Space Trivia (Trivia Battle)

All right, quick space question to start us off.

What is the name of the recent NASA mission that just flew a crew around the moon?

Okay, that is the Artemis II.

Correct.

Welcome to Kids vs. Parents.

The family trivia battle where the backseat takes on the front seat.

I'm Lovella.

And I'm Steve.

Today, we're playing Space Trivia due to the success of the recent NASA mission.

We've decided to do a space episode.

It has been majorly requested, right, Lovella?

Yeah.

Who has requested this episode?

We've had Henry and Ingrid from Vancouver, Canada, and we've had Zoe from Richmond, Virginia.

That's right.

And lots of people have requested space because it's been a big space-themed month.

So we're excited to do some space trivia for everybody because we're all in the mood for

some space trivia, right, Lovella?

Yeah.

Because we don't live too far away from San Diego where the astronauts splashed down.

We were watching the skies to see if we could see them come in, but they were a bit far away.

Yeah.

But it was fun.

Yeah, it was.

All right, Dad, what's our prize today?

Okay, so I was thinking about our prize today for the winner,

and we're going to do something a little bit different.

We're going to make it a punishment for the loser.

So the loser today has to pretend like they're walking on the moon for the next five minutes.

After the episode, they have to pretend like they're moonwalking.

Oh, that's great.

That'll be fun.

I can't wait to see you do that.

I can't wait to see you do that.

Mm-hmm.

So if you're in the car, you have to wait until you get out to do the moonwalking.

All right, Dad.

So who goes first?

I say we send the kids up first.

So kids, strap yourselves in.

You're up first.

All right.

All right, kids.

Question number one.

What planet is famous for its rings?

Oh, man.

I think I'm going to have to go through all the planets.

Earth.

That's one.

Jupiter.

Mars.

Is there an S?

There is an S one.

Saturn.

It's Saturn.

You sure?

No, yeah, it's Saturn.

Well done.

Correct.

I got so scared.

I was like, whoa.

For some reason, I thought of the planet, like I thought of a random, like what?

I don't even think this is a planet, but I thought of the word Sagittarius.

Sagittarius?

I don't know.

That's a constellation and a star sign.

Okay, then.

It's close enough.

You were kind of in the vein of space, but not quite a planet.

All right.

Well done, Lovella.

You're on the board.

Here we go.

Question number two.

How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?

It takes a year, 365 days.

One year.

You are correct.

Well done, Lorella.

Yes.

Good job.

Two on the board.

I've got to get something a little bit harder for you now.

All right.

Question number three.

What type of animal was the first to orbit the Earth?

Ooh.

So what animal was the first animal to orbit?

Some of the animals that have gone to space.

Yeah.

There's a frog, a fish, a dog, and a monkey.

Yeah.

Have gone to space.

Which one was first?

Oh, man.

I feel like it's a fish or a dog.

Fish or a dog went first?

I don't know.

Maybe it's a frog.

Maybe it's a monkey.

I don't know.

You're going to have to pick one.

Okay.

I'm going to pick a dog.

You're going to go with a dog?

You are correct.

Yes.

Okay.

Any idea what the dog's name was, the first dog to go in space?

Comet.

Oh, that's a great name for a dog going space.

I know, right?

But no, it was Laika.

Okay.

Now, a little caveat to this question.

The first actual animal to ever go into space were fruit flies.

Fruit flies?

Yeah, fruit flies.

They purposely sent them up there?

Uh-huh.

They were the first animal to really go up.

But the dog was the first one who actually orbited the Earth a little bit,

like right into the orbit that far out.

Fruit flies didn't go as far.

Oh.

There you go.

Okay.

All right.

Well done.

I've got to give you another one.

You're going to get a clean sweep here in a second.

I did not expect a clean sweep.

You didn't expect a clean sweep?

You don't know your space trivia?

Well, I'm not a big fan of space.

Sorry to all those space lovers.

And I also don't know that much.

All right.

Here we go.

Question number four.

I'm going to make this a hard one for you.

Name the eight planets in order from the sun.

I can't do that.

I don't even know what order they go in.

You don't know any of the order?

No.

Don't know.

So starting with the sun.

So the sun isn't a planet.

What is the first planet closest to the sun and then work your way back?

I know that's not Earth.

I think Earth is like second or third.

It's third.

So there you go.

I'll help you.

It's the third one from the sun.

So what are the two in front of it?

I can't remember the planet.

You don't know any idea?

Don't they give you a little rhyme at school to remember the planets?

No.

I don't remember.

No?

You don't remember?

Well, it didn't stick with me because I don't remember.

You don't remember?

All right.

Yeah.

I'm not going to get this one right.

I'm not going to get this.

I'm not going to get it right anyway.

Even if I do figure it out, I'm not going to get it right.

Can you get any of them right?

I got Earth, right?

Well, yeah.

With some help from me, but.

Saturn?

No.

Is.

What's the first one?

The first one?

Closest to the sun.

I want to say Pluto, but that's not a planet anymore.

No, not officially a planet anymore.

I said eight.

Pluto's not included in the eight.

Is it Mars?

No.

That is close to us.

Okay.

You don't know the answer?

Here is the answer.

Mercury.

Oh.

Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

That is the order.

Okay.

It was like a rhyming device for remembering the order.

This is one of them.

There's lots of them.

My very educated mother just served us nachos.

Oh my gosh, I remember that.

Do you remember that?

I do.

My very educated mother just served us nachos.

Yeah, so that is the-

We might have said it a bit differently.

Like, I don't think it was educated.

Yeah, there might be other rhyming devices.

But I do remember that now.

So now you can remember that.

My very educated mother just served us nachos.

Wow.

Okay.

There you go.

Well, I got it wrong anyway.

Okay, Lovella, quick score check for you.

What did you get?

Three out of four.

Three out of four.

Okay, well done.

All right, parents, you're up next.

Drop yourselves in.

All right, parents, here we go.

Question number one.

What does NASA stand for?

Oh, man.

National Air and Space Association.

National Air and Space Association.

I think I'm going to go with that.

National Air and Space Association.

You were close.

I'm not right.

National Aeronautics.

Oh, Aeronautics.

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Oh, okay.

Okay.

So I was close.

Not quite there.

Yeah.

I missed the aeronautics.

So what is it?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Administration.

question. Good try. Not on the board yet. All right. Failure to launch so far. Here we go.

Question number two. Name the three crew members of Apollo 11 the first mission to land on the moon.

Oh, you're getting me with a tricky one here.

Okay.

So Apollo 11.

So Neil Armstrong.

Yeah.

First man on the moon.

That's right.

And then Buzz Aldrin was the other one.

Now, there's a guy who stayed in the ship.

He didn't get to walk on the moon.

Why not?

Because he had to stay in the ship.

Someone has to stay in the ship, in the command module.

He wasn't able to.

Poor him.

I know.

He got all the way to the moon and he didn't get to step out on there.

Now, you're asking me what his name is.

And I don't know his name.

And I'm so sorry to the third crew member who went to space and never landed on that famous mission.

Because you should be remembered as much as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

But I don't remember his name.

It was a very common name, like Christopher or something.

Chris.

Chris.

Maybe that was his last name, something with Chris.

I don't know the answer.

I'm going to say Chris Michaels.

Okay.

Chris Michaels.

All right.

So the correct answer was Neil Armstrong.

Yes.

Buzz Aldrin.

Yep.

And Michael Collins.

Oh, okay.

So you kind of like mixed it up a little bit.

Closer than I thought I was.

Yeah.

But okay, Michael Collins.

Michael Collins, if you're listening or your family, we're sorry.

I'm sorry that I forgot you.

That is a very famous mission, but I'll try and remember you for next time.

Michael Collins.

All right.

Question number three.

What robotic rover landed on Mars in 2012 and explored Gale Crater?

oh um okay so i mean the only mars rover that i know that's gone up is the curiosity i don't know

any other one that went up.

So that's going to be my only answer.

Correct.

Yay.

Curiosity rover.

Curiosity rover.

Okay, cool.

All right.

I'm on the board.

Nice.

Finally.

It only took me three questions.

Yeah, it only took you.

All right.

I've launched now.

I'm not quite through the atmosphere yet,

but let's see if I can get another question.

Last question.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

um okay that is going to be I think it's Jupiter but hang on let me just think Mercury Venus Earth

Mars, Jupiter.

My very educated mother.

What was the rest?

My very educated mother.

Just served us nachos.

I'm going to say it is Jupiter, I think.

Yeah.

I'm going to say Jupiter.

Correct.

Yes.

I thought that was the right answer.

Yeah.

Okay, cool.

But I questioned myself for a second.

But yeah.

Awesome.

Nice.

Two.

All right.

So score check for us.

I'm on two.

You are?

Three.

Three.

Okay.

So kids are out in front in our car.

Which means we're going to our bonus tiebreaker question.

Yes.

Okay.

So first person to answer this question takes home the bonus points, which are two.

Two bonus points.

Two bonus points.

All right.

So this question is worth double.

First one to buzz in wins.

Lovella, do you have the question in front of you?

I do.

Wonderful.

All right.

Go ahead and read the question out.

Neither of us know the answer.

We've been given this question, so we don't know the answer.

All right, here we go.

Bonus tiebreaker.

What planet is known as the Red Planet?

Buzz.

Buzz.

Yes, I got in.

That is Mars.

Mars is the Red Planet.

Let's see.

Correct.

Yes.

Parents win space.

I can't wait to see you moonwalk, Bella.

Oh, okay.

Okay. Uh-oh.

Kids, if you want in the car, make sure you make your parents do a moonwalk when they leave.

Thank you for playing Kids First Parents with us today.

If you want to suggest a topic just like Henry and Ingrid and Zoe,

click the link in the show notes and we might feature your idea in a future episode.

And join us in a few days for our Thursday episode where we're going to do Hoppers.

Ooh, I love Hoppers.

Yeah. So if you haven't watched Hoppers yet, go and check out Hoppers.

Thanks for playing Kids First Parents.

See you next time. Bye.

Bye.