1) How many planets are there in our solar system? (Bonus points if you can name them!) a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 2) When was NASA founded? (Bonus points if you know what the initials NASA stand for!) a) 1947 b) 1958 c) 1963 3) What does the word 'Sputnik' mean in English? a) fellow traveller b) space explorer c) world power 4) What is SpaceX? a) A film about space starring George Clooney. b) A theory about how the universe was formed. c) A private company that makes spacecraft. 5) How long can a person survive in space without a spacesuit? a) about 10 seconds b) about 90 seconds c) about 3 minutes 6) How long does it take to travel to the moon? a) 3 days b) 1 week c) 3 weeks 7) What were the first animals to travel into space? a) monkeys b) dogs c) flies 8) About how far above the surface of the earth is space? a) 7 kilometres b) 100 kilometres c) 1,300 kilometres 9) How old is our universe? a) 1 billion years b) 8.8 billion years c) 13.8 billlion years 10) Who was the first person to walk on the moon? a) Buzz Aldrin b) Neil Armstrong c) Alexei Leonov

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