🧠 Trivia · History
Space Race & the Cold War
Sputnik beeps, moonwalks and missile standoffs: the superpower showdown, one round at a time.
Family friendly
Medium
80 questions
Sneak peek
- What did Sputnik 1 send back to Earth? Voice messages · Photos · Simple radio beeps · Music Easy
- The Russian word 'sputnik' roughly means what? Fellow traveler · First light · Red star · Rocket Hard
- America's first satellite attempt exploded on the pad in 1957. What did the press dub it? Genius
- Who was the Soviet chief rocket designer whose identity was kept secret? Andrei Sakharov · Sergei Korolev · Mikhail Kalashnikov · Andrei Tupolev Hard
Answers stay hidden — no spoilers for your crew.
Difficulty mix
How to play
- Listen to the host read the question.
- Tap (or type) your answer before time runs out — no take-backs!
- Right answers score points; faster answers score bonus points when speed bonus is on.
- Team vote: huddle on your phones, majority rules, captain breaks ties.