Trivia Quiz on Astronomy Part 6

1. What planet boasts the Great Red Spot

A) Saturn

B) Jupiter

C) Mars

D) Neptune

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2. How many stars make up the 'Southern Cross'?

A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

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3. Name the second_largest planet in the solar system.

A) Jupiter

B) Saturn

C) Uranus

D) Neptune

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4. Which is the only planet that rotates clockwise?

A) Mercury

B) Earth

C) Mars

D) Venus

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5. What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Corona Borealis ?

A) Crown of the South

B) Crown of the Sky

C) Northern Crown

D) Circle of the Crown

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6. As what is Polaris also known?

A) The Evening Star

B) North Star

C) Sirius

D) Venus

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7. What is the astronomical name for a group of stars?

A) Galaxy

B) Asterism

C) Star cluster

D) Constellation

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8. The tides on the earth's oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____.

A) Sun

B) Moon

C) Earth

D) Jupiter

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9. What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Vulpecula ?

A) Wolf

B) Fox

C) Little fox

D) Hawk

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10. Which planet is known as the red planet ?

A) Earth

B) Venus

C) Jupiter

D) Mars

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11. What phenomenon is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon?

A) Lunar eclipses

B) Auroras

C) Tides

D) Earthquakes

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12. How many Earths would it take to match the size of the sun? Over 1000, 100,000 or 1,000,000?

A) Over 1,000

B) 100,000

C) 10,000

D) 10,00,000

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13. The name for the group of stars which form a hunter with a club and shield is _____.

A) Cygnus

B) Taurus

C) Ursa Major

D) Orion

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14. This cluster of stars is also known as the Seven Sisters.

A) Orion Nebula

B) Pleiades

C) Hyades

D) Andromeda Galaxy

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15. Which Year Was The Orbiting Hubble Telescope Launched

A) 1990

B) 1991

C) 1989

D) 1986

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16. Which meteor shower occurs on the 12th August ?

A) Leonids

B) Geminids

C) Perseids

D) Orionids

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17. Which meteor shower occurs on the 16th November ?

A) Geminids

B) Perseids

C) Lyrids

D) Leonids

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18. What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Cepheus ?

A) Cepheus

B) King

C) The hunter

D) The sun

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19. Which astronomer first observed 4 moons of Jupiter in 1610?

A) Galileo Galilei

B) Johannes Kepler

C) Christiaan Huygens

D) Nicolaus Copernicus

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20. Who coined the theory that the earth revolves around the sun?

A) Johannes Kepler

B) Galileo Galilei

C) Nicolaus Copernicus

D) Tycho Brahe

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21. What is the name of brightest asteroid visible from earth?

A) Ceres

B) Hygiea

C) Vesta

D) Pallas

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22. How long does it take for Earth to travel around the Sun?

A) 1 Year

B) 6 months

C) 1.5 years

D) 2 years

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23. Which moon is the largest satellite in our solar system?

A) Titan

B) Callisto

C) Europa

D) Ganymede

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24. What is the only day named after a planet?

A) Sunday

B) Saturday

C) Monday

D) Wednesday

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25. The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are: Callisto, Io, Ganymede, and _________

A) Elara

B) Europa

C) Amalthea

D) Sinope

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26. What constellation is represented by scales?

A) Libra

B) Scorpius

C) Aquarius

D) Virgo

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27. Which planet is covered in thick clouds of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid ?

A) Earth

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Jupiter

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28. What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Delphinus ?

A) Sea monster

B) Dolphin

C) Seahorse

D) Whale

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29. What is the technical name for 'falling stars'?

A) Meteors

B) Meteorites

C) Meteoroids

D) Bolides

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30. What is the proper name for falling stars?

A) Comets

B) Asteroids

C) Shooting stars

D) Meteors

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31. This astronomer had a metal nose

A) Nicolaus Copernicus

B) Tycho Brahe

C) Johannes Kepler

D) Galileo Galilei

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32. In which constellation would you look to find the center of The Milky Way?

A) Scorpius

B) Ophiuchus

C) Cygnus

D) Sagittarius

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33. What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Lacerta ?

A) Lizard

B) Dragon

C) Snake

D) Turtle

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34. Which meteor shower occurs on the 21st October ?

A) Leonids

B) Perseids

C) Orionids

D) Geminids

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35. How many moons does Mercury have?

A) 1 moon

B) 2 moons

C) 3 moons

D) None

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36. The name for the group of stars which form a hunter with a club and shield is ________.

A) Andromeda

B) Orion

C) Perseus

D) Taurus

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37. Does Uranus have an aurora?

A) Yes

B) No

C) Only at the equator

D) Only during solar storms

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38. What Planet In Our Solar System Is Closest To Earth

A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Jupiter

D) Venus

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39. What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Leo Minor ?

A) Greater Lion

B) Little Lion

C) Lesser Lion

D) Bright Lion

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40. What is the term for the path followed by a body in space

A) Trajectory

B) Course

C) Ellipse

D) Orbit

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41. On which planet are the craters Brahms and Liszt?

A) Venus

B) Mars

C) Saturn

D) Mercury

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42. Who invented the telescope?

A) Hans Lippershey

B) Galileo Galilei

C) Johannes Kepler

D) Nicolaus Copernicus

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43. How many planets are there in our solar system?

A) Eight

B) Nine

C) Seven

D) Ten

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44. Which meteor shower occurs on the 4th November ?

A) Orionids

B) Leonids

C) Taurids

D) Draconids

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45. What planet is nearest the sun?

A) Venus

B) Earth

C) Mercury

D) Mars

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46. What is the most widely accepted theory for the creation of the universe?

A) Multiverse Theory

B) Big Bang

C) Steady State Theory

D) Oscillating Universe

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47. Who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter?

A) Copernicus

B) Kepler

C) Huygens

D) Galileo

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48. A heavenly body moving under the attraction of the Sun and consisting of a nucleus and a tail is a(n) _______.

A) Asteroid

B) Planet

C) Meteoroid

D) Comet

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49. Which Is The Coldest Planet In The Solar System?

A) Neptune

B) Uranus

C) Pluto

D) Saturn

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50. The vernal equinox is the beginning of ________.

A) Spring

B) Autumn

C) Summer

D) Winter

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