Q 01/05

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to do what?

A) Climb Everest

B) Fly across the Atlantic

C) Fly in space

D) Reach the North Pole

Answer · why

C) Fly in space

She flew a solo mission aboard Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963, orbiting the Earth 48 times.

Q 02/05

Which spacecraft carried Tereshkova into orbit?

A) Voskhod 2

B) Vostok 6

C) Vostok 1

D) Soyuz 1

Answer · why

B) Vostok 6

It was the final flight of the Vostok programme, and she is its last surviving cosmonaut.

Q 03/05

In what year did Tereshkova fly in space?

A) 1967

B) 1965

C) 1963

D) 1969

Answer · why

C) 1963

Her flight came just over two years after Yuri Gagarin's, and 20 years before Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.

Q 04/05

How many times did Tereshkova orbit the Earth on her flight?

A) 32

B) 48

C) 24

D) 40

Answer · why

B) 48

She spent 2 days, 22 hours and 50 minutes in space, more than all the American astronauts before her combined.

Q 05/05

How old was Tereshkova at the time of her spaceflight?

A) 26

B) 24

C) 20

D) 22

Answer · why

A) 26

She remains the youngest woman ever to orbit Earth.