History
Who was away from his child, Marco, for 15 years exploring China and helping Kublai Khan?
Niccolo.
Saturn is similar to what planet because of its hot 20,000 degree core and same gases?
Jupiter.
What kinds of things were in Kublai’s palace? (Name 2)
Ice cream, dragon carvings, marble, man-made mountains, gardens, food, yellow and red colors, gold, paintings, and more!
True or false. Saturn could float if there was a body of water large enough to put it in.
True.
How many buildings were built inside the walls?
9,999 buildings
How did people get from far away to China to buy and trade things?
Used the Silk Road.
Galileo thought he saw handles on Saturn with his telescope. Who discovered that they were actually rings 45 years later?
Christian Huygens.
What book can you read all about these adventures?
The Travels of Marco Polo.
What helps to “lead” or “guide” the rocks, dust, and ice that make up the 1000’s of rings around and around the planet?
Shepherd moons like Prometheus and Pandora.
How long does it take Saturn to revolve around the Sun?
30 Earth years.
What kinds of things could you buy? (Name 3)
Silk, flowers, rugs, wood, lacquer, wine, gold, cloves, ginger, jade, and more
True or false. Saturn is tilted like Earth.
True.
What are two jobs Marco Polo had in China?
Governed cities, judge, spy.
What spacecraft studied Saturn, its rings, and its moons?
Cassini.
How did Yongle make sure his large buildings could be built?
It took 14 years, but they used frozen roads and some bricks made from rice, lime, and egg whites.
How long did it take Marco Polo and his dad to get to China after delays of war and sickness?
Four years!
Saturn is made of what two gases?
Helium and Hydrogen
What happened when Marco and his dad got home more than twenty years later?
They didn’t recognize them in their ragged clothes, and they had jewels hidden in secret pockets.
The probe Huygens discovered that this Saturn moon has an atmosphere and bodies of liquid called hydrocarbon seas.
Titan.
Saturn gets a lot of its yellow color from ________ reflecting the sunlight.
1000 Point Bonus: How many Earths could fit into Saturn? Both teams get a chance to win an extra 1000. Talk it over for a minute.
Ammonia. 763.
Why was Marco so amazed at the dining hall?
It could fit 6,000 people during one meal.
Describe the weather on Saturn.
Very stormy with 1,000 mph winds.
What was the name of the city of the Ming Dynasty that nobody was allowed in or out?
Forbidden City
True or false. Daytime on Saturn is 10 hours, and nighttime is also 10 hours.
False. 5 and 5.
It was tough that kids and even adults couldn’t go explore the world without fear of punishment. What things could they do inside the walls?
Play with crickets and birds, ice skate, fly kites, watch plays, listen to music, eat good food, and more.