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Space Movies

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Space Shuttle featured at the start of Gravity (2011) was which orbiter?

a)

Explorer

b)

Discovery

c)

Endeavor

d)

Atlantis

2.

In The Martian (2015), which probe did Mark Watney use to establish contact with NASA?

a)

Curiosity

b)

Pathfinder

c)

Spirit

d)

Opportunity

3.

When was Armageddon released?

a)

1985

b)

1988

c)

1998

d)

1999

4.

The asteroid in Armageddon is the size of...?

a)

France

b)

The Empire State Building

c)

Nebraska

d)

Texas

5.

What is the name of the orbiting Mars transfer vehicle in The Martian?

a)

Hermes

b)

Endeavor

c)

Ares

d)

Celestia

6.

How many different characters are seen in Gravity's entire runtime?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

In Interstellar, how many years does the Endurance's gravity slingshot add to their outside observed travel time?

a)

17 years

b)

25 years

c)

51 years

d)

86 years

8.

Which Nobel laureate helped ensure Interstellar's scientific accuracy?

a)

Roger Penrose

b)

Adam Riess

c)

Willard Boyle

d)

Kip Thorne

9.

What year was Apollo 13 released?

a)

1995

b)

1996

c)

1997

d)

1998

10.

Which of the following were 100% accurate in Apollo 13?

a)

"Failure is not an option" - Kranz

b)

"Houston, we have a problem"

c)

Explosion occuring after tanks stirred

d)

Lovell's wife losing her wedding ring down a drain

11.

In Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the Rebel base is located where?

a)

Yavin 4

b)

Tattooine

c)

Alderan

d)

Dantooine

12.

On which small sci-fi film did Scott Manley consult?

a)

Ad Astra

b)

The Colony

c)

Stowaway

d)

Sputnik

13.

The Russian film Salyut 7 is based on which real-life mission?

a)

Soyuz-1

b)

Soyuz T-13

c)

Soyuz TMA-17

d)

Soyuz T-8

14.

The Martian's Mars scenes were filmed where?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Nevada

c)

Iraq

d)

Jordan

15.

What was the first IMAX 3D movie filmed in space?

a)

Space Station 3D

b)

First Man

c)

Blue Planet

d)

NASA

16.

In Independence Day (1996), the alien mothership systems are attacked using what?

a)

A self-sacrificing fighter jet

b)

A nuclear bomb

c)

Geostationary satellites

d)

A computer virus