The Right Stuff MOVIE QUESTIONS CHART Opening Sequence 1.

The Right Stuff ¨C MOVIE QUESTIONS CHART

Opening Sequence

Sound Barrier Scene

Sputnik

Astronaut Testing

1.

What was the name of the ¡°demon¡± mentioned in the opening sequence of the

film by the narrator?

2.

During the opening sequence of the film, the narrator mentions the name of the

men who tested the X-1 rocket. What did he say they were called?

3.

What injury does Chuck sustain the day before his attempt at breaking the sound

barrier?

4.

What is the name painted on the side on the X-1, and what is its significance?

5.

What is the date of Yeager¡¯s first flight in the X-1?

6.

What does Yeager¡¯s injury impede him from doing without the help of a broom

handle?

7.

Originally, when the people on the ground heard the loud bang during Yeager¡¯s

flight, what did they think happened to him?

8.

What was launched in Star City Russia on October 4, 1957?

9.

What was the name of the Senator with the southern accent in the conference

room?

10.

What type of ¡°specimen¡± was first suggested to be the first American in space?

11.

Name two of the types of people that were considered to be astronauts?

12.

BONUS: Name the man that said, ¡°No, No, I want test pilots¡± in the conference

room?

13.

Who does John Glenn first meet at the Lovelace Clinic Albuquerque, New Mexico

on February 1959?

14.

In addition to Alan Shepherd, what other Navy pilot is playing a practical joke on

people in the waiting room of the Lovelace Clinic Albuquerque, New Mexico on

February 1959?

15.

Which two men last the longest at the ball floating exercise?

16.

Who is humming in the bathroom stall next to Gordo Cooper?

17.

When Nurse Murch meets Trudy Cooper (Gordo¡¯s wife) what do the two women

do?

18.

What happened on April 9, 1959?

19.

How man original astronauts were there?

20.

What twp people are shown listening to the broadcast of the press conference on

the radio?

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21.

Which astronaut did the most talking at the unveiling press conference?

22.

Who raises their hand when asked, ¡°Which one of you will be the first into space?¡±

23.

Why does Yeager laugh when he hears the man on the broadcast say, ¡°the best

will be first¡±?

Rocket Testing

24.

What happened on July 29, 1960 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, two months later,

and in the months that followed?

Astronaut Training

25.

When the capsule is brought to the men, what do they demand that the scientists

and engineers put on the capsule?

Ham Mission

26.

On January 31, 1961 who is the first American to be launched into space?

Yuri Gagarin

27.

Who is the first human put into space? Where is he from?

Alan Shepard ¨C Freedom 7

28.

Who is the first ¡°American¡± launched into space?

29.

What was the astronaut¡¯s prayer?

30.

During Shepherd¡¯s launch countdown, what does Shepherd continue to ask

permission to do?

31.

BONUS: What is Shepherd counting during reentry?

32.

Who is the second American astronaut to be launched into space?

33.

Because Grissom blows the hatch to the capsule too early, what happens to the

capsule after splashdown?

34.

Why isn¡¯t anyone excited or happy about Grissom¡¯s return after his flight?

35.

BONUS: Why is the loss of the capsule so bad?

Gus Grissom ¨C Liberty Bell 7

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Who is the third American sent into space?

John Glenn ¨C Friendship 7 (Part I) 36.

John Glenn ¨C Friendship 7 (Part II)

Yeager Altitude Flight/Gordon

Cooper ¨C Faith 7

37.

Why is Glenn¡¯s mission considered more dangerous? (Hint: the rocket used)

38.

BONUS: Why does Annie Glenn not want to speak to the press or the Vice

President?

39.

What is different about Glenn¡¯s trip into space from Shepherd and Grissom?

40.

41.

What does John tell Annie when he speaks to her on the phone?

How does Johnson take the news that he¡¯s not allowed into the Glenn

household?

42.

BONUS: Why is Gordo Cooper in Australia for Glenn¡¯s mission? You need to

wait a few minutes to get the full answer to this question ¨C don¡¯t freak out

43.

How many orbits was Glenn given permission to do around the Earth?

44.

What warning light goes off at Mercury control during Glenn¡¯s flight? Why is this a

potential problem?

45.

FYI ¨C Glenn only orbited the Earth 3 times, even though he was given permission

to make 7 orbits

46.

Did Mercury Control give Glenn a complete reason for only allowing him to orbit 3

times?

47.

WICKED CRAZY BONUS: What tune does Glenn hum during reentry? It¡¯s also

playing at the tickertape parade for him in the very next scene¨C

48.

Did Yeager file a flight plan with the tower before his final takeoff?

49.

What is different about this flight of Yeager¡¯s from his other previous flights seen

in the movie

50.

During this flight, Yeager isn¡¯t trying to set a speed record, but what is he trying to

do?

51.

What happens to Yeager¡¯s plane?

52.

What happens to Yeager?

53.

Who was the last of the Mercury astronauts launched into space? What did he do

in the capsule before launch?

54.

What did Gus Grissom scream during Gordo Cooper¡¯s liftoff?

55.

What was unique about Gordo Cooper¡¯s flight?

56.

BONUS: Who was the only Mercury astronaut not to fly during the Mercury

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program?

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