Launch a Satellite Instrument into Space Co-operative Questions and Answers
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1. How long does it take for the Earth to turn around once? [a day]
2. Name the American agency that sends stuff into space [NASA]
3. How many guide laws are there? [6]
4. Who was the first person to walk on the moon [Neil Armstrong]
5. Name a constellation [there are lots of these, such as Cassiopeia, Ursa Major, Orion]
6. Name a constellation NO REPEATS – THEY HAVE TO GIVE A NEW ONE
7. Name a constellation
8. Name a constellation
9. Name a constellation
10. What is the temperature at which water freezes? [0C]
11. Name three English monarchs. [Can’t have x the 1st, 2nd, 3rd]
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1. Name 5 planets [Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto]
2. Does it take more or less time for Venus to go around the Sun than it takes the Earth? [less]
3. Does it take more or less time for Jupiter to go around the Sun than it takes the Earth? [more]
4. How big is the Earth? Is its radius 4241 km, 6371 km or 8763 km? [6371]
5. Say one of the Guide Laws NO REPEATS – THEY HAVE TO GIVE A NEW ONE
6. Say one of the Guide Laws
7. Say one of the Guide Laws
8. Name three Harry Potter Characters.
9. Recite the Promise
10. Recite the Promise
11. Name 6 different patrol emblems
12. What's the Russian name for an astronaut? [cosmonaut]
13. Who is the founder of the Guides? [Lord Baden-Powell]
14. Florida [where the shuttle will be launched] is 5 hours behind us, what time is it there?
[7pm=2pm, 8pm=3pm]
15. What is this OS map symbol?
16. What is this OS map symbol?
17. What is this OS map symbol?
18. What is this OS map symbol?
19. What is this OS map symbol?
20. What is the word for an animal that is awake at night? [nocturnal]
21. What is the word for an animal that is awake during the day? [diurnal]
22. What's the closest planet to the Sun? [mercury]
23. Which is the largest planet in the solar system [Jupiter]
24. Name 5 non-European Countries where there is Guiding or Girl Scouting. NO REPEATS
25. Name 5 non-European Countries where there is Guiding or Girl Scouting.
26. Name 5 non-European Countries where there is Guiding or Girl Scouting.
27. Can you see clouds from space? [yes]
28. Name 2 types of cloud [nimbus, stratus, cumulus, cirrus etc]
29. What percentage of the air is Oxygen? [around 20]
30. What do we celebrate on the 22nd of February?
31. Sing Taps.
32. Which gas is lighter, Hydrogen or Helium? [Hydrogen]
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33. Name 2 other stars [Sirius, Betelgeuse etc]
34. What are Saturn’s rings mostly made of? [ice]
35. In which constellation is the pole star found? [Big dipper, saucepan, Ursa Major]
36. What was the nationality of the first dog in space? [Russian]
37. Name 5 English Counties.
38. Name 5 US states.
39. Name 6 European Cities. [an entire set of UK cities is permitted]
40. Name 4 breeds of dog.
41. Name 8 varieties of cheese.
42. What colours are on the World Flag? [Blue, yellow and white]
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1. Who was the World Chief Guide? [Olave Baden-Powell]
2. How cold is it in space? -273 C, -140 C, 0C [-140]
3. Is Pluto always the furthest planet from the Sun [no, occasionally it comes closer to the Sun
than Neptune - such as from 1989 to 1999]
4. Name 3 satellites of planets [Jupiter and Saturn have lots of satellites] [moon, Europa, Io,
Ganymede, Callisto, Titan]
5. What year did Guides start?
6. Name 2 of the World Centres.
7. Name 6 European Capital Cities.
8. Name 4 Oxford Colleges.
9. Name 6 UK Universities.
10. Tie a reef knot
11. Describe St Andrew’s Flag [white diagonal cross on a blue background]
12. Describe St George’s Flag [red upright cross on a white background]
13. Describe St Patrick’s Flag [red diagonal cross on a white background]
14. How old is the Earth? 4.5 billion years, 5.5 billion years, 6.5 billions years [4.5]
15. Florida [where the shuttle will be launched] is 5 hours behind us, the shuttle will be launched at
10:15am there, what time will it be here? [3:15 pm]
16. Do Galaxies spin? [Yes]
17. What does the sun orbit round? [Centre of our galaxy]
18. What is the special name for 2 suns that orbit each other? [Binary system]
19. Name 3 castles in the UK..
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1. How hot is the surface of the Sun? 1,000 C, 6,000 C, 60,000 C [6,000]
2. What was the original name for Brownies? [Rosebuds]
3. There is wind on Mars - true or false? [true]
4. Are there oceans on Venus? [Yes, but they're made of something nasty and corrosive so you
wouldn't want to swim in them]
5. The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West... this means that the world is turning towards the
East. If you look down onto the north pole, does the world look as if it is turning clockwise or
anti-clockwise? [anti-clockwise]