Beyond Earth: A Journey To The Edge.
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Ultimate Space Quiz

Do you think you know everything about space exploration and astronomy? If so, take this quiz to prove yourself! Otherwise, just take it for fun.

Click on the letter to select your answer for the following quesitons.

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  1. There are _____ types of black holes.

    (A) one
    (B) two
    (C) three
    (D) four
     

  2. The direction of a comet's tail depends on the _____.

    (A) direction of solar wind
    (B) direction of comet
    (C) speed of comet
    (D) waves near the comet
     

  3. The brightest thing in the universe is a _____.

    (A) quasar
    (B) giant star
    (C) supernova
    (D) pulsar
     

  4. Nebulas are made of _____.

    (A) dust
    (B) gases
    (C) both dust and gases
    (D) none of the above
     

  5. Stars are mostly made of _____.

    (A) hydrogen
    (B) helium
    (C) oxygen
    (D) nitrogen
     

  6. The darkest thing in the universe is _____.

    (A) space
    (B) a black hole
    (C) a nebula
    (D) radio waves
     

  7. The second man on the moon was _____.

    (A) Niel Armstrong
    (B) Buzz Aldrin
    (C) Laika
    (D) Thomas Jones
     

  8. The first animal in space was a _____.

    (A) horse
    (B) monkey
    (C) dog
    (D) whale
     

  9. Jupiter has _____ known moons.

    (A) Sixteen
    (B) Forty
    (C) Eight
    (D) Too many to count
     

  10. The closest planet to the Sun is _____.

    (A) Mars
    (B) Mercury
    (C) Venus
    (D) Pluto
     

  11. The space race began in the _____.

    (A) 1950s
    (B) 1960s
    (C) 1970s
    (D) 1980s
     

  12. The surface temperature on Venus is around _____ degrees Celcius.

    (A) -100
    (B) 200
    (C) 400
    (D) 1600
     

  13. In Project Gemini, Gus Grissom nicknamed his space shuttle _____.

    (A) Grissom Shuttle
    (B) Freedom Express
    (C) Molly Brown
    (D) Titanic
     

  14. The first man in space was _____.

    (A) Buzz Aldrin
    (B) Gus Grissom
    (C) Neil Armstrong
    (D) Yury Gagarin
     

  15. The four largest moons on Jupiter are known as the _____ moons.

    (A) Mountaineous
    (B) Galilean
    (C) Gagarish
    (D) Jupiter's Largest
     

  16. Pathfinder's six-wheeled rover was known as _____.

    (A) Pathfinder II
    (B) Sub-shuttle
    (C) Sojourner
    (D) Delta 6
     

  17. President Kennedy's historic speech about reaching the moon was made on _____.

    (A) May 25, 1961
    (B) July 4, 1950
    (C) August 2, 1975
    (D) September 5, 2001
     

  18. The first close-up picture of Mars was taken by _____.

    (A) Mars 1
    (B) Mariner 4
    (C) Voyager 1
    (D) Pathfinder
     

  19. The first spacecraft to land on the moon was _____.

    (A) Surveyor 1
    (B) Luna 9
    (C) Apollo 1
    (D) Apollo 13
     

  20. The best website about space exploration and astronomy is _____.

    (A) Beyond Earth
    (B) Beyond Earth
    (C) Beyond Earth
    (D) None of the above
     


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