The Solar System Space Quizfor aspiring astronauts, by Steve Chambers

#1 Which is the closest planet to the sun?

#1 Which is the closest planet to the sun?

Mercury

#2 Which is the 2nd biggest planet?

#2 Which is the 2nd biggest planet?

Saturn

#3 Which is the hottest planet?

#3 Which is the hottest planet?

Venus

#4 Which planet is famous for a red spot on it?

#4 Which planet is famous for a red spot on it?

Jupiter

#5 Which planet has beautiful rings around it?

#5 Which planet has beautiful rings around it?

Saturn

#6 Is the Sun a star or a planet?

#6 Is the Sun a star or a planet?

Star

#7 Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

#7 Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

#8 Is Neptune bigger than Earth?

#8 Is Neptune bigger than Earth?

Yes

#9 Can

humans

breathe in

space?

#9 Can

humans

breathe in

space?

No

#10 Is this

spaceman

really

drinking

pop?

#10 Is this

spaceman

really

drinking

pop?

No

#11

Who was

the first

person to

walk on

the

Moon?

#11

Who was

the first

person to

walk on

the

Moon?Neil Armstrong

#12 What force holds us on the Earth?

#12 What force holds us on the Earth?

Gravity

#13 Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?

#13 Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?

No, just a robot

#14 Where do people study space with telescopes?

#14 Where do people study space with telescopes?

Observatory

#15 What is NASA’s famous telescope called?

#15 What is NASA’s famous telescope called?

Hubble Space

Telescope

#16 Earth is in which galaxy?

#16 Earth is in which galaxy?

The Milky Way

Galaxy

#17

Name the first ever

satellite sent to

space?

#17

Name the first ever

satellite sent to

space?

Sputnik

Russia

1957

#18

is a moon of

which planet?

#18

is a moon of

which planet?

Ganymede

#19

Name

Saturn’s

largest

moon

#19

Name

Saturn’s

largest

moon Titan

#19

Name

Saturn’s

largest

moon Titan

…but Medusa was a Titan!

#20 Olympus Mons is a volcano on which planet?

#20 Olympus Mons is a volcano on which planet?

MARS

#20 Olympus Mons is a volcano on which planet?

#21

Does

the Sun

orbit

the Earth?

#21

Does

the Sun

orbit

the Earth?

Gallileo thought…

#21

Does

the Sun

orbit

the Earth?

Copernicus discovered…

How did you do?How

many

points

did you

get?

How

many

money

did you

win?