Moon Jeopardy

1. Moon Jeopardy Developed by Mesa Verde Middle School San Diego, California for the Science Through ARts (STAR) Project www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/STAR/Eye

2. Moon Jeopardy Rules • Choose one student to read the questions and to call on the student who responds first, a second student to keep track of the score for each team, and a third student to serve as the final authority in case of disputes. • Divide the remainder of the class into three teams and have the teams draw straws to decide which team goes first. • The first round has three categories with all three teams competing; the second round has two categories with the top two teams from round one competing. The team with the highest score at the end of the second round wins. Round 3 can be used in case of a tie.

3. Moon Jeopardy Rules Continued • The first person to tap the desk after the question is read will be called on to answer the question. If the answer is incorrect, points will be deducted from the team’s score and another team will be allowed to try. • Only one answer will be allowed for multiple choice or True/False questions. If the answer is incorrect, the question value will be deducted from the team’s score and no one else may answer the question. • Enjoy the game and have fun!!!

4. Moon Jeopardy Game Board – Round 1

5. Moon Jeopardy Game Board – Round 2

6. Moon Jeopardy Game Board – Round 3

7. Measurement Facts 100 A day on the Moon is ___ on Earth. A. Two weeks B. One month C. A day  Back to BoardAnswer

8. Measurement Facts 100 Answer B. One month  Back to Board

9. Measurement Facts 200 How long does it take a rocket to get to the Moon? A. One week B. One month C. Three days  Back to BoardAnswer 

10. Measurement Facts 200 Answer C. Three days  Back to Board

11. Measurement Facts 300 On the Moon you are ___ of your weight on Earth A. 1/2 B. 1/8 C. 1/6  Back to BoardAnswer 

12. Measurement Facts 300 Answer C. 1/6  Back to Board

13. Measurement Facts 400 How far is the Moon from Earth? A. 240,000 miles B. About 3 million miles C. 234 million miles  Back to BoardAnswer 

14. Measurement Facts 400 Answer A. 240,000 miles  Back to Board

15. Measurement Facts 500 The Moon moves ___ farther from Earth each year A. 3 feet B. 1.5 inches C. 4.6 inches  Back to BoardAnswer 

16. Measurement Facts 500 Answer B. 1.5 inches  Back to Board

17. True/False 100 The Moon rotates so that we can see different parts of it at different times. True or False? Back to BoardAnswer 

18. True/False 100 Answer False. It keeps one face to us at all times.  Back to Board

19. True/False 200 No human has been to the Moon since 1972. True or False?  Back to BoardAnswer 

20. True/False 200 Answer True  Back to Board

21. True/False 300 The orange soil on the Moon is from the remains of meteors and asteroids. True or False?  Back to BoardAnswer 

22. True/False 300 Answer False. They are the remains of volcanoes.  Back to Board

23. True/False 400 Moon rocks contain the same materials as Earth rocks. True or False?  Back to BoardAnswer 

24. True/False 400 Answer True  Back to Board

25. True/False 500 The Apollo 10 Command and Service Module was named Charlie Brown and the Lunar Module was named Snoopy. True or False?  Back to BoardAnswer 

26. True/False 500 Answer True  Back to Board

27. Great Feats on the Moon 100 The _____ discovered evidence of water at the South Pole of the Moon in March1998. A. Challenger B. Lunar Prospector C. Apollo Missions  Back to Board Answer 

28. Great Feats on the Moon 100 Answer B. Lunar Prospector  Back to Board

29. Great Feats on the Moon 200 Who was the geologist who discovered the orange rock on the Moon? A. Jack Schmitt B. Neil Armstrong C. Howard Mann  Back to BoardAnswer 

30. Great Feats on the Moon 200 Answer A. Jack Schmitt  Back to Board

31. Great Feats on the Moon 300 Who hit a golf ball on the Moon? A. Gene Cernan B. Alan Shepard C. John Glenn  Back to Board Answer 

32. Great Feats on the Moon 300 Answer B. Alan Shepard  Back to Board

33. Great Feats on the Moon 400 Who was the first astronomer to realize the Moon rotates around the Earth? A. Confucius B. James Ronald C. Galileo  Back to BoardAnswer 

34. Great Feats on the Moon 400 Answer C. Galileo  Back to Board

35. Great Feats on the Moon 500 Who set the rover speed record on the Moon? A. Janet Anise B. Gene Cernan and Harrison/Jack Schmitt C. Daniel Fractal and John Hughson  Back to BoardAnswer 

36. Great Feats on the Moon 500 Answer B. Gene Cernan and Harrison/Jack Schmitt • Back to Board

37. Apollo Missions 100 Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon with humans?  Back to BoardAnswer 

38. Apollo Missions 100 Answer Apollo 11  Back to Board

39. Apollo Missions 200 Which Apollo mission nearly had a catastrophe causing the astronauts to have to stay in the lunar module?  Back to Board Answer 

40. Apollo Missions 200 Answer Apollo 13  Back to Board

41. Apollo Missions 300 How many Apollo missions were originally planned?  Back to BoardAnswer 

42. Apollo Missions 300 Answer 30 Apollo missions Back to Board

43. Apollo Missions 400 Which Apollo mission took the famous picture of the Earth as the spacecraft came around the Moon?  Back to BoardAnswer 

44. Apollo Missions 400 Answer Apollo 8  Back to Board

45. Apollo Missions 500 How many Apollo missions were actually sent into space and why were the number of planned missions cut?  Back to BoardAnswer 

46. Apollo Missions 500 Answer 27 Apollo missions actually flew. The number was cut because of funding issues.  Back to Board

47. Famous Moon Phrases 100 “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Which astronaut made this statement and what was his mission? Back to BoardAnswer 

48. Famous Moon Phrases 100 Answer Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11  Back to Board

49. Famous Moon Phrases 200 Which ethnic culture claims that there is a rabbit’s face on the Moon?  Back to BoardAnswer 

50. Famous Moon Phrases 200 Which ethnic culture claims that there is a rabbit’s face on the Moon?  Back to BoardAnswer 