DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

Final Jeopardy

500

While Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin explored the Moon, this astronaut orbited alone nearly 70 miles above.

Who is Michael Collins?

DOUBLE or NOTHING

100

This non-contact force acts on all objects in our universe.

What is Gravity?

200

Made up of dust, ice, and frozen gases, these small, eccentric objects have both nuclei and tails and, like all objects in the solar system, orbit the Sun.

What are Comets?

300

These dancing streams of stellar delight are commonly known as the Northen Lights. Identify this phenomenon.

What is the Aurora Borealis?

400

This planet takes 163 Earth YEARS to orbit around the Sun just once.

What is Neptune?

500

July of 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first astronauts to walk on the Moon. What were the first words spoken and transmitted to Earth upon landing?

What is "Contact light, engine stop," or "Houston, Tranquility Base?"