The Space Race
Which US president declared that by the end of the 60s decade we would reach the moon?
Who was John F Kennedy (JFK)?
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy? (as in its shape)
What is a spiral galaxy?
Which now Dwarf Planet was demoted from its title as a planet in 2006?
What is Pluto?
What famous comet returns periodically approximately every 76 years first recorded in 240 B.C. and most previously seen in 1986?
What is Halley’s Comet?
A type of foam that has become very popular for its use in certain shoes and pillows.
What is memory foam?
Which Soviet dog was the first animal to orbit Earth on the Sputnik 2 spacecraft in 1957?
Who was Laika?
What is the name of the blackhole at the center of the Milky Way?
What is the name of the ring of icy bodies far outside of Neptune?
What is the Kuiper Belt?
What is the name for a collection of gas and dust that is frozen together in deep space?
What is a comet?
A technique of preserving food that has recently become a popular option for altering sweets and selling them, it especially became popular on the TikTok shop when the technique was applied to Skittles.
What is freeze drying?
Which Soviet Cosmonaut was the first man to launch into Earth’s orbit?
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
What is Andromeda?
Which scientist first proposed that the solar system is heliocentric (revolving around the Sun)?
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
You probably know what a meteorite and a meteor is but what is a meteoroid?
What is a small particles — often no bigger than a grain of sand — that orbit our Sun?
The foundations to a new type of braces that are today becoming more and more popular.
What is invisible braces (Invisalign also accepted)?
On the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, who stayed in the command module?
Who was Michael Collins?
Considering that the Milky Way is considered to be a medium galaxy, about how many stars are in the Milky Way?
What is 200 billion stars (175-225 billion also excepted)?
Which of the eight planets (either of the two are accepted) do not have any moons orbiting them?
What are Mercury and Venus?
What is the name of a fireball that explodes during its atmospheric flight, often with visible fragmentation?
What is a bolide?
Technology from NASA was used for a lightweight breathing system including face mask, frame, harness, and air bottle, using an aluminum composite material developed by NASA for use on rocket casings, this beathing system aided a lot in preventing smoke inhalation. Which profession uses this equipment?
Who are firefighters?
Which animated character was used as a safety mascot for the American Apollo missions with the lunar module of the Apollo 10 mission even being named after it?
Who was Snoopy?
What is the estimated speed that the Milky Way galaxy is traveling through space?
What is 600km/s or 2.2 million km/hr?
What is the name of the giant spherical shell that surrounds our solar system and had never been directly observed by scientists?
What is the Oort Cloud?
What is the name of NASA’s office to combat impacts?
What is the Planetary Defense Coordination Office?
Safety grooving, the cutting of grooves in concrete to increase traction and prevent injury, was first developed to reduce aircraft accidents on wet runways. This practice is now also used in a different area of transportation, where else is this type of grooving used?
What are highways?