Planets
It takes this many days for the earth to revolve around the sun.
What is 365?
Neil Armstrong said these words after becoming the first man on the moon: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for ______."
What is MANKIND?
These are hollow pits on the moon's surface.
What are CRATERS?
Pathfinder is a famous robotic rover that landed on this planet in 1997.
What is MARS?
In Toy Story and Toy Story 2, Buzz Lightyear has a nemesis from space that goes by this name.
Who is ZURG?
This planet is the 6th planet from the sun.
What is SATURN?
This astronaut was the first Canadian to walk in space, and is also a musician.
Who is CHRIS HADFIELD?
A solstice occurs this many times per year.
What is 2 TIMES PER YEAR (June 21 & Dec 21)?
Six astronauts are currently on board the ISS in low Earth orbit. ISS stands for ___________.
What is the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION?
In the pixar movie WALL-E, the main character (WALL-E) falls in love with a robot probe named ____.
Who is EVE?
This planet is the hottest in the solar system.
What is VENUS?
This Renaissance astronomer suggested a model of the universe with the sun at the center instead of the earth.
Who is COPERNICUS?
This is one of the most famous and visible constellations, named after a hunter in Greek Mythology.
What is ORION?
In 1969, Neil Armstrong and two other astronauts landed on the moon on the space flight Apollo ___.
HINT: It's a number.
What is 11?
The 1996 movie Space Jam starred Bugs Bunny and which famous basketball player?
Who is MICHAEL JORDAN?
There are __ planets in the solar system with rings.
What is 4 (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)?
German astronomer Johannes Kepler determined that planets orbit around the sun not in circles, but in _____.
What are ELLIPSES?
This is a ball of rock, ice, and frozen gases that often has what appears to be a fiery tail.
What is a COMET?
The first satellite in space was named _____.
What is SPUTNIK?
This Marvel movie was released in 2014, 4 months after Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
What is GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY?
Name one of Jupiter's moons.
What is IO, EUROPA, CALLISTO, or GANYMEDE?
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. Name one of the two other astronauts on that space mission.
Who is BUZZ ALDRIN or MICHAEL COLLINS?
It takes about this many days for the moon to orbit around the earth.
What is 27-29 DAYS?
This NASA spacecraft is famous for its incredible space pictures.
What is the HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE?
The original Star Wars movie came out in this year.
What is 1977?