young4STEM Space Week Quiz

Who was the first human to travel into space? 

• Neil Armstrong 

• Yuri Gagarin 

• John Glenn 

• Buzz Aldrin 

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

• Milky Way
• Andromeda
• Whirlpool
• Triangulum

What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?

• Spitzer Space Telescope
• Chandra X-ray Observatory
• James Webb Space Telescope
• Hubble Space Telescope

What was the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Sputnik 1
• Explorer 1
• Vostok 1
• Apollo 11

What is the name of the first successful mission to Mars? 

• Mangalyaan

• Curiosity Rover
• Viking 1
• Mars Pathfinder

What is a supernova?

• A supernova is a type of black hole.
• A supernova is a stellar explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life cycle.
• A supernova is a planet formation process.
• A supernova is a comet that orbits the sun.

What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?

• Whirlpool Galaxy
• Andromeda Galaxy
• Triangulum Galaxy
• Sombrero Galaxy

Which spacecraft was the first to fly by Pluto?

• New Horizons
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Cassini
• Voyager 1

Who was the first woman to travel into space?

• Sally Ride
• Valentina Tereshkova
• Mae Jemison
• Eileen Collins

What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape?

• gravity well
• event horizon
• singularity
• black hole core