Great job on Space, guys! Here are the stats, answers, and winners.
STATS
3,427 people took the quiz.
492 people scored 100%!
The question most people (99%) got right was…#14!
The question most people missed (only 58% got it right) was…#18.
ANSWERS
Q.3
Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
- John Glenn
- ***Neil Armstrong
- Yuri Gagarin
- Buzz Aldrin
Q.4
What year did the American Apollo 11 mission land on the moon?
- 1957
- 1966
- ***1969
- 1971
Q.5
True or false: Earth is closer to the sun than Venus.
- True
- ***False
Q.6
This movie, nominated for Academy Awards this year, told the story of African-American women who were instrumental in NASA space operations.
- Fences
- Moonlight
- ***Hidden Figures
- Arrival
Q.7
It has the most moons of any planet in our solar system:
- Saturn
- ***Jupiter
- Uranus
- Mars
Q.8
This Space Shuttle was destroyed in flight in 1986 killing all seven crew members, including school teacher, Christa McAuliffe:
- Columbia
- Discovery
- ***Challenger
- Atlantis
Q.9
Which type of spacecraft has most recently been used in some well-publicized missions to Mars?
- orbiter
- lander
- satellite
- ***rover
Q.10
NASA recently announced the discovery of seven planets orbiting a star outside our solar system. The planets may have what feature, key to life as we know it?
- low mass
- orbiting moons
- ***liquid water
- thin atmosphere
Q.11
The name for this space object is derived from the Greek word meaning “wearing long hair.”
- meteor
- ***comet
- nebula
- spiral galaxy
Q.12
When did Halley’s Comet last pass into view of earth?
- Mid-1990’s
- ***Mid-1980’s
- Mid-1970’s
- Mid-1960’s
Q.13
Most of the planets in our solar system are named after:
- ***Roman gods
- Greek gods
- Cartoon characters
- Chemical elements
Q.14
The Big Dipper and Little Dipper are so named because they outline the shape of a:
- swimmer
- ***ladle
- donut
- stick
Q.15
The universe is:
- contracting
- ***expanding
- pulsing
- the same size it’s always been
Q.16
Ocean tides are at least partially caused by the gravitational pull of which of the following?
- ***the moon
- Mars
- Venus
- International space station
Q.17
He was the first human to go to space in 1961:
- Alan Shepard
- ***Yuri Gagarin
- Neil Armstrong
- John Glenn
Q.18
In what U.S. state is the main location of Space Camp?
- Texas
- Florida
- ***Alabama
- California
Q.19
What is the name of space telescope launched in 1990 and still operational today?
- ***Hubble
- Mir
- Voyager I
- Opportunity
Q.20
Which constellation was named for a queen in Greek mythology?
- Ursa Minor
- Cepheus
- ***Cassiopeia
- Pegasus
Q.21
In the 1983 movie “The Right Stuff” about the first group of astronauts and beginnings of the U.S. space program, Ed Harris plays which astronaut?
- Neil Armstrong
- ***John Glenn
- Alan Shepard
- Jim Lovell
Q.22
The earth is approximately this far from the sun:
- ***90 million miles
- One million miles
- 400 million miles
- 900 million miles
WINNERS
The first place winner is…Catie V.!
The second place winner is…Jason B.!
The third place winner is…Julia E.!
Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes!
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