Holiday Movies, TV, and Music
Which of these celebrities is NOT mentioned in Adam Sandler's, "The Chanukah Song?"
a) Ruth Bader Ginsburg b) Leonard Nimoy c) Harrison Ford d) Goldie Hawn
a) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On what sol number did Perseverance achieve its longest autonav drive of 411 m?
a) 1540 b) 1504 c) 1355 d) 607
a) 1540
Mars 2020's own Art Thompson had a recurring guest spot on which TV network following the successful landing of Pathfinder in 1997
a) KNBC b) KTTV c) KTLA d) KABC-TV
d) KTLA
Tséyi' is the Diné (Navajo) name for which National Monument, also a quadrangle in Jezero crater driven through by the Perseverance rover?
a) Bandelier b) Walnut Canyon c) Casa Grande d) Canyon de Chelly
d) Canyon de Chelly
What does SDST stand for?
a) Science Data Systems Transporter b) Serial Data System Transponder c) Small Deep Space Transponder d) Static Dynamic Serial Transcoder
c) Small Deep Space Transponder
In "A Christmas Story," which brand of soap does Ralphie have to put in his mouth after swearing?
a) Ivory b) Dial c) Lifebuoy d) Palmolive
c) Lifebuoy
First detected in the Ouzel Falls abrasion patch, and more famously at Cheyava Falls, which Fe-phosphate mineral is commonly associated with microbial activity and organics in sedimentary environments on Earth (and now maybe Mars!)?
a) nontronite b) greigite c) vivianite d) bassanite
c) vivianite
The promotional posters for the last three "Holiday on the Arroyo" celebrations (including this year) have featured, respectively, a DSN giant radio antenna, Europa Clipper, and a JPL deer inside what seasonally-appropriate motif?
a) Santa's toy sack b) Snowglobe c) Christmas stocking d) Gift Box
b) Snowglobe
Known for its Fat Bear Week (this year's winner was an entry named 32 Chunk), which National Park is also home to Perseverance's fan front exploration site of Cape Nukshak?
a) Katmai b) Denali c) Voyageurs d) Yellowstone
a) Katmai
What does VOCA stand for?
a) Voice Operational Communications Assembly b) Virtual Online Coordination Activity c) Visually Operated Communications Arbiter d) Virtual Operations Communications Action
a) Voice Operational Communications Assembly
In an episode of which show, one of the first mainstream TV shows to feature Kwanzaa, Susie, along with friends Chuckie, Kimi, and Tommy Pickles learn about the holiday during a visit from Susie's Great Aunt T?
a) Bobby's World b) Hey Arnold c) The Wild Thornberrys d) Rugrats
d) Rugrats
During the Fan Front campaign, Perseverance performed 4 successful abrasions. Which of the following is NOT one of the them?
a) Hazeltop b) Uganik Island c) Thornton Gap d) Novarupta
a) Hazeltop
In what year were all buildings at JPL declared "smoke-free" (i.e., no smoking allowed!)?
a) 1979 b) 1983 c) 1990 d) 1995
c) 1990
Lac de Charmes is named after a lake in the French Forêts National Park, but the rover's current position and its upcoming strategic traverse is actually in a quadrangle named for this National Park, the largest in South Africa and home to the Big 5: lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo?
a) Etosha b) Marakele c) Carpathian d) Kruger
d) Kruger
What does RKSML stand for?
a) Realtime Kinematic System Markup Layer b) Rover Keepout State Markup Layer c) Regional Keepout State Manifestation Language d) Rover Kinematic State Markup Language
d) Rover Kinematic State Markup Language
Which of these songs is actually a New Year's song?
a) "Good King Wenceslas" b) "I Saw Three Ships" c) "Carol of the Bells" d) "Silent Night"
c) "Carol of the Bells"
The Mastcam-Z caltarget contains an illustration of which dinosaur?
a) Triceratops b) Tyrannosaurus Rex c) Stegasaurus d) Apatosaurus
d) Apatosaurus
Today JPL offers free flu shots for all employees, but in the 1950s the Lab offered which preventative health screening for all employees?
a) vision test b) EKG test c) chest x-ray d) colonscopy
(performed in conjunction with the Pasadena Tuberculosis Association!)
Sapphire Canyon, a remote side canyon of the Grand Canyon's inner gorge, and the name of one of Perseverance's most exciting samples, is part of the "Gems" section of the Tonto Trail, along with "Agate," "Turquoise," and which mineral, also (like sapphire) a variety of corundum?
a) Peridot b) Ruby c) Moonstone d) Emerald
b) Ruby
Fill in the blanks: _____ Sequencing Visualization ____ (RSVP).
a) Robot, Platform b) Rover, Platform c) Robot, Planning d) Rover, Planning
a) Robot, Platform
In what Hollywood movie did the bestselling song of all time, "White Christmas," first appear?
a) It's a Wonderful Life b) Holiday Inn c) Miracle on 34th Street d) White Christmas
b) Holiday Inn
How many cameras, in total, are on the Perseverance rover, the Mars 2020 descent stage, and Ingenuity?
a) 20 b) 23 c) 25 d) 30
a) 25
Mari Graham, an early JPL "computer" and successful science fiction writer under the penname Mari Wolf is credited for the first use of what word in a science fiction story (titled "Robots of the World! Arise!") published in 1952?
a) tron b) hyperspace c) wormhole d) droid
d) droid
Singing Canyon, a slot canyon and an outcrop on the Jezero crater rim that will be visited by Perseverance during its Extended Mission, is located in which Utah National Park, previously called "Wayne's Wonderland" before it was renamed and first designated a National Monument in 1937?
a) Zion b) Arches c) Capitol Reef d) Canyonlands
c) Capitol Reef
What does PIXL stand for?
a) Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithology b) Powered Imaging for X-Ray Light c) Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry d) Programmable Interface for X-Band Links
c) Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry