Astronomy Quiz

15 Questions | By Thames | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Total Attempts: 386

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1.

What year was the celestial object Pluto discovered?
- A.
  
  1930
- B.
  
  1972
- C.
  
  1894
- D.
  
  1920
2.

If you and a friend are in space, which of these could you not do to get your friends attention?
- A.
  
  Show Him A Picture
- B.
  
  Wave
- C.
  
  Send A Radio Message
- D.
  
  Scream
3.

Who was the first person in space?
- A.
  
  Yuri Gagarin
- B.
  
  John Glenn
- C.
  
  Gherman Titov
- D.
  
  Alan Shepard
4.

Which galaxy is believed that it might collide with the Milky Way one day?
- A.
  
  Andromeda
- B.
  
  M-17
- C.
  
  M-33
- D.
  
  Triton
5.

Which gas comprises most of Venus' atmosphere?
- A.
  
  Carbon Dioxide
- B.
  
  Nitrogen
- C.
  
  Carbon Monoxide
- D.
  
  Oxygen
6.

Where is the tallest mountain in our solar system?
- A.
  
  Uranus
- B.
  
  Mercury
- C.
  
  Mars
- D.
  
  Jupiter
7.

Which star is known as the Dog Star?
- A.
  
  Rigel
- B.
  
  Aldebaran
- C.
  
  Pollux
- D.
  
  Sirius
8.

How many planets are there in the Solar System (including Pluto)?
- A.
  
  9
- B.
  
  8
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  7
9.

How many earth days does it take for Mercury to circle the Sun?
- A.
  
  30
- B.
  
  88
- C.
  
  365
- D.
  
  1
10.

What is a singularity?
- A.
  
  A Beam Of Ultra Bright Light
- B.
  
  A Point Where Time And Space Are Infinite
- C.
  
  A Neutron
- D.
  
  A Single Brown Dwarf In No Solar System
11.

What star, next to the Sun, is nearest to Earth?
- A.
  
  Vega
- B.
  
  Betelgeuse
- C.
  
  Alpha Centauri
- D.
  
  Polaris
12.

The Astronomical Unit (AU) is a unit of measurement based on the average distance between what two bodies?
- A.
  
  The Earth And The Moon
- B.
  
  The Sun And Jupiter
- C.
  
  The Earth And The Sun
- D.
  
  The Sun And Pluto
13.

What comet broke into fragments before crashing into Jupiter in the 1990's?
- A.
  
  Comet West
- B.
  
  Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
- C.
  
  Halley's Comet
- D.
  
  Comet Hale-Bopp
14.

Which star cluster is known as the Seven Sisters?
- A.
  
  Pleiades
- B.
  
  Praesepe
- C.
  
  Plactone
- D.
  
  Hyades
15.

How was the sun's corona discovered?
- A.
  
  A Spacecraft Took A Picture Of It
- B.
  
  The Ancients Saw It
- C.
  
  Viking Vi Found It
- D.
  
  By A Total Eclipse Of The Sun

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