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1
Which star is the brightest in the night sky?
North Star
Beetlejuice
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
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What arrived to Jupiter on July 2016?
Papa Johns
Sonic
Alien life forms
Juno
3
Who did the Apollo 13 astronauts deem the "true heroes of space flight?"
Mission Control
American People
The President
Congress
4
Who said, "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade, not because they are easy. . . ."
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Donald Trump
Ronald Reagan
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What is the name of NASA's spacecraft that will carry astronauts back to the Moon and Mars?
Titanium
Orion
Solstice
Celestial
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What NASA robot had the 'golden record' attached?
Voyager I
Stardust
Dawn
Messenger
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Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
Michael Collins
John Glenn
Louis Armstrong
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What NASA robot took beautiful pictures of Saturn?
Dawn
Cassini-Huygens
Stardust
Contour
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What planet, if 80 times bigger, would have been the second star in our solar system?
Mercury
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
10
Nitrogen is in liquid form passed what planet (It is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere)?
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Earth
11
When did New Horizons fly-by Pluto?
July 14, 2015
January 8, 2012
January 5, 2019
November 26, 1996
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What is the only known planet to harbor life?
Neptune
Saturn
Earth
Venus
13
Who is known as the Father of Modern Rocketry?
Albert Einstein
Robert Goddard
Michael Jordan
Mrs. Bright
14
Why is Pluto not a planet?
It's a dog, not a planet.
It's too small.
It hasn't cleared its orbital path.
It's not round.
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Which planet has a large solid core?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
16
William Herschel wanted to name the planet he discovered King George, which planet was that?
Earth
Neptune
Uranus
Moon
17
Which celestial bodies have little to no atmosphere?
Earth and Venus
Jupiter and Saturn
Venus and Mars
Pluto and Mercury
18
Which planet have we landed a robot the size of a small car?
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
19
What speed do you have to go to be able to escape Earth's gravitational pull?
28000 km/h
1750 mph
300 km/h
17500 mph
20
What galaxy does Earth reside?
Andromeda
Death Star
Sombrero Galaxy
Milky Way
21
The first manned space program was named . . .
Apollo
Gemini
NASA
Mercury
22
What is Mrs. Bright's favorite planet?
Saturn
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
23
What main elements make up our Sun?
Plutonium and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide
Krypton and Nitrogen
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Which planet has a retrograde rotation?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
25
Which is NOT a name of a space shuttle?
Adventure
Discovery
Challenger
Atlantis
26
What natural satellite is the 5th largest in our solar system?
Io
Moon
Europa
Titan
27
What measurement must you surpass to be considered in 'space'?
>500 miles
>100 KM
>50 miles
< 2000 KM
28
Which person did NOT walk on the Moon?
Cernan
Bean
Bright
Armstrong
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What company did Elon Musk found?
Orbital Sciences
SpaceX
Virgin Galactic
Blue Horizon
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How long does it take for the Sun's light to reach Earth?
8.3 minutes
8.5 seconds
1 second
15 minutes
