Mastermind Club
Quiz 2023
Number 11
Subject - Space
Set by Mel Kinsey
Answers
1/ What type of galaxy is most common in the universe?
Elliptical galaxies
2/ What is the coldest place in the universe?
The Boomerang Nebula (which is 1 degree Kelvin which is -458 degrees F. It is located in the Centaurus constellation.
3/ The hottest place in the universe is located in which constellation?
Virgo
4/ How old is the universe in light years?
13.8 billion light years.
5/ What percentage of the universe is dark matter?
27%
6/ How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight
7/ What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
8/ What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
9/ What is the most common type of star found in the Milky Way?
Red dwarf stars
10/ What is the largest type of star in the universe?
Red supergiant stars
11/ What is the closest star to the Sun?
Proxima Centauri
12/ What has a gravitational pull so strong that even light cannot escape it?
A Black hole
13/ Which NASA space flight was the last manned mission to the moon?
Apollo 17
14/ What is the longest continuous time a human has spent in space?
437 days – Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polakov from January 1994 to March 1995 aboard Mir
15/ What is the farthest distance from Earth a manned mission has travelled?
248,655 Miles by Apollo 13
16/ How long was the sub orbital space flight of Alan Shepherd, the first U.S. astronaut?
15 minutes
17/ Howmany moons are in our Solar System?
181
18/ How many moons does Jupiter have?
67
19/ What is the diamiter of the Earth’s moon?
2159 miles
20/ What is the largest crater on Earth’s moon?
The South Pole- Aitkin basin
21/ What are the dimensions in inches of Neil Armstrongs first footprint on the moon?
13 inches by 6 inches