The Big Quiz On Astronomy

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1. What is a huge group of stars, gas and dust in space called?
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The Big Quiz On Astronomy challenges your knowledge on key milestones in space exploration, including the first artificial satellite, types of spacecraft, and historic space missions. It assesses understanding of pivotal moments and figures in astronautics.

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2. Which of these is a type of galaxy?
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3. What is a spacecraft that orbits planets, moons or other large space objects called?
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4. What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
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5. What is the name of the spacecraft that took the first men to the moon?
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6. What does an astronaut experience in space that causes muscle weakness if exposed too long?
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7. What is the place where projectors are used to show the night sky?
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8. What is another name for space?
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9. What is the distance that light travels in a year called?
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10. What spacecraft takes astronauts into space, orbits the Earth and can be flown more than once?
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11. Where on the moon did people first land a spacecraft?
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12. What is another name for a "shadow clock"?
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13. What are the artificial visual pictures that people often make from star clusters called?
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14. What navigational instruments measure the angle of a star to the horizon?
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15. Who was the first U.S. woman astronaut?
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What is a huge group of stars, gas and dust in space called?
Which of these is a type of galaxy?
What is a spacecraft that orbits planets, moons or other large space...
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into...
What is the name of the spacecraft that took the first men to the...
What does an astronaut experience in space that causes muscle weakness...
What is the place where projectors are used to show the night sky?
What is another name for space?
What is the distance that light travels in a year called?
What spacecraft takes astronauts into space, orbits the Earth and can...
Where on the moon did people first land a spacecraft?
What is another name for a "shadow clock"?
What are the artificial visual pictures that people often make from...
What navigational instruments measure the angle of a star to the...
Who was the first U.S. woman astronaut?
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