Space | Category

Pub quiz question 16 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which planet in our solar system is named after the Roman god of, amongst other things, commerce and thievery?
Answer: A: Mercury
Categories: Science (5) Space (3)
Times used:

Pub quiz question 3270 by pjh2

Question: Q: What occurs when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as viewed from earth?
Answer: A: A solar eclipse
Categories: Space (3) Astronomy (3) Science (3)

Pub quiz question 6281 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 8115 by pjh

Question: Q: Garo Anserlian, an American inventor, sells clocks that lose 39 minutes every day. Who is his most famous customer?
Answer: A: NASA
Notes: *: They’re for people who work with the Martian Rovers. https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/spotlight/spirit/a3_20040108.html
Categories: Science (9) Space (6) Astronomy (4)

Pub quiz question 6799 by pjh2

Question: Q: What dog gave its name to the 2003 Mars lander which failed to work?
Answer: A: Beagle
Categories: Biology (5) Science (4) Space (4)

Pub quiz question 6142 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which of the accepted nine planets at the start of the 21st century was named after a Greek god?
Answer: A: Uranus
Categories: Space (6) Language (6) Religion (6)

Pub quiz question 3269 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only phase of the Moon that can produce a solar eclipse?
Answer: A: New moon
Categories: Space (4) Science (4) Astronomy (4)

Pub quiz question 2810 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4887 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6282 by pjh2