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Space 79 questions.

The final frontier

Pub quiz question 5527 by pjh2

Question: Q: The NASA spacecraft 'Messenger' landed on which planet in 2008?
Answer: A: Mercury
Categories: Space (6) 2000s (6) Astronomy (6)

Pub quiz question 7145 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first British astronaut?
Answer: A: Helen Sharman
Notes: *: 18 May 1991
Categories: People (7) Space (7) Science (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 5373 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which red giant is the fourth brightest star in the Sky?
Answer: A: Arcturus
Categories: Space (7) Astronomy (7)

Pub quiz question 5257 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
Answer: A: Neil Armstrong
Notes: *: 1969
Categories: Space (2) 1960s (2)

Pub quiz question 5542 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the galaxy closest to us?
Answer: A: Andromeda (2.5 million LY away)
Categories: Space (3) Astronomy (3)

Pub quiz question 6290 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the closest start to the Earth?
Answer: A: The sun
Categories: Astronomy (1) Space (1) Physics (1)

Pub quiz question 3267 by pjh2

Question: Q: What, in strict scientific terms, is eclipsed in what is generally known as a solar eclipse?
Answer: A: Earth
Categories: Space (7) Astronomy (7) Science (7)
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Pub quiz question 2818 by pjh2

Question: Q: The name of which breed of dog gave it's name to the failed UK 2003 Mars lander?
Answer: A: Beagle (II)
Categories: Science (3) Space (3) 2000s (3)
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Pub quiz question 6800 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first NASA programme to land an object on Mars that actually sent back information when it got there?
Answer: A: Viking
Categories: Science (7) Space (7)

Pub quiz question 12 by pjh2

Question: Q: How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
Answer: A: 248.54 years
Notes: *: Suggest a full point for plus or minus 50 years.
Categories: Science (6) Space (4)
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