Star-studded Trivia
Celestial Bodies
Music of the Spheres
100
In his famous quote, he meant to say "That's one small step for a man," but he was so nervous he misspoke.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
100
Technically, there is caramel and nougat inside this spiral galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
100
If you take the lyrics literally, Sinatra fancies himself a romantic astronaut in this song.
What is Fly Me To The Moon?
200
This space shuttle carried the first American woman and the first African American astronauts (Sally Ride, Guion Bluford), but is best remembered for the tragedy which befell its 10th mission in January, 1986.
What is the space shuttle Challenger?
200
Named for the Roman god of war, the rovers Curiosity and Perseverance are currently exploring this red planet's surface.
What is Mars?
200
As his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, this rocker released out-of-this-world tunes like "Space Oddity," "Starman," and "Moonage Daydream"
Who is David Bowie?
300
Named for the seventh planet from the sun, this iconic rocket design carried man to new heights in the 1960's Apollo missions.
What is the Saturn V rocket?
300
This celestial chunk of ice and space dust is visible from Earth every ~75 years, since as far back as 240 BC at least. It was named for English astronomer Edmond in 1705.
What is Halley's Comet?
300
In 1974 this psychedelic rock band regrouped and rebranded, exchanging the "Airplane" in their name for a more cosmic vessel.
What is Jefferson Starship?
400
Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic features iconic performances from Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, and Harry Dean Stanton, with a monster designed by H.R. Giger.
What is Alien?
400
When a dying star collapses in on itself, it can become this supermassive object with such a strong gravitational field that not even light can escape its pull.
What is a black hole?
400
Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes were the popular house band in the Mos Eisley Cantina, but we Earthlings first heard their music in this 1977 film.
What is Star Wars?
500
The first of her kind to go into orbit, this stray dog from the streets of Moscow is now immortalized in Space Race history.
Who is Laika?
500
With infrared sensors more sensitive than its predecessor, this space telescope can photograph objects 100x fainter than the Hubble telescope can.
What is the James Webb Space Telescope?
500
The crew of Gemini 6A played this song in December 1965 using a harmonica and sleigh bells they smuggled onboard, marking the first musical performance with instruments in space.
What is Jingle Bells?