Myths
Moon names
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Facts
History
Final Jeopardy
100
According to the nursery rhyme, what animal jumped over the moon?
A cow
100
the new moon is called something different each month. The month of November is named after this big toothed rodent
Beaver
100
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
27-29
100
Which side of the moon do we see?
Near side
100
What is the name of the man who first stepped on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
100
name a sport that has been played on the moon
Golf and javelin toss
200
From Sacndinavia: These children were sent up the hill to fetch a pail of water from a magical well. Water from this well inspired poetry and prophecy. The children were spotted by the man who carries the Moon across the sky each night in his chariot. He scooped them up into his chariot and carried them away. The two children can still be seen there today, along with their bucket and pole.
Jack and Jill
200
Sometimes there is a 13th moon in a year, but this happens once in a ______ moon
Blue
200
What year was the first moon landing?
1969
200
What effects does the moon have on the ocean?
It controls the tides
200
What Greek god name do they use for the NASA missions?
Apollo
300
A fable tells of a fox that leads the wolf to believe the moon reflection in the water is this and the wolf bursts in the attempt to drink up the water to get at it
cheese
300
Which spring month is known as the worm moon?
March
300
How far away is the moon from earth (how many rulers did we use and multiply by 100,000
240,000
300
The moon's craters are caused by rocks known as this
meteors
300
Who first used a telescope to study the moon?
Galileo
400
What animal do you see?
A Rabbit!
400
When the earth comes between the moon and sun
a lunar eclipse
400
How many men have been on the moon?
12
400
The dark spots on the moon are called
marias
400
Who was the president during the first moon landing?
John. F. Kennedy
500
From China: Cheng O found out that her husband, Sheng I, had discovered the secret of immortality. When she found his magic potion, she drank it and immediately flew out the window up to the Moon. Sheng I was so angry with what she had done, he turned her into a three-legged
Toad
500
The name of the lunar phase after the full moon
waning gibbous
500
What is the average temperature of the moon?
270 F
500
Which planet has the largest moon?
Jupiter
500
Who first had the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system, not the earth?
Copernicus