ÈThe galaxy measures how many million, million km. across?ú9500,000 1 100,000,000 750,000 250,000 ÈWhat is the closest planet to the sun?úMERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER ÈWhat is the largest of our planets?úJUPITER MARS PLUTO SATURN EARTH ÈHow long does it take for light to reach us from the sun?ú8 MINUTES 1 SECOND 4 MINUTES 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES ÈHow far are we away from the sunú93 MILLION MILES 1 MILLION MILES 10 MILLION MILES 50 MILLION MILES 82 MILLION MILES ÈWhat is the furthest planet from the sun?úPLUTO NEPTUNE URANUS SATURN VENUS ÈWhat is the speed of light? ú186,000 MILES PER SECOND 1,000 MILES PER SECOND 37,000 MILES PER SECOND 112,000 MILES PER SECOND 140,000 MILES PER SECOND ÈDistance that light travels in 1 year is known as?úA LIGHT YEAR A MONTH A LIGHT MONTH A LIGHT HOUR A LIGHT WEEK ÈHow many planets travel round the sun?ú9 10 11 8 7 ÈThe Sun's diameter is how many times bigger than Earths?ú109 1009 49 19 9 ÈThe Sun's diameter is how much larger than that of Jupiter?ú10 5 20 100 1000 ÈHow many million years old is the Solar System?ú4,600 1 10,000 10 370 ÈWhat planet travels around the Sun the fastest?úMERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER ÈOn what planet would you find the Van Allen belts?úEARTH MARS MERCURY VENUS SATURN ÈTo the naked eye what is the brightest planet?úVENUS MARS MERCURY JUPITER SATURN ÈWhich planet spins the fastest?úJUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO ÈHow long is an Earth year? ú365 DAYS 345 DAYS 355 DAYS 375 DAYS 385 DAYS ÈHow long is a Mars day? ú24.62 HOURS 37.11 HOURS 18.12 HOURS 3 DAYS 4.1 HOURS ÈHow long is a day on Venus? ú243 DAYS 24.3 HOURS 243 HOURS 2.43 HOURS 24 HOURS ÈHow long does it take for Pluto to orbit the Sun?ú248 YEARS 201 YEARS 47 YEARS 115 YEARS 2 YEARS ÈStanding on the Earths equator what speed are you travelling?úAT 325 MPH AT 0 MPH AT 50 MPH AT 125 MPH AT 700 MPH ÈWhat planet lies between Mars and Saturn?úJUPITER MARS MERCURY EARTH NEPTUNE ÈWhat planet lies between Saturn and Neptune?úURANUS MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS ÈWhat planet lies between Venus and Mars?úEARTH JUPITER SATURN NEPTUNE PLUTO ÈWhat planet lies between Mercury and Earth?úVENUS MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS ÈWhat planet lies between Uranus and Pluto?úNEPTUNE MARS SATURN VENUS MERCURY ÈThe sun is mainly made up of which gas?úHYDROGEN OXYGEN NITROGEN RAIDON ZEON ÈWhat temperature is the outer part of the Sun in Centigrade?ú2 MILLION 1 MILLION HALF A MILLION 250 THOUSAND QUARTER OF A MILLION ÈWhat is the name of our Galaxy?úMILKY WAY MARATHON MARS TOPIC BOUNTY ÈSolar prominences are made up of Hydrogen and?úHELIUM OXYGEN NITROGEN SULPHUR CARBON DIOXIDE ÈRoughly how many days does it take the moon to orbit earth?ú27 40 10 5 7 ÈThe average distance the moon is from the earth is?ú239,000 MILES 453,000 MILES 70,000 MILES 23,000 MILES 11 HUNDRED MILES ÈEarth tides are caused by? úTHE MOON MERCURY VENUS THE SUN MARS ÈWhat is the daytime temperature on Mercury in centigrade?ú350 100 0 -50 200 ÈWhich of the following is not considered an inner planet?úNEPTUNE VENUS MARS MERCURY EARTH ÈWhat gas surrounds Mercury? úHELIUM HYDROGEN NITROGEN OXYGEN ZENON ÈThe core of mercury is made out of?úIRON CARBON SODIUM COPPER SILICON ÈWhich gas mostly makes up Venus's atmosphere?úCARBON DIOXIDE HELIUM HYDROGEN NITROGEN OXYGEN ÈWhich is the only planet to rotate East to West?úVENUS EARTH MARS SATURN NEPTUNE ÈWhere would you find Baillys crater?úTHE MOON MARS EARTH SATURN NEPTUNE ÈOn what planet would you find the mountain Maxwell Montes?úVENUS MARS EARTH NEPTUNE MERCURY ÈWhich planet has the largest canyon?úMARS EARTH JUPITER SATURN NEPTUNE ÈWhich planet has the moon's Phobos and Deimos?úMARS VENUS NEPTUNE SATURN PLUTO ÈThe fastest moon in the solar system orbits which planet?úJUPITER SATURN MARS VENUS URANUS ÈSaturns rings are made up of particles of?úICE HYDROGEN HELIUM NITROGEN OXYGEN ÈHow many satellites around the planet Saturn?ú21 16 15 2 1 ÈWhich of the following planets is not one of the gas giants?úMARS URANUS NEPTUNE JUPITER SATURN ÈIn 1781 Sir Richard Herschel discovered what planet?úURANUS SATURN PLUTO NEPTUNE MARS ÈWhat year was Neptune discovered?ú1846 1946 1896 1796 1696 ÈWhat year was Pluto's moon Charon discovered?ú1978 1948 1918 1880 1845 ÈBetween 1979/99 which planet will be furthest from the sun?úNEPTUNE PLUTO URANUS SATURN JUPITER ÈHow many satellites has the planet Pluto?ú1 2 3 4 5 ÈWhat is the largest asteroid in our system?úCERES FAYE FINLAY ENCKE HALLEY ÈWhat lies between mars and jupiter?úASTEROIDS COMETS GAS CLOUDS SHOOTING STARS RADIATION BELT ÈHow many years does Halley's comet take to go round the sun?ú76 113 46 234 21 ÈWhich of the following is not a comet?úCERES HALLEY ENCKE FINLAY TUTTLE ÈAt what height do meteors burn up when reaching earth?ú50 MILES 10 MILES 2 MILES 300 MILES 1,000 MILES ÈThe largest known meteor fell to earth in?úAFRICA ASIA AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA ÈWhat is the name of the nearest star?úPROXIMA CENTAURI ALPHA CENTAURI MIDI CENTAURI VIRGO CENTAURI MAXIMA CENTAURI ÈIn light years how close is the nearest star?ú4.25 1.1 120 31.5 67.5 ÈStars are mostly composed of? úHYDROGEN HELIUM OXYGEN NITROGEN KRYPTON ÈA star beginning to die turns into a?úRED GIANT JOLLY GREEN GIANT PINK GIANT YELLOW GIANT PINK GIANT ÈA giant star which collapses into a ball is known as a?úWHITE DWARF RED DWARF GREEN DWARF YELLOW DWARF LITTLE DWARF ÈA dwarf star that continues to collapse is known as a?úNEUTRON STAR PROTON STAR ELECTRON STAR QUARK STAR GONER ÈA collapsed star that sends out radio waves is known as a?úPULSAR RED GIANT WHITE DWARF RADIO MOON DISC JOCKEY ÈA star that shrinks beyond the neutron star stage is called a?úBLACK HOLE WHITE HOLE GREEN HOLE RED HOLE MAN HOLE ÈTwo stars which circle around each other are called?úBINARY PULSARS PAIR DUO CO-STARS ÈHow many stars in the star system castor?ú6 4 2 3 69 ÈThe most brilliant star on record?úETA CARINAE PLASKETT EPSILON AURIGAE CEPHEID CLIFF RICHARDS ÈThe time it takes our galaxy to complete 1 circuit is?úCOSMIC YEAR LIGHT YEAR GALAXY YEAR DECADE A LONG TIME ÈWhich is not a classification of galaxy?úSQUARE SPIRAL BARRED SPIRAL ELLIPTICAL IRREGULAR ÈThe galaxy known as M87 is found in which cluster?úVIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO PISCES AQUARIES ÈHow old in millions of years is the universe?ú15,000 1,000 5,000 25,000 50,000 ÈWho first accurately measured the distance around the earth?úERATOSTHENES KEPLER MOORE ARISTARCHOS GALILEO ÈWho said first that the earth was a sphere?úPYTHAGORAS KEPLER COPERNICUS PTOLEMY HERACLITUS ÈWhen did Kepler work out the correct movement of the planets?ú1609 1659 1709 1759 1809 ÈThe first radio telescope was built in the?ú1930'S 1940'S 1950'S 1960'S 1920'S ÈThe first space station was called?úSALYUT 1 SALYUT 2 SALYUT 3 SKYLAB 1 SKYLAB 2 ÈMost satellites are powered by? úSOLAR CELLS BATTERIES DIESEL ENGINES PETROL ENGINES NUCLEAR POWER ÈThe first space probe was? úSPUTNIK 1 LUNA 2 RANGERS LUNA 3 LUNA 9 ÈHow much did SPUTNIK 1 weigh?ú185 pounds 10 pounds 299 ounds 1200 pounds 18900 pounds ÈWhat was the first man-made object to hit the moon?úLUNA 2 LUNA 3 LUNA 7 LUNA 16 LUNA 42 ÈThe first probe to take photo's of the far side of the moon?úLUNA 3 LUNA 1 LUNA 4 ORBITOR LUNA 56 ÈThe first person to travel in space?úYURI GAGARIN NEIL ARMSTRONG BUCK ROGERS PETE CONRAD PETER COLLINS ÈWhat spacecraft took the first man into space?úVOSTOK SPUTNIK LUNA 3 LUNA 16 ORBIOR ÈHow long did the first flight in space last?ú89 MINUTES 5 MINUTES 7 HOURS 1 DAY 2 DAYS ÈIn what year did the first man enter space?ú1961 1959 1963 1965 1967 ÈThe first animal into space was a?úDOG MONKEY CAT MOUSE GUINEA PIG ÈIn what decade did the first animal travel into space?ú1950'S 1960'S 1940'S 1930'S 1970'S ÈWhat was the name of the first animal in space?úLAIKA UNLUCKY SPEEDY PAL VENTURE ÈHow many lunar rover vehicles are parked on the moon?ú3 2 1 6 10 ÈHow many lunar lander vehicles are parked on the moon?ú6 5 4 3 7 ÈWhat nationality was the first man into space?úUSSR USA BRITISH FRENCH ITALIAN ÈWhat nationality was the first man on the moon?úUSA USSR BRITISH ITALIAN SPANISH ÈIn what year did man first step on the moon?ú1969 1959 1964 1979 1974 ÈHow many apollo missions landed on the moon?ú6 4 2 8 10 ÈWhat Apollo mission first landed a man on the moon?ú11 12 10 14 15 ÈWhich probe first flew by VENUS?úMARINER 2 MARINER 4 PIONEER 11 PIONEER 9 MARINER 6 ÈWhich probe first flew by mars? úMARINER 4 MARINER 2 PIONEER 10 PIONEER 11 MARINER 14 ÈWhich probe first entered VENUS?úVENERA 4 FIREBALL XL5 MARINER 2 MARINER 4 VIKING 1 ÈWhich probe was the first to land on mars?úVIKING 1 MARINER 10 PIONEER 7 VOYAGER 1 ZERO X ÈVENERA 14 went to what planet? úVENUS MARS MERCURY SATURN PLUTO ÈWhich observatory has an optical telescope?úLA PALMA JODRELL BANK GREEN BANK ARECIBO HUBBLE ÈWhich of the following is a meteor shower?úCYGNIDS CERES PALLAS VESTA DAVIDA ÈThe UK satellite for studying X-rays is called?úAERIAL 6 OAO 3 SAS 2 OAO 2 SAS 4 ÈWho was not one of the mercury 7 astronauts?úNEIL ARMSTRONG SCOTT CARPENTER GORDON COOPER GUS GRISSOM JOHN GLENN ÈWhich flight did Pete Conrad not take?úAPOLLO 10 GEMINI 5 GEMINI 11 APOLLO 12 SKYLAB 1 ÈWhich flight Joe Henry Engle take?úSPACE SHUTTLE 2 APOLLO 13 APOLLO 15 APOLLO 11 SKYLAB 3 ÈWhich flight did Jim Lovell not take?úSKYLAB 2 GEMINI 7 GEMINI 12 APOLLO 13 APOLLO 8 ÈWho set the task of landing a man on the moon?úJOHN F KENNEDY GERRY FORD RICHARD NIXON JIMMY CARTER GEORGE BUSH ÈHow tall was the mercury capsule?ú9 feet 6 15 feet 25 feet 6 4 feet 46 feet ÈWho built the mercury capsule? úMCDONNELL AIRCRAFT ROCKWELL FORD GENERAL MOTORS HONDA ÈWho was the first American in sub-orbital space?úALAN SHEPHARD GUS GRISSOM JOHN GLENN WALTER SCHIRRA SCOTT CARPENTER ÈWho was the second mercury astronaut to go into space?úGUS GRISSOM JOHN GLENN SCOTT CARPENTER GORDON COOPER NEIL ARMSTRONG ÈWho was the first american to orbit the earth?úJOHN GLENN GUS GRISSOM SCOTT CARPENTER GORDON COOPER NEIL ARMSTRONG ÈWho was the first man to eat food in space?úSCOTT CARPENTER GUS GRISSOM JOHN GLENN NEIL ARMSTRONG BUZZ ALDRIN ÈWho flew in the SIGMA 7? úWALTER SCHIRRA JOHN GLENN GUS GRISSOM SCOTT CARPENTER STEVE ZODIAC ÈHow many orbits did Gordon Cooper do in Faith 7?ú22 1 10 47 309 ÈThe first manned Gemini space craft was called?úGEMINI 3 GEMINI 4 GEMINI 1 GEMINI 7 GEMINI 6 ÈWho was the first american to do a spacewalk?úED WHITE JOHN GLENN NEIL ARMSTRONG BUZZ ALDRIN JIM LOVELL È8 days was the motto for which spaceflight?úGEMINI 5 SKYLAB 1 GEMINI 6 APOLLO 14 GEMINI 9 ÈNeil Armstrong's first space flight was in the?úGEMINI 8 GEMINI 7 APOLLO 10 APOLLO 11 APOLLO 14 ÈNeil Armstrong's first space partner was?úDAVID SCOTT GUS GRISSOM JOHN GLENN BUZZ ALDRIN SCOTT CARPENTER ÈJohn Young and Michael Collins flew the?úGEMINI 10 GEMINI 8 APOLLO 8 GEMINI 3 APOLLO 10 ÈPete Conrad and Richard Gordon flew the?úGEMINI 11 GEMINI 12 GEMINI 4 GEMINI 6 GEMINI 7 ÈLovell and Aldrin piloted? úGEMINI 12 GEMINI 11 GEMINI 9 GEMINI 10 APOLLO 11 ÈThe last GEMINI mission? úGEMINI 13 GEMINI 12 GEMINI 11 GEMINI 14 GEMINI 15 ÈApollo was sent into space by? úSATURN V SATURN III ATLAS MERCURY SATURN VI ÈThe first US 3 man mission was? úAPOLLO 7 APOLLO 10 GEMINI 8 GEMINI 9 SKLAB 1 ÈIn what year did astronauts first go to the moon?ú1968 1967 1969 1970 1971 ÈWhat was the first spacecraft to go to the moon?úAPOLLO 8 APOLLO 7 APOLLO 9 APOLLO 11 APOLLO 10 ÈWhat was the nickname for the lunar module on APOLLO 9?úSPIDER ENTERPRISE GUMDROP THUMPER TONKER ÈThe nickname for the command module on APOLLO 9?úGUMDROP SPIDER THUMPER EAGLE RABBIT ÈThe nickname for the command module in APOLLO 10?úCHARLIE BROWN SNOOPY BONKERS SPIDER EAGLE ÈThe nickname for the lunar module in APOLLO 10?úSNOOPY CHARLIE BROWN WOODSTOCK EAGLE BANANA ÈStafford Young and Cernan flew which APOLLO mission?ú10 9 8 7 11 ÈThe command module for APOLLO 11?úCOLUMBIA EAGLE SNOOPY VALIENT JOHN ÈThe first lunar module to land on the moon?úEAGLE SNOOPY SPIDER THUMPER BAMBI ÈWhat age was Neil Armstrong when he landed on the moon?ú38 40 28 22 16 ÈWhich APOLLO mission first landed on the moon?ú11 12 10 13 9 ÈOn the APOLLO 11 mission who stayed in the command module?úMICHAEL COLLINS BUZZ ALDRIN NEIL ARMSTRONG JIM LOVELL JAMES SHEPARD ÈWho was the first man on the moon?úNEIL ARMSTRONG BUZZ ALDRIN MICHAEL COLLINS JIM LOVELL JAMES COOPER ÈWho was president of the US when man first walked on the moon?úRICHARD NIXON JOHN F KENNEDY JIMMY CARTER RONALD REAGAN GERALD FORD ÈOn what day did man first step on the moon?úJuly 20th 1969 February 1st 1970 March 10th 1966 April 17th 1951 November 10th 1978 ÈWhat was the command module nickname for APOLLO 12?úYANKEE CLIPPER INTREPID SNOOPY CHARLIE BROWN EAGLE ÈWhat was the nickname for the lunar module for APOLLO 12?úINTREPID CHARLIE BROWN SNOOPY EAGLE BAMBI ÈBy how many miles did APOLLO 11 miss it's landing site?ú4 1 25 49 128 ÈWhich mission to the moon had to be aborted after take off?úAPOLLO 13 APOLLO 11 APOLLO 12 APOLLO 15 APOLLO 14 ÈWhat is the nickname for the APOLLO 14 lunar module?úANTARES SNOOPY CHARLIE BROWN BAMBI THUNDERBIRD ÈWhat is the nickname for the APOLLO 14 command module?úKITTY HAWK ANTARES BAMBI SNOOPY EAGLE ÈScott, Worden and Irwin were the crew of the?úAPOLLO 15 APOLLO 14 APOLLO 13 APOLLO 12 APOLLO 11 ÈNickname for APOLLO 15 Lunar module was?úFALCON EAGLE ENTERPRISE VALIANT THUMPER ÈNickname for the command module of APOLLO 15 was?úENDEAVOUR ENTERPRISE FALCON EAGLE THUMPER ÈWhich APOLLO mission landed in the marsh of decay?úAPOLLO 15 APOLLO 14 APOLLO 13 APOLLO 12 APOLLO 11 ÈThe nickname for the command module for APOLLO 16 was?úCASPER SNOOPY CHARLIE BROWN INTREPID THUMPER ÈThe nickname for the lunar module for APOLLO 16 was?úORION BAMBI THUMPER CASPER DONKEY ÈThe crew Young,Mattingly and Duke flew APOLLO?ú16 15 14 13 9 ÈHow many lbs. of lunar material was returned by APOLLO 16?ú213 10 5 86 118 ÈThe nickname for the lunar module for APOLLO 17 was?úCHALLENGER DISCOVERY EAGLE FALCON SNOOPY ÈCernan, Evans and Schmitt flew the APOLLO?ú17 16 15 14 13 ÈThe last APOLLO mission to the moon wasúAPOLLO 17 APOLLO 18 APOLLO 19 APOLLO 16 APOLLO 20 È What is the longest time anybody has spent on the moon?ú75 HOURS 100 HOURS 120 HOURS 150 HOURS 200 HOURS ÈHow many lbs. of lunar material was returned by APOLLO 17?ú250 200 150 100 50 ÈThe last man on the moon was? úGENE CERNAN NEIL ARMSTRONG JIM LOVELL JOHN YOUNG ALAN SHEPARD ÈWhat year did we last land on the moon?ú1972 1969 1977 1970 1978 ÈWho was the president of the US when last visited the moon?úRICHARD NIXON GERALD FORD JOHN F KENNEDY JIMMY CARTER GEORGE BUSH ÈThe orbital workshop in SKYLAB approx. equalled the size of?ú3 BEDROOMED HOUSE 4 BEDROOMED HOUSE 2 BEDROOMED HOUSE 5 BEDROOMED HOUSE 6 BEDROOMED HOUSE ÈThe no. of solar telescopes in the APOLLO telescope mount was?ú8 6 4 2 1 ÈConrad. Kerwin and Weitz were the pilots of?úSKYLAB 1 APOLLO 10 APOLLO 16 APOLLO 15 SKYLAB 2 ÈWhat was the nickname fot the command module for SKYLAB 1?úAPOLLO CHARLIE BROWN SNOOPY THUMPER THUNDER ÈWhat was the name of the space station put in orbit in 1973?úSKLYLAB APOLLO GEMINI MERCURY VENUS ÈWho was the science pilot on the first SKYLAB mission?úJOSEPH KERWIN PETE CONRAD PAUL WEITZ JAMES LOVELL ALBERT PLANK ÈSKYLAB was first launched in? ú1973 1974 1972 1971 1970 ÈThe 2nd crew to visit SKYLAB was headed up by?úAL BEAN JIM LOVELL NEIL ARMSTRONG BUZZ ALDRIN MIKE COLLINS ÈWhich country was Michael Collins born in?úITALY AMERICA FRANCE BRITAIN RUSSIA ÈWho was the science pilot on the 3rd SKYLAB crew?úEDWARD GIBSON WILLIAM POUGE GERALD CARR AL BEAN JACK LOUSMA ÈIn what year did SKYLAB return to earth?ú1979 1980 1981 1978 1977 ÈWhere did bits of SKYLAB finally land?úAUSTRALIA AMERICA FRANCE BRITAIN RUSSIA ÈWho led the american crew that first docked with USSR SOYUZ?úTOM STAFFORD NEIL ARMSTRONG JIM LOVELL BUZZ ALDRIN GERALD CARR ÈWho led the Russian crew which first docked with the APOLLO?úALEKSEY LEONOV VALERIY KUBASOV BORIS SPASKY ANTHONY KARPOV MICHAEL TAAL ÈAPOLLO 10 can now be found in a museum in which country?úENGLAND AMERICA SWEDEN FRANCE JAPAN ÈAPOLLO 11 can now be found in a museum in which country?úAMERICA AUSTRALIA RUSSIA JAPAN ENGLAND ÈGEMINI 11 can now be found in a museum in which country?úJAPAN ENGLAND AMERICA CANADA FRANCE ÈAPOLLO 7 can now be found in a museum in which country?úCANADA FRANCE AMERICA ENGLAND BRAZIL ÈKennedy Space Center is in which state?úFLORIDA TEXAS CALIFORNIA NEVADA WASHINGTON ÈHow many days did the APOLLO 7 mission last?ú11 10 9 8 7 ÈHow many months was SKYLAB inhabited?ú6 3 9 1 11 ÈWhat pad number is allocated to the Space Shuttle?ú39 11 17 4 7 ÈHow many Space Shuttle pads are there?ú2 1 3 4 5 ÈAt one stage the Space Shuttle was to launch of the back of a?ú747 757 737 HERCULES B57 ÈThe space transportation system is better known as?úSPACE SHUTTLE COMMAND MODULE LUNAR MODULE APOLLO 747 ÈIn what year was the Space Shuttle's first mission? ú1981 1979 1983 1985 1977 ÈHow many thrusters located on a Space Shuttles nose and tail?ú44 10 20 36 2 ÈWhich mission launched India's communication satellite?ú8 6 4 2 1 ÈOn what moon would you find the volcano named Pele?úIO ZOW M62 M21 PLOUGH ÈTitan can be found orbiting? úSATURN MARS JUPITER MERCURY VENUS ÈDione can be found orbiting? úSATURN MARS URANUS NEPTUNE JUPITER ÈRhea can be found orbiting? úSATURN JUPITER NEPTUNE URANUS MARS ÈWhich space craft had a nose cone called Angry Alligator?úGEMINI 9 APOLLO 10 GEMINI 3 SKYLAB 1 APOLLO 14 ÈThe american space agency is known as?úNASA NATO UN FEDERATION UNCLE þ