QUIZ: Looking towards the stars

A scene from Stanley Kubrick’s movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Do you know the name of the computer on the spacecraft in this movie? (Photo contributed)A scene from Stanley Kubrick’s movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Do you know the name of the computer on the spacecraft in this movie? (Photo contributed)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Space Shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
In the 1960s, Canadian actor William Shatner played Star Trek Capt. James T. Kirk. What was the name of the spacecraft in this television series? (Photo by James Vaughan / Flickr)In the 1960s, Canadian actor William Shatner played Star Trek Capt. James T. Kirk. What was the name of the spacecraft in this television series? (Photo by James Vaughan / Flickr)
The Canadarm has been used on numerous space missions. This device is also featured on a Canadian banknote. (Photo credit: Johnson Space Center)The Canadarm has been used on numerous space missions. This device is also featured on a Canadian banknote. (Photo credit: Johnson Space Center)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a demo Crew Dragon spacecraft on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, March 2, 2019. Which billionaire founded SpaceX? (AP Photo/John Raoux)A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a demo Crew Dragon spacecraft on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, March 2, 2019. Which billionaire founded SpaceX? (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Each year, April 12 is observed as International Day of Human Space Flight, in honour of the first human space flight in 1961.

Since that time, people have landed on the moon, unoccupied vessels have been sent far into space and there are plans in the works to send people to Mars.

Space has been described as the final frontier and space exploration has captivated the imaginations of many.

How much do you know about space flight and space exploration, in history and popular culture? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.

Good luck.

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