Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, has to solve a murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors.
Genre: Science Fiction Mystery
368 pages
How many residence units are in Moon Base Alpha (MBA)?
15; 16 if you count the tourist suite
What year was The Official Residents’ Guide to Moon Base Alpha written?
2040
How old is Dashiell Gibson?
12 (5)
Where did Dash live before the MBA?
The Big Island of Hawaii (7)
What do people on earth call the people living in MBA?
Moonies (9)
How much do space toilets cost?
More than 30 million dollars (10)
Which two types of space food taste good?
Shrimp cocktail and chocolate pudding (11)
How does moon gravity compare to Earth gravity?
Moon gravity is one-sixth of Earth’s (12)
What part of the toilet failed while Dash was using it at 2:15am?
The separator (14)
What did Dr. Holtz do whenever he was in a good mood?
Hummed (15)
What time did Dr. Holtz make an unauthorized trip to the surface of the moon?
5:30am (18)
What time zoon is MBA synched to?
Central Time Zone (21)
What does Violet want for breakfast?
Bacon (22)
What school did Dash go to on earth?
Waimea Middle School (28)
What television show does Violet love to watch?
Squirrel Force (32)
How many ComLinks are connected to MBA?
256 (39)
Who wore a helmet to ride a stationary bike?
Dr. Holtz (41)
What shapes is MBA made up of?
Two octagons (45)
Who recovered Dr. Holtz’s body?
Daphne Merritt and Garth Grisan (47)
What does “veeyar” stand for?
Virtual resident (49)
What are the pink gelatinous aliens called that Roddy fights in the game room?
Gogolaks (52)
What is the governing system on MBA modeled after?
McMurdo Station on Antarctica (61)
What are chairs called in MBA?
Inflati-Cubes (63)
Which character records broadcasts from the MBA while sitting on the toilet?
Roddy (74)
What is the name of the rocket the moonies take to the MBA?
Odyssey Raptor 12 (75)
Which food does Dash warn Kira against eating?
Chicken Parmigiana (93)
How long will it be until Moon Base Beta is finished?
10 years (95)
What is the name of the person who mysteriously appears in Dash’s family’s living space?
Zan Perfonic (98)
Which family is the first lunar tourists?
The Sjobergs (111)
What fresh food items did Patton run into and break?
Eggs (121)
How many miles does the phone signal have to travel between the earth and the moon?
238,900 (137)
What “fresh” food did the moonies eat for dinner the night the rocket arrived?
Hamburgers (148)
How many exits are there from the MBA?
Two (160)
How many cameras are in the MBA?
2026 (166)
How many hours of exercise are the moonies required to do each day?
At least 2 (200)
Which person did NASA want on the moon because he was famous?
Dr. Marquez (211)
Who is a spy for Maximum Adventure?
Daphne (255)
How many maintenance robots go out each night?
316 (259)
Where did the rover go the morning of Dr. Holtz’s death?
Solar Array Two, panel thirty-six-B
What is the temperature range on the moon?
Direct sunlight: 260 degrees F
After dark: -240 degrees F
How do you get in to the MBA from the outside?
Hit the big red button that says “OPEN” (290)
Where does Kira hide when the robotic arm is hunting for them
In the solar array (291)
Who offers to extract data from Dr. Holtz’s broken phone?
Chang (297)
What exciting discovery did Dr. Holtz make and want to share?
He’s discovered alien life (304)
What name did Dr. Holtz spell out in sign language?
Garth (315)
Where did aliens land in the fictional story broadcast by Orson Wells?
Grovers Mill (318)
Who distracts Garth Grisan so Chang can prevent him from opening the airlock?
Lars (321)
Where does Nina keep her handcuffs?
In her top left desk drawer (322)
How far away is Zan’s planet from earth?
About 10 light years (326)
What is Zan’s planet called, in English?
Bosco (327)
How does Zan travel through space and appear to Dash?
With her thoughts (329)
What first brought humans to the aliens’ attention?
Detonating nuclear bombs (331)
In Which Book
In which book does a character compare his home to living in a big tin can? Space Case (6)
In which book are characters not allowed to complain about their living accommodations? Space Case (10)
In which book do toilets look like a combination of a vacuum cleaner and an octopus? Space Case (13)
In which book is there a rumor that a computer misheard “I hate syrup” as “annihilate Europe”? Space Case (25)
In which book are characters not able to use soap or shampoo in the shower? Space Case (70)
In which book does a character talk about fighting moondragons? Space Case (88)
In which book does a character like going places she isn’t supposed to? Space Case (164)
In which book does a character attack someone with a high-heeled shoe? Space Case (238)
In which book does a big sneeze give away a character’s hiding place? Space Case (237)
In which book is it proving difficult to grow a garden? Space Case (323)