College Questions
Planets
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Galaxy, Universe, & Stars
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100

What days of the week is this class?

Tuesday & Thursday

100

How many moons does Earth have?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 3

B. 1

100

What is the only planet known to have life?

A. Earth

B. Neptune

C. Venus

A. Earth

100

The sun is a...

A. planet

B. star

C. asteroid

B. star

100

What company makes the Switch console?
a) Sony
b) Microsoft
c) Nintendo

c) Nintendo

200

When does the Fall Semester end?

This week!

Technically - Saturday Jan. 17

200

Mercury is known as the

A. Taylor Planet

B. Swift Planet

C. Big Planet

B. Swift Planet

200

What is on Earth's crust?

A. oceans

B. rock

C. Both A & B

C. Both A & B

200

What is a protostar?

A. a new singer

B. a baby star

C. a new toy

B. a baby star

200

What movie starred Marty McFly?
a) Ghostbusters
b) Back to the Future
c) The Goonies

b) Back to the Future

300

When does Spring Semester start?

Thursday Jan. 22

300

This is the 7th planet from the sun. 

A. Uranus

B. Jupiter

C. Mercury

A. Uranus

300

How many moons does Saturn have?

A. 0

B. 42

C. 274 and counting!

C. 274 and counting!

300

Our Sun is a stable star or main sequence star about half way through its life. How many more years before it may die?

A. 7 Ahh!

B. probably billions

C. 100

B. probably billions

300

Which show featured the characters Ross, Rachel, and Monica?
a) Seinfeld
b) Friends
c) Cheers

b) Friends

400

What holiday is on Monday January 19?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

400

This planet is about the same size as Earth.

Saturn or Venus?

Venus

400

This planet rotates backward so one day on this planet is equal to 243 Earth days.

Jupiter or Venus?

Venus

400

How big is the universe?

A. 100,000 light years

B. We don't really know

C. too big to fail

B. We don't really know

400

Which pop group sang Wannabe in the 1990s?
a) K-Pop
b) Spice Girls
c) Destiny’s Child

b) Spice Girls

500

Is there class on Tuesday Jan. 20 and Wednesday Jan. 21?

NO - Those are Flex Days (transition days for faculty and staff to get ready for Spring Semester)

500

If I flew a rocket onto Jupiter, I would be able to land on the surface.

True or False?

False! - Jupiter has no solid surface

500

What is largest volcano in the solar system?

A. Hawaii

B. Mt. Everest

C. Olympus Mons

C. Olympus Mons

Bonus - What planet is it on?

500

A galaxy consists of stars, planets, and vast clouds of gas and dust, all bound together by...

A. NASA

B. gravity

C. water

B. gravity

500

Which artist released Thriller in 1982?
a) Prince
b) Michael Jackson
c) Lionel Richie

b) Michael Jackson