Planetary Parade
In this out-of-this-world game we celebrate late August's celestial show of six planets appearing together in the night sky!
15 questions · Published September 2, 2025
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Which planet in our Solar System is named after the Roman god of the sea?
Neptune, known for its strong wind speeds and vibrant blue color, is named after the Roman god of the sea, largely due to its being reminiscent of ocean waters. Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical predictions and it completes a single orbit around the Sun roughly every 165 years, giving it one of the longest years among all planets in our Solar System.
- Multiple Choice
2. On what planet is the "Great Red Spot", a giant storm the size of Earth that has been raging for over 350 years?
The largest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter, features Great Red Spot. It's an anti-cyclonic storm larger than our entire planet of Earth, with wind speeds of about 430–680 km/h.
This colossal storm has been raging for at least 350 years, though some estimates suggest it might have been alive for over 400 years.
- Fill In The Blank
3. Written by relationship counselor John Gray, the book, "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from _________" was a bestseller in the 1990s.
John Gray's 1992 book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," which discusses the theory that the two sexes are fundamentally different, has sold over 15 million copies and spent 121 weeks on the bestseller list in the 1990s.
- Multiple Choice
4. What rock band had a Billboard No. 1 hit in 2001 with the single, "Drops of Jupiter"?
"Drops of Jupiter" by the American rock band Train skyrocketed to prominence in 2001, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for Adult Contemporary. The song's success helped Train win a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song as well as Best Arrangement and Instrumental.
- Drag and Drop Reorder
5. Arrange these planets in order of their distance from the sun, starting with the closest.
- 1.Mercury
- 2.Neptune
- 3.Saturn
- 4.Uranus
A popular mnemonic to remember the order of the eight planets from the Sun is: "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles."
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, with Saturn being sixth closest, Uranus being the seventh, and Neptune being the furthest away.
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