87+ Moon Trivia Questions with Answers

The moon has always played a huge role in the human culture, from its gravitational pull on Earth’s oceans to the folklore of lunar deities. It is also an important part of our lives as it provides us with light and natural cycles that we rely on for so many things including seasons, tides, agriculture and more.

We have compiled some interesting trivia questions about the moon which will test your knowledge!

A simple image of a beam of light being refracted is depicted on the cover of what iconic 1973 album?

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

After the Wright brothers’ historic flight, how long did it take for man to walk on the moon?

66 YEARS

Appearing in autumn,the harvest moon is one of about how many full moons that occur each year?

12 *CORRECT*

As what is Beethoven’s piano sonata in C-sharp minor more commonly known

The moonlight sonata

Asian moon rat is the only animal smells like a veg which one

Onion

Cernan and Scmitt were the last men to do what

Walk on the moon

Hockey compared to the earth, how much gravity does the moon have

One eighth

How many men have walked on the moon

How many moons does Jupiter have

Sixteen

How many moons does Jupiter have

Sixteen

In 1961 which Henry Mancini record won Grammy record of year

Moon River

In the US what links Fort McHenry with the moon

Flag flies 24/7 president decree

In What Year Did Neil Armstrong First Step Foot On The Moon

1969

Martin what 1980’s tv series starred bruce willis

Moonlighting

Mike Oldfield Had A Shadow Of Light Or A Moonlight Shadow

Moonlight Shadow

Moon Soo King has represented which country at badminton

South korea

Moondance’ was a hit for which male singer

Van Morrison

Name beginning with “A” meaning ” moon shine

Aysel

Name either of the last men on the Moon (last name only)

Cernan schmitt

Name Pluto’s moon

Charon

Phobos and Deimos are moons of Mars – what do names mean

Fear and Terror

Selenophobia is a fear of ______

Moon

Selenophobia is the fear of

The moon

Selenophobia is the fear of

The moon

Shirley Bassey sang three Bond themes – which 3 films

Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker

Shoot the moon is a term used in which card game

Hearts – win all

Soleil Moon Frye was the real name of which young eighties sitcom star, whose character name was also the title of the show?

Punky Brewster

The last Nascar driver to serve jail time for running moonshine was who

Buddy arrington

The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____

Moon

The tides on the earth’s oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____

Moon

The volume of the earth’s moon is the same as the volume of what ocean

Pacific ocean

The volume of the earth’s moon is the same as the volume of what ocean

Pacific ocean

This moon is our solar system’s most cratered satellite:

Callisto

To what is the harvest moon nearest

Autumnal equinox

To what is the harvest moon nearest

Autumnal equinox

What are followers of the unification church

Moonies

What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon?

SIX IRON

What did Charles Conrad of Apollo 12 become in November 1969

Third man on the moon

What do the four quarters of a hot cross bun symbolise

Moon phases

What do we call the phase of the moon when it’s completely bright with no shadows on it?

FULL MOON

What eighties TV show starred Bruce Willis in a detective agency?

Moonlighting

What father/daughter duo made “Gag Me With a Spoon” a household phrase during the eighties?

Frank & Moon Unit Zappa

What father/daughter duo made ‘Gag Me With a Spoon’ a household phrase during the eighties?

Frank & Moon Unit Zappa

What is a Blue Moon?

2nd full moon in 1 month

What is a moon in its first quarter

Two-bit moon

What is the American equivalent of the Irish Poteen

Moonshine

What is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox

Harvest moon

What is the honeymoon capital of the world

Niagara falls

What is the moons astronomical name

Moon

What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter

Ganymede

What is the point in the moon’s orbit which is farthest from the earth

Apogee

What James Bond film used the space shuttle

Moonraker

What phenomenon is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon

Tides

What Song Features The Lyric “Giant Steps Are What You Take”

Walking On The Moon

What two planets dont have moons?

Mercury and Venus

What was the Oscar-winning theme song for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”

Moon

What was the Oscar-winning theme song from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”?

Moon River

When Are Werewolves Expected To Appear

When There Is A Full Moon

When does a full moon rise?

Sunset

When only a portion of the moon crosses the Earth’s shadow, what kind of eclipse is this called?

PARTIAL

Where are Bay of Heats and Bay of Dew Sinus Aestuum – Roris

Near side of Moon

Where will you find twenty moons on the human body

The base of the nails

Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility

On The Moon

Which Actor’s Auto Biography Was Called “The Moon’s A Balloon?

David Niven

Which album is on the Billboard top 200 the longest since 1973

Pink Floyd Dark side of the Moon

Which American astronaut played golf on the moon

Alan shepard

Which Apollo mission carried Neil Armstrong and his cohorts to the moon?

Apollo 11

Which Apollo space mission put the first men on the moon ?

Apollo 11

Which Band Released The Album “Dark Side Of The Moon” In 1972

Medicine Head (Not Pink Floyd That Was L8r)

Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon?

Houston

Which group released the album ‘Dark Side of the Moon’

Pink Floyd

Which is the largest of Neptune’s moons

Triton

Which moon is the second largest satellite in our solar system?

Titan

Which of these is not a name given by astronomers to a geographical location of the Moon?

OCEAN OF GLASS

Which planet is orbited by the moon Charon

Pluto

Which single word connects a Beethoven composition, a Glenn Miller melody and some Terry’s chocolates

Moonlight

Which units would you use to measure the distance from the earth to the moon?

MILES

Who hit the first golf shot on the moon?

Alan Sheppard

Who hit the first golf shot on the moon?

Alan Sheppard

Who was the author of The Moonstone

Wilkie collins

Who Was The First man To Set Foot On The Moon ?

Neil Armstrong

Who was the lead singer for creedence clearwater revival, and recently released ‘blue moon swamp’

John fogerty

Who was The Second Man To Set Foot On The Moon

Buzz Aldrin

Who was the second man to step onto the Moon in 1969

Buzz aldrin

Who were the second pair of astronauts to set foot on the moon?

Conrad and Bean

Who wrote Moon River used in Breakfast at Tiffanies

Henry Mancini

Whose original back up group were The Blue Moon Boys

Elvis Presley

Written by Joe David Brown, the novel “Addie Pray” was adapted into what critically acclaimed 1973 film?

PAPER MOON