Question 1

True or false: Jebediah Kerman's first name is a reference to the biblical figure Jehoshaphat.

Accepted Answer

False. Jebediah is a reference to the cartoon character Jebediah Springfield from The Simpsons, not a biblical figure.

Question 2

True or false: The Kraken is an in-game glitch that can cause catastrophic structural failures due to physics bugs.

Accepted Answer

True. The 'Kraken' is a legendary bug where rapid physics calculations tear ships apart, often humorously blamed for unexplained explosions.

Question 3

True or false: In KSP, the game's physics simulation uses a patched conic approximation for trajectories, not full n-body physics.

Accepted Answer

True. KSP simplifies orbital mechanics with patched conics, ignoring gravitational pulls from multiple bodies at once, making it easier to plan maneuvers.

Question 4

True or false: KSP's rocket parts are based on real-world components, like the LV-T30 engine derived from the Apollo-era LR-87.

Accepted Answer

False. While inspired, KSP parts are fictionalized; the LV-T30 is a generic liquid-fuel engine, not a direct copy of any real engine.

Question 5

True or false: The initial prototype of Kerbal Space Program was created solely by Felipe Falanghe.

Accepted Answer

True. Felipe Falanghe, also known as HarvesteR, began developing Kerbal Space Program as a personal project in his spare time at Squad, before the company officially formed a team to expand it into a full game.

Question 6

True or false: Kerbin's moon Minmus is actually a captured comet, not a natural satellite.

Accepted Answer

False. Minmus is a fictional icy moon with no real-world basis as a captured comet; it's just a small, low-gravity moon.

Question 7

True or false: In Kerbal Space Program, a distinct music track plays whenever a Kerbal performs an extravehicular activity (EVA).

Accepted Answer

True. The track 'EVA' by Kevin MacLeod is part of the game's soundtrack and is triggered specifically during spacewalks, enhancing the immersion.

Question 8

True or false: The game's original name was 'Kerbal Space Program' from the start, with no working title.

Accepted Answer

True. Kerbal Space Program has been known by that name since its first public alpha release in 2011, with no evidence of any prior working title. The developer's username was HarvesteR, but the game never had that as an official name.

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