Thematic Space Trivia

1. Although commonly believed to be the result of a solar eclipse, the darkness described at the time of Jesus' crucifixion in the Gospel of Luke cannot be one for what reason?

From Quiz 'Round the Sun

Answer: It lasted too long

According to the Gospel of Luke, the darkness lasted around three hours but a solar eclipse typically lasts around eight minutes. Over the years, a number of different theories have been proposed to explain the phenomena including a miracle, a dust storm, a translation error and a volcanic eruption.

From Quiz The Who, What, When, Where, & Why Space Quiz

Answer: Neil Armstrong

On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong took a "giant leap for mankind" when he descended onto the moon's surface. His colleague, Buzz Aldrin, joined him shortly after and they spent just over two hours on the moon's surface. It had taken humankind just over eight years to reach this point from the first manned spaceflight. Up until the time this quiz was written in August 2020, twelve astronauts, all men and all Americans, had walked on the moon.

From Quiz Dreaming of the Red Planet

Answer: Nergal

Babylonian cosmology recognized seven planets, which included the sun and the moon, each of which was associated with an important deity. The reddish appearance of Mars led many ancient peoples to associate it with war and destruction, and the Babylonians were no exception, as Nergal was a god of the underworld who was responsible for a variety of catastrophic events, including forest fires, plagues, and wars. In one myth he attacks the city of Babylon because he was feeling bored. The Babylonians also originated the custom of a seven-day week, with each day being named after one of the planetary deities.

From Quiz Starman

Answer: Janeway

Kathryn Janeway was captain of USS Voyager. She was played by Kate Mulgrew in "Star Trek: Voyager" between 1995 and 2001. Janeway was born in Indiana, but came from a space travelling family - her father was a Vice Admiral. Initially a scientist, she was given command of the USS Voyager. A person of strict morals, Janeway was a tough upholder of star fleet principles. After "Voyager" finished, Janeway was to reappear, promoted, in the film "Star Trek: Nemesis" (2002). The character was also reprised in several Star Trek novels. The wrong answers were also captains of the main ship in various Star Trek outings.

From Quiz Spaced Out Kilted Kangas

Answer: Canadarm

In 1975, NASA and the Canadian National Research Council (NRC) signed a memorandum of understanding that Canada would develop and construct the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System. Submitted by KittyKatey.

From Quiz The Planets

Answer: Being liquid at room temperature

Mercury is liquid at room temperature. Bromine is also liquid at room temperature, but it is not a metal. Many elements are dangerous to work with, including mercury. Mercury is denser than lead, but gold, platinum, and several other elements are also denser than lead. Magnesium has a chemical symbol of "Mg", so it also ends in G, just like Mercury (Hg).

From Quiz "How High The Moon"?

Answer: 252,000

The orbit of the moon around earth is elliptical rather than circular, so at times it is nearer to us than at others. When it is at the furthest point away from us it is 252,088 miles. Moon landings were all timed to take place when the moon was nearest to earth. The Apollo 11 landings took place four days after they left earth. However, the New Horizons spaceship, which is going to Pluto, arriving some time in 2015, flew past the moon just over 8 hours after leaving earth. It was travelling at around 58,000 miles per hour.

From Quiz The Art of the Stars

Answer: Van Gogh

Van Gogh painted many scenes at night. Perhaps the most famous painting of night stars is his "Starry, Starry Night". It was painted in June of 1889.

From Quiz Help! I'm Seeing Stars!

Answer: Sirius

Sirius was named the Nile Star, because when it was at its height, the Nile River flooded. That yearly occurrence was the most important event for ancient Egyptians.

From Quiz Stars for Your Eyes

Answer: Sun

The sun is at the center of the Solar System. The Romans call the sun sol. There are nine satellites moving around the sun (eight planets and one dwarf planet). Jupiter has the second largest percent of total mass of its solar system. The other planets are relatively small in comparison to the sun.

From Quiz The Moons Have It

Answer: Moon River

'Moon River' by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer was written specifically to fit Hepburn's vocal range. The lyrics were reworked to fit the theme of the movie. Question supplied by u1corn

From Quiz Mooning Around

Answer: Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) earned his pilot's license before his driver's license, and rode a bicycle to and from the airport. Always enthusiastic about flying, Armstrong was a navy fighter pilot and a test pilot prior to becoming an astronaut. Question supplied by Dagny1.

From Quiz Space Oddity

Answer: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

"Space Oddity" was a track and single from David Bowie's eponymous 1969 album. The single was a UK Number 5, but despite being launched (sorry for that pun) to coincide with the Apollo 11 Mission, it ran out of propulsion at No 124 in the US charts.

From Quiz Once in a Blue Moon

Answer: Lunar Eclipse

In a lunar eclipse, the sun's light is blocked from hitting the moon when the Earth passes directly between the two. Annually, the Earth sees at least two lunar eclipses whether total or partial. In the case of a total lunar eclipse, the moon typically appears with a red colour due to the Earth's atmosphere. On the contrary, a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking out the light. Both partial and total eclipses can occur though they are fewer and further between than lunar eclipses. They'll usually occur every year and a half, and it takes centuries for them to recur in the same location.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know the Moon?

Answer: rocks and dust

The moon is only made up of rocks and dust and has a lot of highlands and craters. There are also a lot of volcanoes, however, that haven't erupted for many many years. Some scientists believe that the moon was formed by something large hitting the Earth and the moon was a chunk that flew off and started orbiting around the Earth on its own. There are many theories on how the moon was formed, too many for me to name all of them. Nothing has been proven yet.

From Quiz Here Comes the Sun

Answer: Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips has been honoured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, and the Blues Hall of Fame. To some degree this reflects the fact that these musical genres were not as divergent then as they are now, but even after taking that into consideration, one still realizes that Sam Phillips was a towering figure who really made a difference in the history of popular music. Sam Peckinpah was a Hollywood movie producer of the same era. Sam Maguire was an Irish activist for whom the Sam Maguire cup in Gaelic football is named. Sam Worthington is an Australian actor.

From Quiz This Quiz Is Full of Stars

Answer: Chinese Checkers

In the game Chinese checkers (or chequers) up to six players attempt to move a set of marbles from one side of a board covered with a six-sided star to the other. One may freely 'jump' over another player's marbles if they are properly set.

From Quiz The Common Bond of Mercury

Answer: Dime

Despite its tiny size, the "Mercury" dime may very well be the most beautiful coin ever produced by the United States Mint for its time. Mercury dimes were in circulation from 1916-1945.

From Quiz Mars: It Ain't Just a Candy Bar

Answer: London

Since Wells was British, he set much of his work in Britain. Los Angeles was the setting for the 1953 movie version. New York and New Jersey were the setting of the 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast.

From Quiz The Sun, Moon and Stars

Answer: A sunbonnet

A sunbonnet is a type of woman's bonnet (a close-fitting head covering that ties under the chin) with a wide brim framing and shading the face and a ruffle at the back to protect the neck. The sunbonnet can be found in literature. For example: "I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours." - from Chapter Twenty-three of "Cimarron" by Edna Ferber, 1930.

From Quiz Moon Mania

Answer: 250,000 miles

If you missed this you probably were asleep in elementary school science class.

From Quiz The Who, What, When, Where, & Why Space Quiz

Answer: Freedom 7

On May 5, 1961, a Mercury rocket carried Freedom 7 and Alan Shepard into space. That flight lasted 15 minutes and 28 seconds. Ten years later, Shepard was the fifth man to walk on the moon: and the first to play golf there.

From Quiz Dreaming of the Red Planet

Answer: Iron

Alchemists associated various metals with the seven classical planets recognized in astrology. For example, gold was associated with the sun (which was considered a planet in astrology, although today it is understood to be a star), copper with Venus, and mercury with - you guessed it - Mercury. As the Roman god Mars was associated with war, iron was associated with Mars because of its use in the making of steel weapons. Coincidentally, the red color of Mars is due to the presence of iron oxide in the planet's surface.

From Quiz Super Stars

Answer: Subaru

Yes, you read that right, six stars representing seven sisters. This is because "Subaru" is the Japanese name for the star cluster known as Pleiades or "The Seven Sisters", which when viewed with the naked eye appear to be only six stars as two are so close together they appear as one larger star, hence the Subaru badge of one large star and five smaller. In Greek mythology, the stars were once Atlas' daughters: Alcyone, Asterope, Merope, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Electra.

From Quiz Starman

Answer: Anastasia

Dan Dare was a pioneering space pilot in the British boys' comic "The Eagle". (Hence the red herring in the question.) The stories, "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future" ran from 1950 to 1967. "The Eagle" was to be relaunched for a short time from 1982 to 1994. More periodic Dan Dare stories were to follow in succeeding years.

From Quiz Spaced Out Kilted Kangas

Answer: Apollo Lunar Module

Landing gear on the Apollo lunar module using a landing system designed by Canada's Héroux-Devtek, the Apollo lunar module was the first vehicle to take humans to another surface beyond earth. Facing a tight timeline in the space race between the U.S. and Russia, Héroux-Devtek produced the landing gear systems used in all six moon landings; their hardware can still be found on the moon today. Submitted by KittyKatey.

From Quiz The Planets

Answer: North Carolina and South Carolina

When an insect goes into a Venus flytrap, the "mouth" of the Venus flytrap closes. The insect then gets digested.

From Quiz "How High The Moon"?

Answer: Wiltshire

The term goes back to the days when the smuggling of French brandy and other items was rife in rural England. Wiltshire had several smugglers routes from the coast to customers further inland crossing it. The tale goes that contraband had been hidden in a village pond to keep it away from the revenue officials searching for it. The smugglers went out at night to retrieve it, but were surprised by the revenue officials. They explained their actions by pointing to the reflection of the full moon in the water, saying they were trying to rake in the big cheese. Dismissing them as simple village idiots the officials went on their way, leaving the smugglers to retrieve their goods.

From Quiz Help! I'm Seeing Stars!

Answer: Perseid Meteor Showers

Actually, what we are seeing is a meteor shower of particles from the Swift-Tuttle comet. It is pleasant to go out and watch this spectacle.

From Quiz Stars for Your Eyes

Answer: Ice Hockey

The Dallas Stars ice hockey team is a member of the Pacific division of the west conference in the NHL. They were founded in the year 1967 in Bloomington, Minnesota and the team moved to Dallas, Texas in 1993. The ice hockey team works out of the American Airlines Center.

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