Mars Rovers Quiz: Pathfinder, Curiosity, Perseverance and Ingenuity

Ten NASA-sourced questions on historic Mars landings, robotic explorers, sky cranes, and the first controlled flight on Mars.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01Which rover reached the surface of Mars aboard Pathfinder in 1997?

SojournerPerseveranceCuriosityOpportunity

QUESTION 02In which year did Mars Pathfinder land with the rover Sojourner?

1976199720042012

QUESTION 03What protected Mars Pathfinder during its bouncing landing?

An ocean parachuteAn inflatable boatInflated airbagsA lunar module

QUESTION 04Which pair of NASA rovers landed on opposite parts of Mars in 2004?

Viking 1 and Viking 2Curiosity and PerseverancePathfinder and IngenuitySpirit and Opportunity

QUESTION 05Which rover landed on Mars in 2012 using a sky crane?

CuriositySojournerSpiritOpportunity

QUESTION 06In which Martian crater did Perseverance land in February 2021?

Gale CraterJezero CraterEndeavour CraterVictoria Crater

QUESTION 07On what date did Ingenuity make its first powered flight on Mars?

July 4, 1997January 24, 2004April 19, 2021February 18, 2021

QUESTION 08Which rover carried the Ingenuity helicopter to Mars?

OpportunitySojournerSpiritPerseverance

QUESTION 09What gives Mars its familiar reddish appearance?

Oxidized iron in dust and rockSurface lava lakesAn ocean of red waterDense red vegetation

QUESTION 10What are the names of Mars' two small natural moons?

Io and EuropaPhobos and DeimosTitan and EnceladusTriton and Charon

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