Space Facts
The Sun accounts for ___% of the total mass in our solar system.
What is '99.8%'?
Which country sent the first satellite into orbit?
What is 'U.S.S.R.?'
What is Rutgers' fight song?
What is 'The Bells Must Ring?'
What is the 3rd brightest object in the sky (after the Sun and Moon)?
What is 'Venus'?
Which officer can dislocate their thumbs?
Who is 'Joe Field'?
The International Space Station is ____ kilometers up. (Bonus: How many miles?)
What is '400'? (250)
How many people did it take to make Project Mercury possible?
What is '2 million'?
Tradition holds that if a person walks through the Class of 1902 Memorial Gateway prior to commencement, he or she will not __________ within four years.
What is 'Graduate'?
Fill in the blank: One *planet* day is equal to two *same planet* years.
What is 'Mercury'?
Which officer was chased and attacked by a goose at 4 years old?
Who is 'Nancy Zhang'?
What sneaky thing has gotten many astronauts sick on their way back from visiting the moon?
What is 'Moon Dust'?
How many times was Apollo 12 struck by lightning during launch?
What is 'twice'?
Rutgers holds the world record for the largest number of people dressed as __________.
What is 'Ninja Turtles/Where's Waldo?'
What astronomical object has the strongest magnetic fields we know of in the universe? (Hint: How strong? If you got within 1,000 km of one you would die--because the magnetic field itself would kill you by stripping the literal electrons from your body.)
What is a 'Magnetar'?
Which officer backpacked in Europe and Africa this summer, and ended up stranded in Egypt?
Who is 'Hailey Doyle'?
This Japanese car company made a surprise entry into the space market, landing an orbital rocket booster this summer
What is Honda?
Who's cannon did Rutgers steal and bury in The Yard?
Who is 'Princeton University'?
This object was temporarily referred to as the "tenth" planet, before it and Pluto were demoted to dwarf planet status
What is Eris?
Which RAS officer has blood flowing backwards at their heart?
Who is 'Matt Leighton'?
Which two officers ran for the opposite position and ended up trading during elections?
Jack Downey & Ollie Marchant