Astronomy: Expert Level
The sunset on Mars is this color:
Blue. Dust in the Martian atmosphere has fine particles that permit blue light to penetrate the atmosphere more efficiently than longer-wavelength colors (like reds and oranges).
In The Force Awakens, Finn takes Poe's _____ from the TIE fighter wreckage.
His Jacket. Finn claims the jacket when he can find no other sign of Poe, whom he assumes was killed in the crash.
In 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff,' this creature lives under the bridge:
A Troll
This is the purpose behind myths and legends:
Myths are more than mere stories and they serve a more profound purpose in ancient and modern cultures. Myths are sacred tales that explain the world and human experience. Myths answer timeless questions and serve as a compass to each generation.
Name at least two methods of public transportation in Chicago:
The L: Red line, blue line, green line, brown line, etc.
The Bus: The 8 Bus, the 65 bus... etc.
The Metra
This U.S. space program eventually put 12 men on the Moon.
Apollo. The first Apollo mission to circle the Moon was Apollo 8, and the first to land was Apollo 11. Apollo 13 never landed because of an accident en route that required the spacecraft to return to Earth after swinging around the far side of the Moon. The last Apollo mission to land on the Moon was Apollo 17.
This is the only non-Jedi in the original Star Wars trilogy to use a lightsaber:
Han Solo
Name TWO Disney movies that are based on classic fairy tales:
Snow White, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Princess and the Frog, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid, etc.
Name one Egyptian god or goddess:
Osiris, Isis, Horus, Seth, Re, Bastet, etc.
Two. Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 and the A Century of Progress World's Fair in 1933–34.
These are the only two planets in our solar system without moons.
Mercury & Venus are the only planets in our solar system without moons. Saturn has the most moons, with more than sixty.
C-3PO can speak approximately this many languages:
6 Million+
This lumberjack of enormous stature had a giant blue ox named Babe for a sidekick?
Paul Bunyan
There are this many Olympians in the Olympian Council.
12. Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Ares, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite and Artemis.
Downtown is known as 'The Loop' because...
The L train tracks circle downtown.
In this decade we saw the first woman in space:
1960's. In 1963 Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6. She completed 48 orbits of the Earth in her three days in space.
Yoda is this old when he finally succumbs to the Force.
900. When 900 years old you reach, look as good, you will not. Hmmm Mmmmm!
In the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, which of these items is not an item that Jack stole from the giant?
a. A bag of gold
b. A harp
c. A sword
d. The goose
c. A sword
This person rows spirits across the River Styx.
Charon
Name three famous buildings in Chicago.
The Willis (Sears) Tower, Tribune Tower, Art Institute, Hancock Building, Chicago Architectural Center... etc.
This is Pluto's largest moon.
Charon
This is Count Dooku's Sith name:
Darth Tyranus. Once a respected Jedi Master, Dooku falls to the dark side after the death of his former Padawan, Qui-Gon Jinn. Taking the name Darth Tyranus, he becomes Darth Sidious' second apprentice.
In the tale of 'Rumplestiltskin,' the miller's daughter learns this skill:
Spinning straw into gold.
Minerva is the goddess of:
Wisdom
Chicago’s first permanent settler in 1779 was ______, a trapper and merchant credited with building the trading post that evolved into Chicago.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable