Don't worry, Pluto, I still think you matter

Weatherman Jerry Steffen kicked off the segment with a shoutout to a loyal viewer and local business owner before diving into the holidays for Monday, August 24th. Today is National Waffle Day, and also National Waffle Iron Day, marking the 1869 patent of the cast iron stovetop waffle maker. It's also International Strange Music Day, a call to step outside your usual playlist and try something new.

But the real star of today's calendar is Pluto Demoted Day, celebrating the dwarf planet's complicated cosmic history. That theme carried into two out-of-this-world trivia questions on today's Pop Quiz, and NBC Palm Springs isn't giving away the answers. You'll have to watch the segment to find out if you know your space facts.

Question 1) Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet status back in 2006 after it failed to meet one of three official rules for planet status. Which qualifying rule did Pluto fail to meet?

A. It must be large enough to become spherical
B. It must completely clear its orbit of all space debris
C. It must travel around its star and not be a moon orbiting another body

Question 2) Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and held its spot as the ninth planet in our solar system for 76 years. It was an 11 year old schoolgirl from Oxford, England, who first suggested naming it Pluto. What inspired her choice?

A. The Disney cartoon character
B. The Greek god of the underworld
C. The igneous rock known as pluton

Think you know your Pluto facts? Watch the full segment above to see if you got them right, and to catch all of today's holidays with Jerry Steffen on NBC Palm Springs.