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Space quiz

Twelve questions from our solar system and beyond. Eight are picture rounds, so look closely.

Free to use with your own team, courtesy of WorkplaceHero - workplacehero.co.uk

Question sheet

1. Which planet is this?
- A. Jupiter
- B. Uranus
- C. Saturn
- D. Neptune
2. Which planet is this, famous for a giant storm?
- A. Jupiter
- B. Mars
- C. Venus
- D. Saturn
3. Which planet is this?
- A. Venus
- B. Mercury
- C. Mars
- D. Pluto
4. What is this?
- A. Hubble Space Telescope
- B. International Space Station
- C. Mir
- D. Skylab
5. What is this?
- A. James Webb Space Telescope
- B. Sputnik 1
- C. Voyager 1
- D. Hubble Space Telescope
6. Which planet is this, the furthest from the Sun?
- A. Uranus
- B. Neptune
- C. Earth
- D. Pluto
7. What kind of spacecraft is this?
- A. Saturn V
- B. Space Shuttle
- C. Falcon 9
- D. Soyuz
8. This is the nearest large spiral galaxy to our own. What is it called?
- A. Andromeda
- B. Triangulum
- C. Whirlpool
- D. Sombrero
9. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
- A. Buzz Aldrin
- B. Yuri Gagarin
- C. Neil Armstrong
- D. John Glenn
10. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
- A. Mercury
- B. Venus
- C. Mars
- D. Jupiter
11. Roughly how long does sunlight take to reach Earth?
- A. 8 seconds
- B. 8 minutes
- C. 8 hours
- D. 8 days
12. Who was the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station?
- A. Helen Sharman
- B. Tim Peake
- C. Michael Foale
- D. Richard Branson

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1. C - Saturn
Saturn's rings are made mostly of chunks of ice and rock.
2. A - Jupiter
The Great Red Spot is a storm larger than Earth.
3. C - Mars
Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system.
4. B - International Space Station
The ISS travels around Earth at roughly 28,000 kilometres per hour.
5. D - Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble launched in 1990 and orbits about 540 km above Earth.
6. B - Neptune
Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
7. B - Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle flew 135 missions between 1981 and 2011.
8. A - Andromeda
The Andromeda Galaxy is visible to the naked eye from a dark location.
9. C - Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon during Apollo 11.
10. B - Venus
Venus's thick atmosphere traps heat, making it hotter than Mercury.
11. B - 8 minutes
Sunlight travels about 150 million kilometres to reach Earth.
12. B - Tim Peake
Helen Sharman was the first Briton in space (1991, on Mir); Tim Peake was the first British ESA astronaut on the ISS.