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Which theory of the Moon’s origins is the most accepted by the scientific community?
What is Impact Theory
100
This phenomenon involving the rotation of the earth and moon results in the moon only ever presenting one face to the earth
What is Synchronous rotation
100
Who composed "Moonlight Sonata"
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven
100
This 2011 movie features the Moon as a crash site/base for an evil robot race...
What is “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
200
These 3 astronauts were the on the Apollo 11 mission...
What is Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
200
The Earth and moon are often referred to as this since both are of planetary mass.
What is Binary system. (Double planet, binary planet are both acceptable answers).
200
Who sings "Harvest Moon"?
Who is Neil Young
200
This Harry Potter character is named after the Moon’s true name...
What is Luna Lovegood
300
This Soviet spacecraft took photographs of the dark side of the Moon...
What is Luna 3
300
The moon is this many kilometers in diameter (about a quarter the diameter of Earth). Acceptable answers are within 50 km of actual.
What is 3474km (3424-3524)
300
What book did Hugh Lofting write?
What is "Doctor Doolittle in the Moon"
300
This album is Pink Floyd’s best-selling and most well known.
What is Dark Side of the Moon
400
Based on the Earth’s radius, the Moon is how many times away and how many times the diameter?
What is ~60x, 0.273x
400
The moon’s core is not made out of cheese but rather this inedible metal.
What is Iron
400
Name two television series or video games about the moon (must have been mentioned in the presentation)
What is... -Avatar: The last airbender -Planetes -Call of Duty Black Ops -Dead Moon
400
This author wrote the children’s book “Goodnight Moon”...
What is Margaret Wise Brown
500
Name the Inuit story about the Moon...
What is “An Arctic Sea Demon”
500
How long does it take light reflected off the moon to travel from the to the Earth?
What is 1.28 seconds
500
Who wrote "Orlando Furioso"
Who is Ludovico Ariosto
500
This Futurama episode features the Moon as home to Luna Park, “the happiest place orbiting Earth.”
What is The Series Has Landed