Planets
Cryptozoology: the pseudoscience
Into The Abyss
I Want To Believe
Space Travel
Paranormal
200
Once considered the 9th planet in our solar system, it is no longer classified as such due to it's small stature.
Pluto
200
This is often described as a large, muscular, and bipedal creature covered in dark hair that wanders the forests of North America.
Bigfoot
200
If we could remove all of this in the ocean and spread it evenly over the Earth’s land surface, it would form a layer more than 500 feet thick, about the height of a 40-story office building.
Salt
200
This term refers to any unidentified flying object, not necessarily extraterrestrial spacecraft.
UFO
200
This is the only celestial body to have been visited by humans.
The moon
200
This is the idea that you can communicate with someone directly through your minds, without speaking or using any signals.
Telepathy
400
The 2nd largest in the solar system, this planet's flattened swirling disk is it's most recognizable feature. This ring system consists of tens of thousands of thin "ringlets" made of chunks of water ice.
Saturn
400
This creature is said to inhabit a lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is described as large, long-necked, and with one or more humps protruding from the water.
Loch Ness Monster
400
Humans know more about the physical & chemical properties of outer space than the Earth’s deep ocean regions. Approximately how much of the world’s ocean has been mapped?
10%, 20%, or 30%
10%
400
In 1947 an object crashed in New Mexico. The United States Army initially announced their recovery of a "flying disc." This announcement made international headlines but was retracted within a day. The Army subsequently stated that it was a conventional weather balloon. This occured near which town in New Mexico?
Roswell
400
This is the only planet we know of inhabited entirely by robots.
Mars
400
40% of Americans polled believe these dwellings are haunted by lingering spirits, often past residents.
Haunted house
600
Big enough to swallow Earth, the classic Great Red Spot of this planet's atmosphere stands out prominently.
Jupiter
600
This legendary creature is from Spanish-speaking folklore in parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's reported vampirism, which claims it attacks and drinks the blood of livestock, including goats.
El Chupacabra
600
The name of this ocean is derived from Latin, meaning "Peaceful Sea."
Pacific Ocean
600
Coined in 1947 after a pilot's sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, this term is now synonymous with unidentified flying objects.
Flying Saucer
600
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is what type of galaxy?
Elliptical Galaxy, Spiral Galaxy, Lenticular Galaxy, Irregular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
600
This film follows a team dedicated to capturing and containing ghosts in New York City.
Ghostbusters
800
This is the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons. Hidden beneath its icy surface is a saltwater ocean with about twice as much water as Earth’s global ocean.
Europa
800
Said to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia, this creature is essentially the colder climate brother of Bigfoot, often referred to as the abominable snowman.
Yeti
800
This trench is the deepest known area of the Earth’s oceans. Its bottom is over 35,000 deep, making it deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Mariana Trench
800
How many habitable planets are estimated to be in our galaxy alone?
1k to 5k, 5 million-30 million, 300 million to billions
300 million to billions
800
What is the biggest challenge to overcome for long-duration space travel beyond Earth's orbit?
Current speed of spacecraft, radiation exposure, or bone & muscle loss
Radiation exposure (from cosmic rays and solar flares)
800
These individuals claim to have an ability to perceive and even communicate with ghosts or spirits.
Medium
1000
The closest to the sun, this planet has no moons, no rings, and is named for the swiftest of the ancient Roman gods.
Mercury
1000
This large black creature's eyes glow red and is described as a 'slender, muscular man' about seven feet tall with white wings.
Mothman
1000
There are more of these under the sea than in all of the world’s museums.
Historic artifacts
1000
How many galaxies are estimated to exist in the observable universe?
100-200 million, 50-100 billion, 100 billion to 2 trillion
100 billion to 2 trillion (roughly 450 quintillion habitable planets, or 4,500,000,000,000,000,000,000)
1000
By rotating a spacecraft like a centrifuge or by using tethered habitats that spin around a central core we could simulate this on a spacecraft.
Gravity
1000
This escape artist and magician became skeptical of mediums and their methods after failed attempts to contact his deceased mother. His experience and knowledge of illusion made him adept at spotting tricks used by mediums, and he dedicated himself to exposing them.
Houdini
