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1. What do astronauts travel in to reach space?a) די אונטערבאַן - di únterban - subway |
2. Which of these objects is not found in space?a) דער שטערן - der shtern - star |
3. What is a comet not made out of?a) דאָס אײַז - dos ayz - ice |
4. What do astronauts wear in space?a) דער באָדקאָסטיום - der bódkostyúm - bathing suit |
5. What is it called when an astronaut performs tasks outside the spacecraft in the vacuum of space?a) דער פֿאָר – der for - drive |
6. What is it called when a spacecraft launches?a) די לאַנדונג - di lándung - landing |
7. Where do astronauts live, sleep, and conduct research while in space?a) די קאָסמאָס־סטאַנציע - di kósmos-stántsye - space station |
8. What don’t astronauts have in space?a) דאָס עסן - dos esn - food |
9. Which of these Jewish items have never been to space?a) די ספֿר־תּורה - di seyfertóyre - torah scroll |
*Based on the terminological proposals of Mordkhe Schaechter, Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, and Paul Glasser, as published in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary published by League for Yiddish.
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