Q 01/05
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Venus
D) Mars
Answer · why
Mars is the Red Planet: its colour comes from dust and sand rich in reddish iron oxides, essentially rust, spread across its plains.
Q 02/05
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
Answer · why
The count fell from nine to eight when Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Q 03/05
A) Venus
B) Earth
C) Mars
D) Mercury
Answer · why
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at an average distance of about 57.9 million kilometers.
Q 04/05
A) Neil Armstrong
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) John Glenn
D) Yuri Gagarin
Answer · why
Yuri Gagarin ejected from Vostok 1 about 7 km above the ground and parachuted down separately from his capsule.
Q 05/05
A) Apollo 8
B) Apollo 11
C) Apollo 12
D) Apollo 13
Answer · why
Neil Armstrong partly piloted Apollo 11's lunar module by hand to find a safe place to set it down.
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