Quizgalaxy
Prove your space genius in this fast-paced multiple-choice multiplayer quiz against other contenders, and defy gravity with your knowledge.
You knew all the answers since the big bang, didn’t you? In this multiplayer multiple-choice, you can find out whether your genius shines as brightly as a supernova – or more like the Death Star ...
Teaser text
Outer space — infinite questions. Who knows the answers and who lives behind the moon?
You knew all the answers since the big bang, didn’t you? Do you know the universe like the back of your astronaut gloved hand and feel like you’re a real rocket scientist who is light years ahead of everyone? Then you’ve come to the right place!
In this multiplayer multiple-choice, you can find out whether your genius shines as brightly as a supernova — or more like the Death star... Of course you are not alone in this universe guessing game. Numerous fellow quiz participants are chasing the high score. Will you manage to overcome the gravity of your knowledge? The countdown is running.
Stretch your fingers, warm up your smartphones, and look forward to an exciting quiz that is out of this world.
Detailed description & notes
The quiz starts automatically.
It can be used as an intro before a show and gives the presenter a sense of the audience's prior knowledge.
The different questions are displayed in a random order for each show.
On the dome
The question and four different answers are displayed, only one of which is correct. After 30 seconds, players must have their answer logged into the controller. The number of players who have chosen the answer option appears behind it.
After 10 seconds the correct answer is displayed, it lights up green. The wrong answers light up red. In addition, a short hint or additional background knowledge about the question is displayed. Points are collected per correct answer, a highscore shows the leading player numbers on the dome.
There is a short break between the questions.
The run-through with 24 questions takes just under 20 minutes.
Default Question Catalogue
Please note: the exact order of answers is random and therefore different everytime you start a quiz.
Question: How long did Apollo 11 take to get to the Moon?
Answer: three days
Wrong: one day, five days, six days
Description: The astronauts only spent 2 hours and 31 minutes on the moon's surface.
Question: How often does the ISS have to fly evasive maneuvers?
Answer: once a month
Wrong: once a week, once a year, three times a year
Description: The ISS manned modules are equipped with double-walled shields (Wipple shield).
Question: What term describes the twinkling of a star?
Answer: Scintillation
Wrong: Culmination, Ephemeris, Parallax
Description: Scintillation is an apparent changing of a star’s brightness caused by the earth’s atmosphere.
Question: Which country launched the first satellite in space?
Answer: USSR
Wrong: USA, Canada, China
Description: Sputnik 1 (Russian for companion, escort, satellite (of earth)) launched on October 4, 1957, by the then Soviet Union.
Question: What really exists in space?
Answer: Graveyard orbit
Wrong: collision test track, space junk collection, satellite search command
Description: The final disposal of a satellite is necessary because the interesting orbits are coveted.
Question: At what speed do satellites orbit the earth?
Answer: approx. 28.000 km/h
Wrong: approx. 280 km/h, approx. 2.800 km/h, approx. 280.000 km/h
Description: Satellites must move this fast to compensate for earth’s gravitational pull.
Question: How long does it take the International Space Station (ISS) to orbit the earth once?
Answer: 90 minutes
Wrong: 18 hours, 30 minutes, 9 days
Description: The astronauts see the sun rise 15 times a day.
Question: What object has already been lost in earth orbit?
Answer: Camera
Wrong: Laptop, Smartphone, MP3 player
Description: Also: Various tools, thermal blankets and toothbrushes.
Question: What object is orbiting the earth and is considered the 'most dangerous garment of all time'?
Answer: Glove
Wrong: Cap, Sock, Helmet
Description: Astronaut Edward White lost it during the first spacewalk of the US space flight.
Question: What is Mars’ most famous volcano called?
Answer: Olympus Mons
Wrong: Phobos, Uranus, Deimos
Description: Its peak is 22km above the median surface level.
Question: Which planet is the largest?
Answer: Jupiter
Wrong: Neptune, Saturn, Mercury
Description: Equatorial diameter of 142,984 km, about 11 times the earth’s diameter.
Question: Which planet has the fewest moons?
Answer: Venus
Wrong: Mars, Earth, Saturn
Description: Mercury and Venus both don’t have any moons.
Question: Which planet is closest to the sun?
Answer: Mercury
Wrong: Mars, Venus, Uranus
Description: Mercury has the shortest orbital cycle time at just under 88 days.
Question: How many planets orbit in our solar system?
Answer: 8
Wrong: 6, 7, 9
Description: On August 24, 2006, Pluto was stripped of its status as a full planet.
Question: Who suggested the name 'Pluto' for the dwarf planet?
Answer: Venetia Burney
Wrong: Walt Disney, Gene Roddenberry, John F. Kennedy
Description: It is named after the Roman god of the underworld. Mickey Mouse’s dog was then named after the planet, not the other way around.
Question: Which country does NOT have a national space agency?
Answer: Ireland
Wrong: Malaysia, Venezuela, Lithuania
Description: Ireland has been a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) since 1975.
Question: What sport has already been played on the moon by an astronaut?
Answer: Golf
Wrong: Soccer, Tennis, Pole vaulting
Description: Alan Shepard hit two golf balls several 100 m during the Apollo 14 mission.
Question: Which star is closest to the sun?
Answer: Proxima Centauri
Wrong: Polar star, Sirius, Arcturus
Description: The star is about 4.244 light years away.
Question: What is the explosion of a very high-mass star at the end of its life called?
Answer: Supernova
Wrong: White dwarf, Death star, Big bang
Description: The star becomes as bright as an entire galaxy for a short time.
Question: What type of star does NOT exist?
Answer: Green dwarf
Wrong: Red giant, Brown dwarf, Yellow giant
Description: Brown dwarfs are celestial bodies that occupy a special position between stars and planets. Green dwarfs do not exist.
Question: What is the average temperature in space?
Answer: - 270 degrees Celsius
Wrong: 0 degrees Celsius, - 70 degrees Celsius, - 167 degrees Celsius
Description: The so-called background radiation is just under 3 Kelvin, or about -270°C. It is thus only 3°C 'warmer' than absolute zero.
Question: How old is our universe?
Answer: 13.8 billion years
Wrong: 25.8 billion years, 8.3 billion years, 71.8 billion years
Description: The age of the universe has been very accurately measured using the precision measurements from the Planck Space Telescope.
Question: Who was the first human in space?
Answer: Juri Gagarin
Wrong: Neil Armstrong, Alexander Gerst, Sigmund Jähn
Description: On April 12, 1961, the pilot completed his spectacular space flight in the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
Question: What do you call the tornadoes on Mars that occasionally sweep across the landscape?
Answer: Dust devils
Wrong: Martian tornadoes, Dust angels, Sand whirls
Description: They might be unpleasant for an astronaut, but on unmanned rovers they have already blown the dust off the solar surfaces several times and thus improved the power supply.
Quiz generator for individual questions
With our new quiz generator, custom questions (via JSON) can now be created for the Kinetarium Quizgalaxy: www.quiz-kinetarium.halbautomaten.com
A button to the generator is also located in the Kinetarium client interface.
In order for the questions to be displayed in the game, the generated JSON files must be placed in the following directory:
<Kinetarium installation path>\Kinetarium_Data\StreamingAssets\Quiz\
A button to open the directory can also be found in the client interface.
Not only can you create your own questions, but the quiz can be thematically customized with your own background graphics.
By default, the dynamic 3D ISS background is displayed. Additionally, static graphics can be stored and used in the domemaster format as .png.
( <Kinetarium installation path>\Kinetarium_Data\StreamingAssets\Quiz\Background\ )
Both the backgrounds and the questions can be selected via dropdown in the user interface.
Controller
Points – Are collected by correct answers.
INFO – Displays the info about the control again.
Selection buttons – In the first step, the presumed answer can be logged in. If the time has expired, it will be locked. After 10 seconds you can see if your answer was right (green) or wrong (red).
Fact sheet
EDUCATION GAME
Languages German, English
Duration variable
Recommended age 15 onwards
Recommended number of players 2 – 500
Credits
Concept Sebastian André, Michael Scholz
Programming Sebastian André, Dominic Kossinna
Level design Sebastian André
Graphics Julia Klein
Project management Judith Gieringer
Text Julia Klein, Sebastian André
Sound design & music production Daniel Strohhäcker
Trailer Jonathan Regler
Special thanks to Dr. Uwe Lemmer, Mechthild Meinike