Astronomy Knowledge Quiz! Trivia

15 Questions | By Alfredhook3 | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 675

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1.

What famous constellation is also a chariot in China and a bear for Native Americans?
- A.
  
  Sagittarius
- B.
  
  The Big Dipper
- C.
  
  The Big Bopper
- D.
  
  The Seven Wise Men
2.

What size star is the Sun?
- A.
  
  Small
- B.
  
  Dwarf
- C.
  
  Large
- D.
  
  Medium
3.

What are the small bits of metal and rock that orbit the Sun called?
- A.
  
  Meteoroids
- B.
  
  Pulsars
- C.
  
  Meteors
- D.
  
  Nebulae
4.

What is the impossibly small point in a black hole where all matter converges called?
- A.
  
  Sun
- B.
  
  Gravity
- C.
  
  Singularity
- D.
  
  Star Power
5.

What star cluster known as the "seven sisters" shows evidence of planet formation?
- A.
  
  Trapezium Cluster
- B.
  
  Wild Duck Cluster
- C.
  
  Pleiades Cluster
- D.
  
  NGC 6603 Cluster
6.

Which of these planets is largest?
- A.
  
  Mercury
- B.
  
  Uranus
- C.
  
  Earth
- D.
  
  Neptune
7.

What was the first man made object to leave the solar system?
- A.
  
  Pioneer 10
- B.
  
  Apollo 11
- C.
  
  Pioneer 11
- D.
  
  Voyager 6
8.

Who first performed accurate measurements of the orbit of Mars?
- A.
  
  Tycho Brahe
- B.
  
  Pierre Simon De Laplace
- C.
  
  Isaac Newton
- D.
  
  Galileo Galilei
9.

What was the first probe to land on Venus?
- A.
  
  Venera 9
- B.
  
  Venera 4
- C.
  
  Viking 1
- D.
  
  Mariner 4
10.

Which astronomer is credited with first observing Pluto?
- A.
  
  Patrick Moore
- B.
  
  Percival Lowell
- C.
  
  Carl Sagan
- D.
  
  Clyde Tombaugh
11.

How many planets in our solar system have rings?
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  1
- D.
  
  10
12.

Which of Mars' moons rises and sets twice in one Earth day?
- A.
  
  Phobos
- B.
  
  Both
- C.
  
  Deimos
- D.
  
  None Of These
13.

How big is Mercury's diameter?
- A.
  
  4,812 Miles
- B.
  
  1781 Miles
- C.
  
  2,743 Miles
- D.
  
  3,031 Miles
14.

Which Apollo flight was the first to orbit the moon?
- A.
  
  Apollo 1
- B.
  
  Apollo 13
- C.
  
  Apollo 8
- D.
  
  Apollo 15
15.

Who first devised a possible way to terraform Mars?
- A.
  
  Copernicus
- B.
  
  Robert Zubrin
- C.
  
  Chris McKay
- D.
  
  James Lovelock