General Space Facts
DSIT
Hard Space Facts
UKSA
Miscellaneous
100
What is the coldest planet in the Solar System?
Venus
100
How many ministerial departments are there?
24
100
What was the name of the dog aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on the 3rd November 1957? The first animal in space, found as a stray in Moscow.
Laika
100
What did Alex Barr have for dinner last night? What occasion was special for a bonus point?
Curry from Dastaan. For his wife's birthday!
100
Who voices Buzz Lightyear?
Tim Allen
200
What is the only planet not visible to the naked eye from Earth?
Neptune
200
How many staff do DSIT employ? (closest 100)
6,855 FTE
200
How many kg does the sun shed in matter every second?
1 billion kg
200
When was the UKSA formed?
The UK Sailing Association was formed over 40 years ago!
200
Name 5 songs about space in 10 seconds
Go
300
How long does it take the ISS to orbit Earth?
90 minutes
300
According to his LinkedIn, where did Jon Cooper go to university? Bonus point if you can tell me what did he study?
University of Exeter, BA Management and Statistics
300
What was founded in 2012 that proved the Standard Model?
Higgs Boson
300
When did the United Kingdom Space Agency become a full executive agency?
1st April 2011
300
How many million streams has the song 'Space Man' by Sam Ryder had on Spotify? (closest 10 million)
70 million streams
400
What is the 6th planet away from the sun?
Saturn
400
How many post-nominals does Lord Vallance have?
5! Lord Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng
400
What nebula is this? Hint: it is a 'ship' name of 2 members of the DSIT team!
Carina
400
What role did Dr Paul Bate (UKSA CEO) have in David Cameron's government?
Senior Health Advisor
400
Which astronaut did Donald Trump refer to as having a 'good, solid head of hair'?
Sunita Williams
500
How many years does it take Neptune to orbit around the sun?
165
500
According to Cheltenham Civil Service RFC, what is Jon Cooper's rugby position in the 2017/18 season?
Openside Flanker
500
What common fruit is given it's flavour by ethyl formate, the same chemical that astronomers found the milky way cloud was full of?
Raspberries
500
According to his LinkedIn, what other language does Alex Barr have "professional working proficiency" in?
Portuguese
500
200 points if a member of your team can do a head/handstand and hold it for 5 seconds.
Thank you.