Space Milestones
Game Shows
Spelling Bee(Half for Correct Guess/Half for Correct Spelling)
Common Mistakes
Word Origins
100

This NASA program sent the first humans to the Moon

What is Apollo

100

He hosted Jeopardy for 36 years, becoming one of the most beloved figures in TV game show history

Who is Alex Trebek

100

This word has 8 letters and begins with an N. It's definition is: To plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation

What is N-A-V-I-G-A-T-E
100

This "planet" was reclassified in 2006, sparking astronomical outrage

What is Pluto

100

This word comes from the Latin word “marinus” which means "of the sea"

What is Marine

200

No human has ever stepped foot on mars however these remote controlled device's have been NASA's tool for data collection and exploration on the red planet

What is the Mars Rover

200

This show hosted by Regis Philbin (and later others) gave contestants a chance to win big by answering multiple-choice questions

What is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

200

This word means to look quickly or briefly, beginning with the letter G

What is G-L-I-M-P-S-E

200

This fruit is often called a vegetable, but scientifically, it’s a fruit

What is a tomato

200

This word for a large group of people comes from the Greek “demos.”

What is a Democracy

300

This project including 15 different countries was established in 1998 and serves as a habitable artificial satellite orbiting Earth

What is the International Space Station(ISS)

300

On this show, briefcases held by models contain cash amounts from $0.01 to $1 million, and contestants decide whether to accept offers from the “banker.”

What is Deal or No Deal

300

A 10 letter word starting with P that means; A fact or situation that is observable but cannot be explained. Examples range from Shooting Stars to the Rise of Rock N Roll as a cultural movement(the word movement could be replaced with this word)

What is a P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-O-N

300

This organ makes up about 2% of your body weight but uses 20% of your energy

What is the Brain

300

The word “gladiator” comes from the Latin “gladius,” meaning this weapon

What is Sword

400

While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969, this astronaut remained orbiting above in the command module

Who is Michael Collins

400

This trivia-based game show has contestants answer increasingly difficult questions from elementary school material  

What is Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader

400

A word meaning to cause someone to believe something that is not true, starting with the letter D

What is D-E-C-E-I-V-E

400

Pound for pound, this muscle is considered the strongest in the human body. And no it is not in your legs.

What is the Jaw Muscle

400

The word “music” comes from the Greek goddess of arts and inspiration named this

What is the Muse

500

This Soviet satellite, launched on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial object to orbit Earth

What is Sputnik 1

500

This game show featured contestants predicting whether a celebrity's answer to a question was correct or not, set in a giant tic-tac-toe board

What is Hollywood Squares

500

This 8 letter word starting with N means a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance

What is a N-U-I-S-A-N-C-E

500

Many people think this is the largest desert in the world, but it’s actually Antarctica. This is the third largest desert after Antarctica and the Artic Polar Desert. 

Hint: Its Hot

What is the Sahara Desert

500

This word for a plant-eating animal comes from Latin roots meaning “plant” and “to eat.”

What is a Herbivore

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