Holding Space Trivia Quiz

Answer: Space Jam

Jam is a kind of preserve made from fruit that can be spread on toast, used to make desserts such as jam roly-poly, or used in combination with peanut butter to make a sandwich.

Made in 1996, 'Space Jam' is an animated film by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, in which the Looney Tunes characters inspire Michael Jordan to return to the NBA after he prematurely retired. It features live-action sequences with Michael Jordan, Bill Murray and Larry Bird, among others.

Answer: Space Cowboy

A cowboy, also known as a wrangler or stockman, is a professional who handles primarily livestock such as cattle, sheep and horses. In Australia, these professionals are also known as Jakaroos or Jillaroos.

Starring Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner as four ageing former test pilots who have been recalled from retirement to be sent into space to repair an old Soviet satellite, 'Space Cowboys' is a 2000 American adventure drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood.

Answer: Space Junk

The name for what in English is called a junk comes from a Javanese word, 'djong', meaning 'ship' or 'large vessel'. They were first built during the Han Dynasty in around 200 BC.

Also called 'orbital debris', there are 3,000 dead satellites littering space, along with approximately 34,000 pieces of space junk bigger than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in size. Any of these pieces or the millions of smaller fragments could cause real problems if one was to hit a moving asset such as a rocket.

Answer: Lost in Space

The 1965 program 'Lost in Space' tells the story a family that boarded a spaceship to flee an over-populated Earth, aiming to settle on a planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri. Their ship was sabotaged by the paranoid and anti-social Dr Zachary Smith, landing them on an unknown planet, where they had to make the best of the situation.

The three seasons of 83 episodes chronicled the adventures of the Robinson family, who faced a variety of challenges while they tried to repair their spaceship.

Answer: Space Ship

It is thought that the first rafts and paddle-boats were developed by Stone Age people around 10,000 years ago and gradually developed into the sophisticated sea-going vessels we enjoy today. What are likely to have been the first sailing boats were developed from about 4000 B.C. by the ancient Egyptians for use on the Nile River, employing reeds for the hulls, and boasting sails and a mast.

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial space craft to orbit the earth, and a dog named Laika travelled aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, followed by several further craft over the next few years. In 1961, Yury Gagarin on Vostok 1 became the first human to orbit Earth, while the first human to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong on the spaceship, Apollo 11.

Answer: Space Shuttle

The word 'shuttle' has a number of meanings; it can be a tool used for passing the thread from the weft between the threads of the warp in weaving, or piece of sporting equipment used in badminton made up of a weighted ball with a crown of feathers. It is also some form of transport that travels regularly between two places, such as the space shuttle that moves between earth and the International Space Station.

Answer: Cap Space

A cap is a pliable flat hat, typically with a peak. In the case of a 'cap space', this is a term used to describe the difference between the limit on the amount of money that can be spent on something (usually in relation to a sporting team), and the amount of money currently being spent. Most sporting leagues have a cap on what can be spent by a given team, and the cap space is the wriggle room a team has to purchase the services of a sought-after player.

Answer: Space Age

An eon (or aeon) is an indefinite and very long interval of time, while an era is a long but distinct period. The phrase 'space age' literally refers to the time when it became possible to explore outer space, but the phrase is also sometimes used in the context of something that is futuristic or ultra-modern.

Answer: Space Mountain

Taller than a hill, a mountain is a landform that rises high above its surroundings, and usually has steep slopes and a dominating peak.

Space Mountain is part of the Tomorrowland features at Disneyland resorts, and is a roller coaster ride mimicking a voyage through outer space. The first one was opened in Florida in the 1970s, but the concept was thought of by Walt Disney several decades earlier.

Answer: White Space

Alabaster, cliffs made from chalk, and snow are all white, but white space is a design concept in the visual or graphic arts where portions of a page layout are left 'empty'. The eye is thus drawn to the text or image, and the use of white space also aids in readability. It is also sometimes called 'negative' space.