Trivia Questions On Space
In this quiz you will learn more about world space!
- 1.
What is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way?
- A.
Andromeda Galaxy
- B.
Small Magellanic Cloud
- C.
Large Magellanic Cloud
- D.
Messier 33
Correct Answer
A. Andromeda Galaxy -
- 2.
What time of day should you view meteor showers to see them burn their brightest?
- A.
It Doesn't Matter
- B.
Just Before Dawn
- C.
Just After Sunset
- D.
At Exactly Midnight
Correct Answer
B. Just Before Dawn -
- 3.
Who said "In the center rests the sun"?
- A.
Claudius Ptolemy
- B.
Johannes Kepler
- C.
Tycho Brahe
- D.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Correct Answer
D. Nicolaus Copernicus -
- 4.
What measure compares stars by their theoretical brightness if placed at a uniform distance?
- A.
Alpha Magnitude
- B.
Apparent Magnitude
- C.
Angular Magnitude
- D.
Absolute Magnitude
Correct Answer
D. Absolute Magnitude -
- 5.
Which star has almost the same luminosity, mass and surface temperature as our sun?
- A.
Alpha Centauri B
- B.
Alpha Centauri C
- C.
Alpha Centauri A
- D.
Alpha Centauri S
Correct Answer
C. Alpha Centauri A -
- 6.
Material composed of antiparticles is known as what?
- A.
Anti-Matter
- B.
Dark-Matter
- C.
Light-Matter
- D.
Opposite-Matter
Correct Answer
A. Anti-Matter -
- 7.
How is the Sun's energy generated?
- A.
Solar Flares
- B.
Helium Fission
- C.
Hydrogen Fusion
- D.
Hydrogen Fission
Correct Answer
C. Hydrogen Fusion -
- 8.
Which Mercury Seven astronaut became grounded during project Mercury but went on to fly fifteen years later in the Apollo-Soyuz test project?
- A.
Walter Schirra
- B.
Deke Slayton
- C.
Gus Grissom
- D.
Gordon Cooper
Correct Answer
B. Deke Slayton -
- 9.
What former astronaut died of cancer just before he was to take a political office?
- A.
Pete Conrad
- B.
Deke Slayton
- C.
Gus Grissom
- D.
Jack Swigert
Correct Answer
D. Jack Swigert -
- 10.
What ancient Greek philosopher believed the sun to be a blazing rock and used that model to correctly explain eclipses?
- A.
Anaximander
- B.
Archimedes
- C.
Anaxagoras
- D.
Heraclites
Correct Answer
C. Anaxagoras -
- 11.
What famous astronomer was Tycho Brahe's assistant?
- A.
Nicolaus Copernicus
- B.
Claudius Ptolemy
- C.
Albert Einstein
- D.
Johannes Kepler
Correct Answer
D. Johannes Kepler -
- 12.
Believed to have portals used for solar observations, Hovenweep Castle was built by what people?
- A.
Anasazi
- B.
Hovenweep
- C.
Pueblo
- D.
English
Correct Answer
A. Anasazi -
- 13.
Whose First Law of Planetary Motion says that every planet's orbit is an ellipse?
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Einstein
- C.
Galileo
- D.
Copernicus
Correct Answer
A. Kepler -
- 14.
What are the cold remains of a white dwarf called after all its thermal energy has been exhausted?
- A.
Black Dwarf
- B.
Black Hole
- C.
Black Star
- D.
Blackbody
Correct Answer
A. Black Dwarf -
- 15.
If two planets are three units apart, the force of gravity is how much less than if they were one unit apart?
- A.
One-Ninth
- B.
Two-Thirds
- C.
One-Third
- D.
One-Half
Correct Answer
A. One-Ninth -
- 16.
Which one of these satellites in our solar system is thought to be a "water world"?
- A.
Deimos
- B.
Io
- C.
Titan
- D.
Europa
Correct Answer
D. Europa -
- 17.
Which planet does not tilt as it travels in its orbit ?
- A.
Venus
- B.
Mars
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Saturn
Correct Answer
A. Venus -
- 18.
Which planet was first seen in 1846?
- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Pluto
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Neptune
Correct Answer
D. Neptune -
- 19.
What is said to connect a black hole to a white hole in an alternate universe?
- A.
The Schwartzchild Radius
- B.
The Singularity
- C.
Einstein-Rosen Bridge
- D.
The Event Horizon
Correct Answer
C. Einstein-Rosen Bridge -
- 20.
Who were the only two astronauts who flew to the Moon and also flew the space shuttle?
- A.
John Young, Thomas Mattingly
- B.
Alan Shepard, Gene Cernan
- C.
Dick Gordon, Alan Bean
- D.
Al Worden, Mike Collins
Correct Answer
A. John Young, Thomas Mattingly -
- 21.
One parsec, a unit of distance in professional astronomy, is the equivalent of how many light years?
- A.
5.26
- B.
2.5
- C.
3.26
- D.
1.26
Correct Answer
C. 3.26 -
- 22.
One light-year, the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year, is equivalent to how many miles?
- A.
5.87 trillion
- B.
4.68 billion
- C.
6.78 trillion
- D.
3.2 trillion
Correct Answer
A. 5.87 trillion -
- 23.
What planet was almost named "George's Star", after George III?
- A.
Uranus
- B.
Saturn
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Pluto
Correct Answer
A. Uranus -
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