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Space Exploration

This week's Trivia: Space Exploration

Being a visitor to J!NX, it's highly likely that you share our inquisitive nature, our need to know more than what's on the surface. It's also pretty likely that you share our profound desire to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere and explore other planets and extraterrestrial bodies. While chances are slim that many of us will have the chance to do that, we all can unite in the shared J!NX Trivia experience.

Earn 50 J!NX EXP if you correctly answer at least 4 questions on the quiz!

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Q1	While American space explorers are called "astronauts", what are their Russian counterparts called? Argonauts Kasparovs Cosmonauts Starjumper
Q2	Speaking of Russian guys, who is the first person recognized to orbit Earth? Fedor Emilianenko Yuri Gagarin Imran Zakhaev Andre Arlovski
Q3	Which of the following space shuttles launched from the Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 2010, two weeks before the launch of this quiz? Atlantis Endeavour Discovery Columbia
Q4	What does NASA stand for? Northern Atmospheric Stellar Association North Atlantic Supervisory Auxillary National Astronomical Studies of America National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Q5	John Glenn, the first American and third person to orbit the Earth, served in the United States Senate from 1974 to 1999 representing which state? California Iowa Ohio Kansas
Q6	How far away from the Earth is the Hubble Space Telescope? Approx. 200-250 miles Approx. 550-575 km Approx. 6000-7000 km Approx. 15000-16000 km
Q7	On which planet is the largest known mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons? Earth Jupiter Saturn Mars
Q8	Which of the following is not considered a dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union in 2006? Phobos Eris Pluto Ceres
Q9	Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California is managed by which prestigious university? Caltech MIT UC Berkeley Stanford
Q10	What was the goal of the Apollo series of programs from NASA? Observation of solar flares Exploring the surface of Venus Landing humans on the moon Gathering minerals from the surface of Mars

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This week's Trivia: Space Exploration

While American space explorers are called "astronauts", what are their Russian counterparts called?

Speaking of Russian guys, who is the first person recognized to orbit Earth?

Which of the following space shuttles launched from the Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 2010, two weeks before the launch of this quiz?

What does NASA stand for?

John Glenn, the first American and third person to orbit the Earth, served in the United States Senate from 1974 to 1999 representing which state?

How far away from the Earth is the Hubble Space Telescope?

On which planet is the largest known mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons?

Which of the following is not considered a dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union in 2006?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California is managed by which prestigious university?

What was the goal of the Apollo series of programs from NASA?