Planets
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
What is the name of the galaxy where the Earth is located?
The Milky Way
What is the closest star to earth?
The Sun
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Sputnik 1
What is the name of Thor's home planet? (Marvel)
Asguard
Which is the only planet that rolls on its side?
Uranus
How many stars are in the Milky Way?
100 billion
What is the name of an exploding star?
A supernova
What is the name of the first spacecraft to deliver astronauts to the moon?
Apollo 11
What is the name of the character who says this famous line: "I am your father!"
Darth Vader
Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?
Venus
What is at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
A black hole
Process in stars that fuses hydrogen into helium?
Nuclear Fusion
To what planet have the most missions been sent?
Mars
What is the name of the videogame where the aliens are also known as the Covenant?
Halo
Extrasolar Planets or Exoplanets
What is the name of the second closest star to Earth?
Alpha Centauri
What are storms caused by the Sun called?
Solar storms
What type of animal was the first to orbit the Earth?
a dog
What is the name of the space ranger in the Pixar Film Toy Story?
Buzz Lightyear
Which four planets have rings around them?
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune.
Who discovered that the Earth is not the center of the Universe?
Copernicus
What is the largest type of star in the universe?
Red supergiant star
What is the name of the first Private (non-government) company to send a rocket into space?
Space X
Which famous TV show told stories of the USS Enterprise?
Hint: Main characters include Captain Kirk and Spok
Star Trek