Space
This is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system.
What is the Milky Way?
This action-reaction principle, famously described by Sir Isaac Newton, is the basis for rocket propulsion.
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
This UT Austin mascot, a longhorn steer, is named after the Texas Longhorn breed and has been part of the university since 1916.
What is Bevo?
This green creature tries to steal Christmas from the people of Whoville in a Dr. Seuss classic.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
This holiday is celebrated annually on December 25th.
What is Christmas?
This planet, the smallest in our solar system, is also closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This U.S. space agency developed the Saturn V rocket, which carried humans to the Moon.
What is NASA?
The University of Texas at Austin's official school colors are burnt orange and this color.
What is white?
This classic holiday movie features a boy named Kevin who defends his home from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind.
What is Home Alone?
This eight-day Jewish holiday, also known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated with the lighting of a menorah.
What is Hanukkah?
This astronaut became the first human to set foot on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
SpaceX is developing this fully reusable rocket system intended for missions to Mars.
What is Starship?
Located on the UT Austin campus, this iconic tower stands at 307 feet tall and is a well-known landmark.
What is the UT Tower?
This animated film follows a young boy’s magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
What is The Polar Express?
This African-American holiday, celebrated from December 26th to January 1st, emphasizes unity, self-determination, and culture.
What is Kwanzaa?
The first artificial satellite launched into space was this Soviet creation.
What is Sputnik?
This NASA program aims to return humans to the Moon, including the first woman and the next man, with plans to establish a sustainable presence.
What is Artemis?
This long-running UT Austin tradition involves students and alumni singing the school's fight song before football games and other major events.
What is "The Eyes of Texas"?
This 2003 Christmas movie stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole.
What is Elf?
This Scandinavian holiday tradition, celebrated on December 13th, honors a saint known for bringing light during dark winter nights.
What is St. Lucia’s Day?
The phenomenon that causes light from distant galaxies to shift toward the red end of the spectrum is called this.
What is redshift?
This part of a rocket separates during flight to reduce weight and often falls back to Earth.
What is the booster or stage?
This world-class research center at UT Austin is home to one of the largest university-based radio telescopes in the world.
What is the McDonald Observatory?
This black-and-white holiday classic tells the story of George Bailey, who learns the value of his life with help from an angel named Clarence.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
Observed by many Eastern Orthodox Christians, this version of Christmas is celebrated on this date in January.
What is January 7th?