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101 Space Trivia Questions That Are Out-Of-This-World

In a galaxy far, far, away, many astronomical wonders wait for discovery. Man has pondered the vast expanse since ancient times, cultivating researchers like Copernicus and Galileo. Mankind made a huge advancement when man set foot on the moon. Is your trivia knowledge a small step or a giant leap? Let’s find out with space trivia questions. 

These broad topics cover lengthy histories and modern developments. In this Jupiter-sized challenge, you’ll find space questions and answers that will stretch your boundaries of knowledge. Sit back, relax, turn on the ignition, and prepare for takeoff. Think it through and see if you can become the star of this astronomy quiz. 

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Which of these organizations is involved with space exploration?

CIA

UNICEF

FIFA

NASA

The largest moon in the Milky Way is called what?

Europa

Ganymede

Atlantic

America

What are most of the solar system’s planets named after?

Roman Gods

Astronomers

Greek gods

Astrologers

When the line of Orion’s belt is extended in the southeast direction, it points to what?

Sirius

Scorpio

Procycon

Regulus

In Roman mythology, what was Mercury?

God of war

The messenger god

God of beauty

God of peace

Which of these options is a type of star?

Red dwarf

Snow Storm

Lightning

Draco

Which of these planets has the shortest year?

Jupiter

Uranus

Mercury

Saturn

Hydra is a moon that orbits which body?

Ceres

Pluto

Saturn

Jupiter

A Jupiter year is the same as how many Earth days?

11.9

19.7

15.8

24.6

Which planet has only 2 moons?

Mars

Earth

Mercury

Venus

A stars life cycle is mainly stable because the forces contained within it are…….?

Balanced

Strong

Weak

Unbalanced

What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’?

Venus

Neptune

Earth

Mars

What is the distance from the earth to the moon?

200000 miles’

300000 miles

350000 miles

250000 miles

The Equator forms a major part of which planet?

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Earth

What do we call a cosmic body of such intense gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape?

Blue Star

Black Hole

Yellow Sun

White Dwarf

Which planet comes between Venus and Mars?

Neptune

Saturn

Earth

Uranus

How long does it take for a launch shuttle to clear the pad tower?

3 days

10 minutes

3 weeks

7 seconds

The Tianwen mission to Mars launched in July 2020 from which country?

Japan

China

Mongolia

India

What does N stand for in NASA?

National

Notorious

Negotiation

Nationwide

Which planet or dwarf planet in our system takes about 29.5 years to orbit the Sun?

Mercury

Pluto

Saturn

Earth

Neptune has the fastest winds of any solar system planet what speeds do they reach?

100 mph

200,000 mph

3,000 mph

1,300 mph

Which of these moons of Jupiter is the largest?

Io

Ganymede

Europa

Callisto

Mars was the Roman god of what?

Peace

War

Love

Farming

Vast empty space with little or no galaxies can be found are known as which of these?

Voids

Death Valley

Star Groups

Bolts

In terms of composition, what is the second most prominent element on Mercury?

Hydrogen

Sodium

Nitrogen

Carbon

Which planet in our Solar System orbits the Sun in the shortest time?

Uranus

Mercury

Saturn

Earth

Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?

Edwin Watts

Edwin booth

Edwin Aldrin

Edwin Hubble

Which of these planets has rings?

Mars

Earth

Mercury

Neptune

What does the Russian word Sputnik mean?

Post box

Time friend

Travel guide

Travelling companion

Which was the first planet predicted to existence by mathematical calculations?

Saturn

Neptune

Mercury

Jupiter

What is the nearest large astral body to the Earth?

Venus

Polaris

The Sun

The Moon

The first manned space mission to land on the Moon was called what?

Apollo 20

Apollo 3

Apollo 11

Apollo 1

The first person to walk on the moon was who?

Michael Collins

Yuri Gagarin

Helen Sharmen

Neil Armstrong

Which planet has moons called Triton, Proteus and Hippocamp?

Mars

Saturn

Jupiter

Neptune

Which planet had 931 artificial satellites at the start of 2011?

Earth

Planet Earth is located in which of these galaxies?

Luna

Sagittarius

Milky Way

Orion

What is the name of Earth’s moon?

Titan

Rhea

Luna

Io

A spherical group of stars bound together by gravity is known as a what?

Molecular cluster

Hormonal cluster

Globular cluster

Structural cluster

The Tropic of Capricorn is feature on which planet?

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Which planet has the greatest density?

Mars

Earth

Venus

Mercury

The Crab Nebula, first seen in 1952, is located in which constellation?

Cassiopeia

Capricorn

Nemo

Taurus

How long does it take for Venus to rotate once on its axis (in earth days)?

24

224

124

324

What does the first ‘A’ in ‘NASA’ stand for?

Astronomics

Aeronautics

American

Altitude

On Venus there is little or no what?

Volcanoes

Craters

Sulfur

Water

Which planet is named after the Roman God of War?

Mercury

Earth

Mars

Venus

What is the major constituent of Saturn’s rings, more than 90 percent of their mass?

Amorphous carbon

Graphite

Water ice

Diamond

Which absorbs heat from the sun more quickly?

People

Grass

Rocks and soil

Water

How long does it take to get to the moon from Earth in a space shuttle?

2 seconds

2 minutes

3 Days

300 Years

What term is used to describe the study of the composition of stars?

Astrophysics

Astrology

Astrochemistry

Astrodynamics

What name is given to any small celestial body which orbits a larger one?

Moon

Orbit

Satellite

Comet

How long is one day on Jupiter?

35 hours

75 hours

1 week

10 hours

Which planet has a nikel iron core?

Venus

Mars

Earth

Mercury

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?

Explorer 1

Soyuz 1

Mir 1

Sputnik 1

How high above the Earth does Hubble Space Telescope orbit?

347 miles

110 miles

207 miles

4,000 miles

The moon Titan orbits what planet?

Saturn

Neptune

Uranus

Pluto

How many astronauts live on board the station when it’s fully staffed?

10

1

6

2

Which constellation has a Latin name meaning little bear?

Cassiopeia

Draco

Ursa Minor

Orion

What is the name for a stellar explosion that briefly outshines an entire galaxy?

Supernova

Ursa Minor

Taurus

Orion

Which of these phenomena occurs on Mars?

Dust storms

Thunder storm

Waterspouts

Rain storms

How many of the planets in our Solar System are composed of silicate rocks rather than gases?

3

4

1

2

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with abundant what?

Oxygen

Water

Iron

Hydrogen

In which year did man last walk on the Moon?

1982

1992

1972

1962

In Earth hours, roughly how long is a day in Jupiter?

99

17

9

11

Which planet’s largest moon is called Ganymede?

Mars

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

In Earth hours, roughly how long is a day in Saturn?

7

10

11

40

What does the name of our planet ‘Earth’ mean in old English?

The moon itself

The sheep itself

The cheese itself

The soil itself

What is the title of the BBC TV factual space series that’s been running since 1957?

The Man In The Moon

Space Jam

The Sky At Night

Stars In Their Eyes

The Jodrell Bank Observatory in in which English county?

Essex

Yorkshire

Devon

Cheshire

What does the first A stand for in NASA?

Anaerobic

Aeronautics

Aerobic

Aeroplane

Apollo 11 landed in which ocean upon completion of their moon landing mission?

Red

North Sea

South Atlantic

North Pacific

Who was the first person to step foot on the moon?

Buzz Aldrin

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Lightyear

Lance Armstrong

Which constellation is named after the Latin word for ‘crab’?

Leo

Draco

Auriga

Cancer

What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?

Venus

Mars

Saturn

Earth

The Sea of Tranquility is on which planet?

Mars

Jupiter

Earth

Moon

Which planet has 9 continuous rings?

Saturn

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

Mars

Earth

Neptune

Jupiter

The third planet from the Sun is which of these?

Earth

Saturn

Jupiter

Pluto

Planets shine because they reflect what?

Windtouch

Airsound

Sunlight

Startaste

Mariner 4 was the first ship to flyby which planet?

Mars

Venus

Earth

Mercury

Exploration Rovers investigated which planet between 2004 and 2018?

Venus

Jupiter

Pluto

Mars

Which planet has also been called Marduk?

Neptune

Saturn

Jupiter

Uranus

Who was the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth?

Deke Slayton

Michael Collins

John Glenn

Gordon Cooper

Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of Love?

Mars

Mercury

Jupiter

Venus

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Uranus

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

Which planet was the first one to be discovered with a telescope?

The moon

Uranus

Earth

The sun

Which of these is a feature of Neptune?

Great Light Spot

Great Black Spot

Great Shade Spot

Great Dark Spot

What planet in the solar system is furthest from the Sun?

Venus

Mercury

Earth

Neptune

Which astronomer was noted for his formulating of the three laws of planetary motion?

Nicolaus Copernicus

Edmund Halley

Galileo

Johannes Kepler

What is the name of the black hole thought to exist at the center of the Milky Way?

Scorpio D*

Capricorn C*

Gemini B*

Sagittarius A*

The Ring named Courage is a feature of which planet?

Earth

Mars

Venus

Neptune

Who was Commander of Apollo 17 and the last person to walk on the Moon?

John Young

Pete Conrad

Gene Cernan

Alan Bean

What’s the Latin name for the constellation ‘The Winged Horse’?

Capricorn

Ursa Major

Pegasus

Andromeda

Which of these planets was discovered in 1846?

Uranus

Neptune

Saturn

Jupiter

What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?

Earth

Venus

Neptune

Mercury

Which planet spins on an almost horizontal access unlike the others which spin on almost vertical ones?

Uranus

Mercury

Neptune

Saturn

Very light snow is known to occur at high latitudes on which planet?

Mars

Jupiter

Mercury

Saturn

The chemical element uranium was named after which planet?

Mars

Neptune

Uranus

Mercury

What can a red giant star become?

Supernova

White giant star

Red dwarf star

White dwarf star

Himilia moons can be found orbiting which planet?

Jupiter

Uranus

Neptune

Saturn

Which metal is found in high concentrations in asteroids?

Iridium

Yttrium

Indium

Indigium

How many planets in our solar system are larger than Earth?

1

3

2

4

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