CAP Model Rocketry Phase I Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
The first true rockets can be traced back to the first century when
the Chinese experimented with a compound of _____________,
___________ and _________to create explosions for religious
celebrations. -
correct answer ✅salt peter, sulfur and charcoal
In 1405, this scientist was credited with the development of a
rocket propelled by gunpowder -
correct answer ✅Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt
It is commonly believed that the first time rockets were used in
battle was -
correct answer ✅Kai-Keng
Rockets weighing as much as one hundred pounds using explosives
and shrapnel were first used by the -
correct answer ✅the Germans against the Spanish and Dutch in
the Thirty years War (1618 - 1648)
During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem after
witnessing the British use rockets to bombard -
correct answer ✅Fort McHenry
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
The first true rockets can be traced back to the first century when
the Chinese experimented with a compound of _____________,
___________ and _________to create explosions for religious
celebrations. -
correct answer ✅salt peter, sulfur and charcoal
In 1405, this scientist was credited with the development of a
rocket propelled by gunpowder -
correct answer ✅Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt
It is commonly believed that the first time rockets were used in
battle was -
correct answer ✅Kai-Keng
Rockets weighing as much as one hundred pounds using explosives
and shrapnel were first used by the -
correct answer ✅the Germans against the Spanish and Dutch in
the Thirty years War (1618 - 1648)
During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem after
witnessing the British use rockets to bombard -
correct answer ✅Fort McHenry
