Mars
Iron oxides give Mars its reddish appearance. This topic is part of Astronomy within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 31 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Mars trivia questions
Mars is commonly called what planet?
Answer: Red Planet
Bonus fact: Iron oxides give Mars its reddish appearance.
Mars is the how-many-th planet from the Sun?
Answer: Fourth
Bonus fact: Mars lies between Earth and Jupiter.
What is the largest volcano on Mars?
Answer: Olympus Mons
Bonus fact: Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano in the solar system.
Most asteroids in our solar system orbit the Sun between Mars and which planet?
Answer: Jupiter
Bonus fact: The main asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
A Mars rover is a robotic vehicle designed to travel on what planet?
Answer: Mars
Bonus fact: Rovers explore the Martian surface remotely.
Which NASA rover landed on Mars in 2021?
Answer: Perseverance
Bonus fact: Perseverance landed in Jezero Crater in February 2021.
What small helicopter traveled to Mars with Perseverance?
Answer: Ingenuity
Bonus fact: Ingenuity made the first powered flights on another planet.
H. G. Wells wrote which novel about an invasion from Mars?
Answer: The War of the Worlds
Bonus fact: The novel became a foundational work of science fiction.
Which Bradbury collection tells interconnected stories about Mars?
Answer: The Martian Chronicles
Bonus fact: The stories explore colonization and human nature.
What are the two moons of Mars called?
Answer: Phobos and Deimos
Bonus fact: Mars has two small, irregularly shaped moons: Phobos and Deimos.
What is the name of the enormous canyon system on Mars that is the largest in the solar system?
Answer: Valles Marineris
Bonus fact: Valles Marineris stretches roughly 2,400 miles and is the largest canyon system in the solar system.
Which artist recorded The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars?
Answer: David Bowie
Bonus fact: The 1972 album entered the National Recording Registry in 2016.