1

2

Our Galaxy is called …?

H the Mars Bar

T the Milky Way

3

Mars has how many moons?

H 1

T 2

4

The star Betelgeuse is a

H red giant ?

T white dwarf ?

5

Which is the biggest planet in our Solar System?

H Saturn

T Jupiter

6

Which planet has the hottest surface?

H Mercury

T Venus

7

The largest mountain in the Solar System is on

H Mars

T The Earth

8

How many Earths would fit in the Sun?

H a million

T a thousand

9

The smallest planet in the Solar System is

H Pluto

T Mercury

10

How many stars can you see in the sky with your

unaided eye?

H 60,000

T 6,000

11

Phoebe orbits around which planet?

H Saturn

T Uranus

12

How many moons has Jupiter?

H 63

T 23

13

Which is the correct order of the planets away from the

Sun?

H Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

T Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

14

The greatest number of people in space at any one

time was

H 13

T 11

15

This is a …

H Womble

T Clanger

16

How far is the Sun away from Earth?

H 150 million km

T 15 million km

17

Which shows a picture of Mars?

H T

18

How many people have walked on the Moon?

H 12

T 9

19

How many planets have been found round other

stars so far?

H around 50

T around 250

20

Which is the fourth biggest planet in our Solar System?

H Neptune

T Uranus

21

The first piloted spaceflight was in

H 1961

T 1973

22

How many Earths could you fit in Jupiter ?

H 1300

T 130

23

No-one has walked on the Moon since…

H 1971

T 1972

24

What is the name of the brightest star?

H Sirius

T Betelgeuse

25

How long is Jupiter’s day?

H 10 Earth-hours

T 10 Earth-days

26

How many (Earth-)years does it take Neptune to travel round the Sun?

H 165

T 325

27

The longest a spacecraft has lasted on the surface of

Venus is

H 2 hours and 14 minutes

T 14 hours and 2 minutes

28

How many of the giant gas planets in our Solar System have rings around them ?

H 2

T 4

29

This crater is on

H Mars

T the Earth

30

How many satellites has Uranus?

H 31

T 27

31

The most volcanically active body in the Solar System is

H the Earth

T Io

32

Sputnik was launched in

H 1957

T 1958

33

The fastest winds in the Solar System are found on

H Jupiter

T Neptune

34

Umbriel is a moon around

H Uranus

T Neptune

35

Uranus was discovered in what year?

H 1871

T 1781

36

The largest storm in the Solar System is on

H Jupiter

T Mars

37

This moon of Saturn is called

H Phoebe

T Hyperion

38

In what year was Pluto discovered?

H 1930

T 1910

39

Which planet is half-way out to Pluto from the Sun?

H Uranus

T Jupiter

40

Mimas is a moon of…?

H Uranus

T Saturn

41

The first woman in space flew in

H 1963

T 1965

42

Triton orbits which planet in our Solar System?

H Saturn

T Neptune

43

In what year was Neptune discovered?

H 1846

T 1781