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50 free For All Mankind trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
For All Mankind starts with one change: Sergei Korolev survives his 1966 operation, so in June 1969 it is Alexei Leonov, not Neil Armstrong, who steps onto the Moon first. From there Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi run the space race forward a decade per season, through a Moon base called Jamestown, a nuclear shuttle named Pathfinder, a space hotel, a three-way dash to Mars and an asteroid worth trillions. These 50 questions cover five seasons and the spin-off: the plaque behind the title, the real astronauts behind Ed and Gordo, Nixon's Women, Shackleton crater, President Ted Kennedy, Zvezda, Buran, the Apollo-Soyuz handshake, Ellen Wilson's 1992 win, Polaris and Phoenix, Dev Ayesa, the first man on Mars, Goldilocks, Kuznetsov Station, President Gore and Star City. Production questions cover the Garrett Reisman lunch, Jeff Russo's score and the Emmy-winning Time Capsule app. Easy questions stick to the premise and main cast; the expert tier asks about Thomas Stafford, Jim Bragg and Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss. Play it solo or print it for a sci-fi night.
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Q 01Which Battlestar Galactica developer co-created For All Mankind?
Ronald D. Moore
He created it with Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi after a lunch with astronaut Garrett Reisman.
Q 02Which streaming service premiered For All Mankind on November 1, 2019?
Apple TV+
It was among the service's launch titles; the brand dropped the plus sign in 2025.
Q 03In the show's timeline, which Soviet cosmonaut becomes the first human on the Moon?
Alexei Leonov
The landing comes in June 1969, a month before Apollo 11 crash-lands and survives.
Q 04The title quotes the Apollo 11 plaque, which says the crew came in what?
Peace
The plaque reads in part "We Came in Peace for All Mankind".
Q 05Which Soviet engineer survives in the show, creating its point of divergence from history?
Sergei Korolev
In reality he died during an operation in Moscow in 1966.
Q 06Who plays astronaut Ed Baldwin?
Joel Kinnaman
Kinnaman has played him across all five seasons, from Apollo 10 pilot to Martian dissident.
Q 07Ed Baldwin was initially based on which real Apollo 10 commander?
Thomas P. Stafford
Gordo Stevens is modelled on Apollo 10's lunar module pilot, Gene Cernan.
Q 08Gordo Stevens is based on which real astronaut?
Gene Cernan
Michael Dorman plays him through season two, with a guest turn in season five.
Q 09NASA engineer Margo Madison was inspired by which real software pioneer?
Margaret Hamilton
In the show Margo is mentored by Wernher von Braun.
Q 10Molly is based on which real member of the Mercury 13?
Jerrie Cobb
Sonya Walger plays her; radiation from a solar storm later costs her sight.
Q 11What nickname is given to the first group of female astronaut candidates?
Nixon's Women
Tracy Stevens, Molly Cobb, Danielle Poole and Ellen Waverly are among them.
Q 12What is the name of NASA's first Moon base in the series?
Jamestown
It lands on October 12, 1973, near the ice Molly found.
Q 13What is the Soviet Moon base called?
Zvezda
Its name means "star"; it sits close to the American base.
Q 14Molly finds lunar ice by rappelling into which crater on Apollo 15?
Q 21Which two characters die saving the Moon base reactor in the season two finale?
Gordo and Tracy
They cross the surface in suits made from duct tape.
Q 22Danielle Poole commands which joint US-Soviet mission in season two?
Apollo-Soyuz
Her decision to dock despite orders defuses a nuclear standoff on Earth.
Q 23Ellen Wilson becomes President of the United States after which election?
1992
She runs as a Republican against Bill Clinton.
Q 24Who is Ellen's evangelical running mate in season three?
Shackleton
The crew changed their landing site to reach it.
Q 15Who wins the 1972 presidential election in the show's timeline?
Ted Kennedy
He later pardons Nixon over Watergate.
Q 16Which amendment is ratified in season one after the new president campaigns for it?
Equal Rights
The show's accelerated space race also brings earlier civil rights gains.
Q 17In season two, set in 1983, who is president after winning in 1976 and 1980?
Ronald Reagan
Season two opens with a solar storm hitting the Moon base.
Q 18What is the name of the bar Karen Baldwin runs?
The Outpost
She later sells it to Tracy's new husband, Sam Cleveland.
Q 19What is the name of the nuclear-powered shuttle Ed commands in season two?
Pathfinder
It is fitted with missiles and nearly fires on the Soviet shuttle in lunar orbit.
Q 20Which Soviet shuttle confronts Ed's ship in lunar orbit in the season two finale?
Buran
Ed chooses to destroy the Sea Dragon supply ship rather than fire on it.
Jim Bragg
As vice president he later demands her resignation.
Q 25What is the name of the orbital space hotel Karen launches with Sam Cleveland?
Polaris
Danny's wedding is held aboard it before a thruster failure sends it spinning.
Q 26Dev Ayesa is the founder of which private space company?
Helios Aerospace
Its goal is to beat both NASA and the Soviets to Mars.
Q 27Who plays Dev Ayesa?
Edi Gathegi
He joined the cast as a series regular in season three.
Q 28Dev's company repurposes the space hotel as a Mars ship under what name?
Phoenix
He announces it live on TV with Ed Baldwin as mission commander.
Q 29What is the name of NASA's crewed Mars ship in season three?
Sojourner 1
It overtakes the Helios ship by deploying solar sails.
Q 30What is the American Mars base called?
Happy Valley
By 2012 it houses 5,000 people.