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Other Worlds Than This Trivia Quiz

In the past few decades, many types of spacecraft have been sent off to explore the farthest reaches of our Solar System ...

A multiple-choice quiz by skyrunner84. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
skyrunner84

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,808

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The closest planet to the Sun, Mercury was first visited in 1974 by this spacecraft. Can you name it? Hint

Sputnik

Voyager I

Mariner 10

Voyager II

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Question 2 of 10

2. First launched by the Soviet Union in the early 1960's, this series of spacecraft was made specifically for the exploration and observation of Venus.
What was the name of these spacecraft? Hint

Columbia

Viking

Venera

Explorer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which country launched the first successful space craft to Mars? Hint

The Soviet Union

The United States

Germany

Canada

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Question 4 of 10

4. The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter, was impacted by a comet in July 1994. Can you name the comet? Hint

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

Halley's Comet

Comet Kohoutek

Hale Bopp Comet

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of Saturn's moons was reported in 2008 to have rings. Which one is it? Hint

Rhea

Mimas

Titan

Tethys

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Question 6 of 10

6. The seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, has been visited by only one spacecraft. Can you name this "wanderer"? Hint

Mariner 1

Voyager 2

Venera 6

Cassini

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Question 7 of 10

7. The spacecraft known for visiting Uranus has also been the one to have made the only visit of Neptune. What year did it first encounter Neptune? Hint

1991

1989

1996

1997

8. Pluto, due to its distance away from us, has never been observed on Earth by a spacecraft. In 2006, a mission was launched to make these observations possible. What is the name of this mission? Hint

Mariner program

Ranger program

New Horizons

MESSENGER

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Question 9 of 10

9. This spacecraft, sent back in 1965 to the Sun, is the first spacecraft to make a successful orbit of the Sun. What is its name? Hint

Pioneer 9

Columbia

Venera 7

Pioneer 6

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Question 10 of 10

10. One more world, closer to us than any other, is our Moon. It was first landed upon by Neil Armstrong in 1969. Do you know the name of his space flight when he made this historic landing? Hint

Apollo 13

Apollo 11

Discovery

Columbia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The closest planet to the Sun, Mercury was first visited in 1974 by this spacecraft. Can you name it?

Answer: Mariner 10

Mariner 10 actually made 3 visits to Mercury, two in 1974, and the last in early 1975.

2. First launched by the Soviet Union in the early 1960's, this series of spacecraft was made specifically for the exploration and observation of Venus. What was the name of these spacecraft?

Answer: Venera

Because of the super-dense atmosphere of Venus, Venera 7 was the first in the series to make a landing, transmitting data back to Earth in 1970.

3. Which country launched the first successful space craft to Mars?

Answer: The United States

Mariner 4 was launched in 1964, and it sent back the first successful pictures of Mars. The first attempt was by the Soviet Union in 1960, but this spacecraft (named Marsnik 1) was destroyed on launch.

4. The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter, was impacted by a comet in July 1994. Can you name the comet?

Answer: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

This incident was spectacular because in the footage of the impact. Due to Jupiter's gasious atmosphere, it seemed as if it was absorbing the comet, rather than an impact.

5. One of Saturn's moons was reported in 2008 to have rings. Which one is it?

Answer: Rhea

This possible ring system was first seen in 2005 by the Cassini spacecraft. It was identified as a possible ring system in 2008.

6. The seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, has been visited by only one spacecraft. Can you name this "wanderer"?

Answer: Voyager 2

Voyager 2 visited Uranus in 1986. It was last known to be past Neptune and is almost out of transmission range.

7. The spacecraft known for visiting Uranus has also been the one to have made the only visit of Neptune. What year did it first encounter Neptune?

Answer: 1989

Voyager 2 visited Neptune, and has also thus far been the only man-made spacecraft to visit the planet.

Answer: New Horizons

New Horizons, launched in January 2006, reached Pluto in July 2015. It's cloest approach as it flew by was a mere 12,472 km (7,750 miles).

9. This spacecraft, sent back in 1965 to the Sun, is the first spacecraft to make a successful orbit of the Sun. What is its name?

Answer: Pioneer 6

Pioneer 6 last had contact with Earth back in 2000, 35 years after it was launched.

10. One more world, closer to us than any other, is our Moon. It was first landed upon by Neil Armstrong in 1969. Do you know the name of his space flight when he made this historic landing?

Answer: Apollo 11

Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. It was then he uttered the now famous line, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Source: Author skyrunner84

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