline of Royal Museums Greenwich.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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