Trivia Quiz on Astronomy Part 2

1. Where does the American flag fly 24 / 7 never taken down

A) Moon

B) The White House flagpole

C) International Space Station

D) In a Smithsonian exhibit

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2. With which natural phenomena are Baily's Beads associated

A) Lunar eclipse

B) Solar flare

C) Solar eclipse

D) Aurora borealis

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3. What is the proper name for a falling star

A) Meteoroid

B) Meteorite

C) Comet

D) Meteor

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4. What is the closest planet to the sun

A) Venus

B) Earth

C) Mars

D) Mercury

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5. Triple star system, also called rigil kent, in the constellation Centaurus

A) Beta Centauri

B) Sirius

C) Alpha centauri

D) Proxima Centauri

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6. What is the name of Jupiter's largest moon

A) Io

B) Ganymede

C) Europa

D) Callisto

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7. Tethys is a moon of which planet in the solar system?

A) Jupiter

B) Uranus

C) Saturn

D) Neptune

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8. The star Aldebran is part of which constellation?

A) Orion

B) Taurus

C) Gemini

D) Cygnus

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9. What type of celestial body is andromeda

A) Nebula

B) Galaxy

C) Star cluster

D) Comet

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10. Only One Planet In Our Solar System Spins Clockwise, Which One?

A) Mercury

B) Earth

C) Uranus

D) Venus

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11. What is the name of the telescope that was placed in orbit in the eighties?

A) Kepler

B) Spitzer

C) Hubble

D) James Webb Space Telescope

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12. Who was the first person to prove that planets move in elliptical orbits

A) Copernicus

B) Tycho Brahe

C) Kepler

D) Isaac Newton

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13. The Mariners Compass or Pyxis is what

A) A star

B) A galaxy

C) A planet

D) Constellation

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14. What word beginning with M is the unit measurement for the brightness of stars

A) Lux

B) Lumen

C) Magnitude

D) Luminosity

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15. The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly & human events is called

A) Astronomy

B) Numerology

C) Palmistry

D) Astrology

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16. William Herschel astronomer was a musician what instrument

A) Violin

B) Piano

C) Organ

D) Flute

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17. From the Earth to the sun is one AU what does AU stand for

A) Astronomical Unit

B) Atomic Unit

C) Angstrom Unit

D) Astronautical Unit

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18. Which planet was discovered in 1846

A) Uranus

B) Neptune

C) Ceres

D) Pluto

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19. What distant planet circles the sun every 84 years

A) Neptune

B) Pluto

C) Uranus

D) Saturn

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20. Ariel is a satellite of which planet in the solar system

A) Saturn

B) Uranus

C) Neptune

D) Jupiter

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21. What constellation is represented by scales

A) Scorpius

B) Orion

C) Virgo

D) Libra

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22. The Horned Planet is better known as what

A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Saturn

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23. In which constellation are the Seven Sisters

A) Orion

B) Taurus

C) Lyra

D) Cassiopeia

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24. Which is the most abundant element in the universe

A) Oxygen

B) Helium

C) Carbon

D) Hydrogen

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25. Which planet has a year lasting approx. 88 earth days

A) Venus

B) Earth

C) Mercury

D) Mars

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26. Pluto (the Planet) was almost called what name

A) Hades

B) Athena

C) Ares

D) Zeus

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27. Pitney which is the largest planet in our solar system

A) Saturn

B) Jupiter

C) Earth

D) Neptune

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28. In which month is the Earth nearest the Sun ?

A) March

B) July

C) January

D) December

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29. What name is given to a year with 366 days

A) Lunar year

B) Solar year

C) Common year

D) Leap

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30. From 1979 to 2000, which will be the most distant planet earth

A) Mercury

B) Neptune

C) Uranus

D) Pluto

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31. The vernal equinox is the beginning of ________

A) Autumn

B) Summer

C) Spring

D) Winter

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32. What is a moon in its first quarter

A) Waxing gibbous moon

B) Full moon

C) Waning crescent

D) Two-bit moon

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33. What is the largest volcano in the solar system

A) Mauna Loa

B) Kilimanjaro

C) Olympus mons

D) Mount Etna

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34. What is the largest volcano in our solar system & what planet is it on

A) Mauna Loa on Earth

B) Olympus Mons on Mars

C) Kilimanjaro on Mars

D) Olympus Mons on Venus

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35. Which is the fourth planet from the Sun

A) Mars

B) Venus

C) Earth

D) Jupiter

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36. What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter

A) Ganymede

B) Callisto

C) Io

D) Europa

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37. Book or table containing a calendar, together with astronomical and navigational data and, often, religious holidays, historical notes, proverbs, and astrological and agricultural forecasts

A) Ephemeris

B) Almanac

C) Calendar

D) Nautical Almanac

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38. What is the shadow-casting pointer on a sundial called

A) Hour hand

B) Style

C) Pointer

D) Gnomon

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39. How many constellations are used in modern astronomy?

A) 88

B) 87

C) 89

D) 102

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40. When is the longest day in the northern hemisphere

A) July

B) June

C) May

D) August

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41. What is the day called when the earth is closest to the sun

A) Perigee

B) Perihelion

C) Aphelion

D) Solstice

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42. What is the alternative name for the Galaxy

A) Andromeda

B) The Local Group

C) Starry Way

D) Milky way

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43. Spacephobia is a fear of ______

A) Outer space

B) The ocean

C) Heights

D) Spiders

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44. What is the point in the moon's orbit which is farthest from the earth

A) Perigee

B) Apoapsis

C) Apogee

D) Zenith

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45. What is the only planet that is less dense than water

A) Earth

B) Jupiter

C) Neptune

D) Saturn

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46. Which is the largest of the Asteroids

A) Ceres

B) Vesta

C) Pallas

D) Hygiea

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47. How was the universe said to have been created

A) Big bang

B) Steady State theory

C) Cosmic inflation

D) A divine act by a creator

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48. What does a heliologist study?

A) The sun

B) The Moon

C) The Stars

D) The Planets

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49. What is the common name for the Aurora Borealis

A) Polar lights

B) Northern lights

C) Aurora Australis

D) Stellar glow

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50. Which planet did John Couch Adams and Urbain Leverrier work out the existence and position of before it could actually be seen

A) Uranus

B) Neptune

C) Pluto

D) Venus

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