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100

What is the name of this Planet?

Hint: we are living on this planet.

What is Earth

100

What is the name of the satellite that first orbited the earth in 1957?

What is Sputnik

100

What is the name of the Galaxy that we live in?

What is the Milky Way Galaxy

100

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

What is Mercury

100

In this Science Fiction Film, there are both Jedi and Sith. They wield weapons called lightsabers and have the ability to control "the force."

What is Star Wars

100

no matter what time of year, if you look into the sky, you can often find this collection of stars. What is this Space Spoon referred to as?

What is the Big Dipper

200

What is the name of this Planet?

hint: it is a Gas giant with a mass more than 2 1/2 times that of all the other planets in our solar system.

What is Jupiter

200

What was the first living creature to leave earth in a satellite?

What is a Dog, whose name was Laika

200
What is the name of a person who flies in space?

What is an Astronaut

200

What is the Largest Planet in our solar system?

What is Jupiter

200

In the DC Universe, this Superhero originally came from a planet called Krypton. This Superhero has a multitude of powers, including the ability to fly,  possess superhuman strength, and have x-ray vision. what is this Superhero's name?

What is Clark Kent aka Superman 

200

This Galaxy is the closest large galaxy to our home galaxy. What is the name of this Galaxy?

What is the Andromeda Galaxy

300

What is the name of this Planet?

Hint: it is famous for it's rings, which are largely made up of ice, rock, and dust. it also has 83 different moons.

What is Saturn

300

The first human to ever enter space was Yuri Gagarin, what country was he from?

What is the Soviet Union (modern-day Russia)

300

What is the Study of Space called?

What is Astronomy (not astrology)

300

Which planet is the fourth closest to the sun?

What is Mars

300

This fictional character is from the marvel universe. He possesses a mighty hammer called Mjollnir. He is from a small planet called Asgard. What is this character's name?

What is Thor Odinson

300

It takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the Sun. How many days does it take for Mars to orbit the Sun? 534 days, 687 days, or 972 days?

What is 687 days

400

What is the name of this planet?

Hint: it is the 4th planet from the sun. It also contains the largest known Volcano in the solar system, called Olympus Mons.

What is Mars

400

Who was the first human to set foot on the surface of the moon?

Who is Neil Armstrong

400

What is it called when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the moon, which partially or fully blocks sunlight?

What is a Solar Eclipse

400

What is the second-largest planet in our solar system?

What is Saturn

400

In This Disney Film, Jim Hawkins discovers a map that can lead him to the treasure of Captain Flint. He and Dr. Delbert Doppler journey together across a galaxy to find this treasure. What is this movie called?

What is Treasure Planet

400
How many miles is it from Earth to the Moon?

A. 128,562 miles B. 193,978 miles C. 238,900 miles

What is (C) 238,900 miles

500

What is the name of this Planet?

Hint: it is the closest planet to the sun.


What is Mercury

500

What was the name of the Spacecraft that carried Americans to the moon during the first human moon landing?

What is Apollo 11

500

What do you call a region of space that has a gravitational field so strong, that no matter or radiation can escape it?

What is a black hole

500

Which planet is the eighth farthest from the sun?

What is Neptune

500

Captain Kirk and Spok are the main characters in what classic space adventure?

What is Star Trek

500

What is the name of the planet, that used to be the 9th planet in the solar system, but sadly lost its planetary status in 2006? 

What is Pluto

600

What is the name of this planet?

Hint: it is the 8th planet from the sun. It is also named after the Mythological roman god of freshwater and seas.

What is Neptune

600

What was the name of the American project that was determined on landing the first human on the moon?

What is project Gemini

600

What is it called when a star explodes?

What is a Supernova

600

Two moons in our galaxy (Europa & Enceladus) have sheets of ice covering the planet, with oceans underneath that may support life. What two Planets do these moons orbit?

What are Jupiter and Saturn

600

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, and many others have found refuge on Earth after the destruction of their planet Cybertron. What movie (and TV Shows) are these characters from?

What is Transformers 

600

What is the name of the small rocky bodies that orbit the sun, but are much smaller than any planet?

What is an Asteroid

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