Cantina Trivia

Mar 11, 2021

Answers

Round 1 – Pop culture and History

1. Sonequa Martin-Green: In the newest Star Trek series Star Trek Discovery, this actress made history in her role as the first African American woman to lead a Star Trek series
2. Phillip K Dick: This science fiction writer has written the books behind film classics such as Blade Runner and Man in the High Castle.
3. Avengers: Endgame: In 2019, this superhero blockbuster surpasses Avatar as the highest-grossing movie of all time bringing in $2.797 billion dollars worldwide.
4. Charles E. Yeager: The first rocket to fly faster than sound was the Bell X-1. It was captained by this man and achieved its record-making speed on Oct 14, 1947.
5. Endeavor: On Sept. 12, 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space when she boarded this space shuttle.
6. The Terminator: “I’ll be back” line represents three of the 58 total words that Arnold Schwarzenegger says in this 1984 time-travel film.
7. HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer): This artificial intelligence controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship’s astronaut crew. It is mostly depicted as a camera lens containing a red or yellow dot. What is the name of the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey? (2 bonus points, what does this acronym stand for)

Round 2 – Music

1. Elton John: “Rocketman” 55-110
2. Frank Sinatra: “Fly me to the moon” 5-22
3. The Imagined Village: “Space Girl” 25-40
4. Harry Nilsson: “Spaceman” 20-39
5. Tori Amos: “Space Dog” 13-29
6. Liz Phair: “Supernova” 30-52
7. A Flock of Seagulls: “Space age love song” 1:00-1:23

Round 3 – Space Science

1. Red Giant: Scientists estimate that in 5 billion years the sun will expand and enter this phase of late stellar development that has exhausted its supply of hydrogen
2. Orion: A year ago, the bright red star Betelgeuse baffled scientists when it started to rapidly fade. It can be found in which constellation that shares its name with a Greek mythological hunter?
3. Neptune: This farthest planet from the sun is the solar system’s densest gas giant and is named for a Roman water god.
4. Tardigrade: This animal, also known as the water bear, can survive in space by entering a dehydrated state. It can remain in this state for decades.
5. International Space Station: At 119 yards (109 meters) long and sitting roughly 250 miles (400 km) above the Earth, what is the largest manned object ever sent into space?
6. Enceladus: This moon, one of Saturn’s smallest, reflects 90% of the sunlight because of its icy surface. It shares the name with giant in Greek mythology who is the traditional opponent of Athena
7. Radio This kind of signal was intercepted by scientists in 2016 from 5 billion light-years away meaning it originated before the the earth existed.