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Space quiz — Science & tech

The “Space” quiz — Science & tech. It has 25 questions in five categories: Moons, Stars and Nebulae, Galaxies & the Universe, Spacecraft, Spaceflight History. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: Space

A peek at the questions

The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.

Moons

  1. 100

    What is the largest moon in the Solar System — bigger than the planet Mercury?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    This moon of Jupiter is covered in hundreds of active volcanoes. What is it called?

  3. 300

    Which moon of Saturn…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Jets from this icy…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What is the tallest…

    In the game

Stars and Nebulae

  1. 100Picture for the question

    What do we call clouds of gas and dust where stars are born, like these famous 'Pillars of Creation'?

  2. 200

    Which is the brightest star in the night sky?

  3. 300

    This nebula is what…

    In the game
  4. 400

    What is a fast-spinning…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What is the boundary…

    In the game

Galaxies & the Universe

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which large spiral galaxy is the Milky Way's nearest major neighbour?

  2. 200

    By current estimates, is the universe 13.8 million or 13.8 billion years old?

  3. 300

    What is the theory…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which astronomer showed in…

    In the game
  5. 500

    What do we call…

    In the game

Spacecraft

  1. 100

    What is the orbital station where astronauts have lived continuously since 2000 called?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    This rover took a 'selfie' on Mars. What is it called?

  3. 300

    This golden record of…

    In the game
  4. 400

    What is the largest…

    In the game
  5. 500

    Which spacecraft took the…

    In the game

Spaceflight History

  1. 100

    Who became the first person in space in 1961?

  2. 200

    What was the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957, called?

  3. 300

    The crew of which…

    In the game
  4. 400

    Which rocket designer, born…

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  5. 500

    What was the name…

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  3. Choose questions on the board, buzz in first and collect points.

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