Vocabulary
Grammar
Acronyms
Sci-Fi films
Mixed Bag
100

What do we call a small celestial body that orbits the Sun and is not a full-sized planet?

dwarf planet

100

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Passive form: She was reading the paper while his car _____ (wash). 

was being washed

100

AI

Artificial Intelligence

100

Which film shows a spaceship where only two people are awake during a 120-year journey?

Passengers

100

What planet is closest in size to Earth?

Venus

200

What is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet called?

atmosphere

200

SAY OR TELL: James ________that he has been called for jury service. - I think he ______everyone by now.

said/told

200

UFO

Unknown Flying Object

200

In which film is a man trapped in a simulated reality and discovers the truth?

Matrix

200

What planet is circled by two moons?

Mars

300

What is the scientific term for the gas CO₂?

carbon dioxide

300

Rewrite the newspaper headline as complete sentences in the passive. 

The city's  historic art gallery was pulled down yesterday. 

300

GPS

Global Positioning System

300

What is the name of the robot with a humorous personality in Interstellar?

TARS

300

What causes the moon to shine?

Reflection from the sunlight

400

What word means being able to produce all the things you need without help from others?

self-sufficient

400

A: I wish I could explore another planet.
B: You ___________________ (travel) to Jupiter if you ___________________ (be) an astronaut.

You would travel to Jupiter if you were an astronaut.

400

ISS

International Space Station

400

Guess the film from the soundtrack


Interstellar

400

What is the name of the galaxy that our solar system resides in?

Milky Way

500

Which word means small pieces scattered from something broken or destroyed?

debris

500

A: We missed the launch window!
B: We ___________________ (make) it in time if we ___________________ (leave) the base earlier.

A: We missed the launch window!
B: We would have made it in time if we had left the base earlier.

500

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

500

Which film shows a man growing plants on Mars to survive?

The Martian

500

Between which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?

Jupiter and Mars

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