Voyager Golden Record: NASA Space History Quiz

Explore ten source-backed questions about Voyager launches, sounds, images and the Golden Record cover.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01What physical medium carries NASA’s Voyager Golden Record message?

Gold-plated copper phonograph discDigital memory stickLaser-etched glass cubePaper book

QUESTION 02Which Voyager spacecraft launched first in 1977?

Voyager 1Voyager 2Both launched togetherNeither launched in 1977

QUESTION 03Who chaired the committee that selected contents for the Golden Record?

Edwin HubbleNeil ArmstrongCarl SaganRobert Goddard

QUESTION 04How many images does NASA list as encoded on the Golden Record?

55121,977115

QUESTION 05How many languages are represented in spoken greetings on the Golden Record?

5551151977

QUESTION 06What does the cover of the Voyager Golden Record include to aid possible playback?

An English-only user manualSymbolic diagrams and instructionsA modern USB portA Wi-Fi password

QUESTION 07What kind of celestial objects appear on the record cover’s location map?

Galaxies onlyComets onlyPulsarsBlack holes only

QUESTION 08What is the purpose of the uranium-238 sample on the Golden Record cover?

To power Voyager’s camerasTo produce the musicTo heat the record stylusTo offer a radioactive dating reference

QUESTION 09Which pair of planets did Voyager 1 visit on its original planetary tour?

Jupiter and SaturnMars and VenusUranus and NeptuneMercury and Earth

QUESTION 10Which statement about the Golden Records is supported by NASA?

They have been decoded by extraterrestrialsBoth Voyager spacecraft carry themThey contain no musicThey are made of solid gold

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