My first puzzle. Should be easy. [Finished for real now.]

Hints:
-Q2:
--It's not 1 word. It's a phrase, 2-3 words long. Also think extreme but don't over-think it.
--For the record, I'm not asking why that planet is uninhabitable, I'm asking for a reason why it's the most unwelcoming. If you got 10 answers you're over-thinking it. Also looking up the meaning of "reason" can be helpful.
--MASTER HINT: For one of the possible answers- We have it too, but we don't have it THAT bad... yet.

-For the hint on the first pastebin:
--It is NOT a secret code.
--It won't help you with decoding a text.

-Other:
--Unless they say that they'll be used later, any hints are for wherever you are when you find them.
--You'll know when you've found a certain secret code by the fact that it has 2 parts.
--As someone else once said, Google likes to suggest.

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i don't get the picture.

For me question 2 can have too many answers. I'll keep trying but imo it's like looking for needle in the hay...

Stuck on Question 2. I have the rest, does Question 2 have 1 or more words?

Well, the questions were easy, now I am at the hard part. Thank you for the funny first part. :)

Edit: Indeed, hard part is hard.

Yeah I think I'm stuck too :(

Solved the puzzle but can't get anywhere good from there.
Don't know what to do with the picture (guess I'm not there yet...)

Thank you for putting it together Zlia :)

Oh God, can anyone help me, how to decode these shit? I see, its begins to be popular on puzzles and i dont get it. Trying to search help with this in google and nothing. Any decoders/translators give a f*ck on that. That's third puzzle where i stuck on this shit...

Stuck on #2. I know what the answers ARE (and a quick google search to double-check confirms it), but I can't seem to figure out how you worded them.

Question #2 is broken. It doesn't accept: "No local micro-breweries"

Well, I have to go to bed now. If too many people are still having trouble with question 2 tomorrow, I might post a hint but don't count on it. Good night.

Thanks for the offer. Most of the quiz questions weren't too hard, but #2 was definitely tricky. I could think of a few possible answers that would be reasonable, and it took some trial and error to hit on the right one. However, I haven't gotten to the giveaway yet. As others already noted, there's a second part, and that's where I'm stuck. I'm not sure what to do now, so I'll either come back to it later or look for a hint that may help me out.

trying hard

Oh! Hard part is too hard for me :(
Any way I'll trying to solve it.

Thanks for interesting puzzle, Zila. I like astronomy :)

I think i know what you did, but cutting data out like that is a big no no.

Well, already have 3 solutions, but also 149 people stuck on the part that was intended to be easy. So there, have a hint.

Nicely done, Zlia! I can see you losing some folks early on, but better for me I guess :)

number 2 needs more information. There are a few reasons it's unwelcoming. Too many possiblities. I solved all the other questions and have tried tons of answers for #2.

Edit: Lol 2 mins after i post this i solve it. lol.

Edit: stuck on the next step. Do I use the result/answer of ( the 1's and 0's) that you posted along with the original link to solve the step I'm on now? I figured out what was supposed to be there =). (Tried to ask the question w/o giving any answers and don't think I gave anyawayor anything.)

Solved it. Thanks for Skyrim! :p
Nice to see another puzzle with new idea.
You should try my puzzle. It's fun.

Can you give a hint in decoding the image? I'm guessing a lot of people are stuck here

Okay, I know exactly what I'm supposed to do with the two decoded items...but I don't know how to do it. Can you tell me what I should look for in the imgur image to do the thing you expect me to do?

Always nice to see new people to start with puzzles, thanks already for this! :)

Got all but Q2

Added another hint for Q2. Seriously, there is NO WAY for you to not guess it now. :D

On a side note, we really need a "Bump thread" button here. ^_^

I got past question 2 - it's the mass of code I'm stuck on...if it is a code that is...