Trivia Quiz on Celestial Events
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made science and nature quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
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A quick, team-ready quiz on eclipses, comets, meteor showers, and moon lore. Test your night-sky savvy in 14 fast-fire questions perfect for streams and meetings.
Ready your stargazer instincts with Celestial Events, a group trivia set that explores eclipses, phases of the Moon, equinoxes, comets, and famous meteor showers like the Perseids and Leonids. Designed for teams and audiences, it works brilliantly as an icebreaker or segment during Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or in-person gatherings. The questions are short and approachable for mixed-skill groups, with a few challenge moments to keep enthusiasts engaged. Play cooperatively or split into teams, allow 15–25 seconds per question, and optionally surface a leaderboard after selected rounds for extra excitement. Ideal for classrooms, astronomy club nights, company socials, or family game time—duplicate it as-is or weave it into a longer science-themed event.
1. 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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2. In which month is the Earth nearest the Sun ?
A) March
B) July
C) January
D) December
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3. 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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4. What returned in 1985 that is pictured on the Bayeux tapestry
A) The Moon
B) Halley's comet
C) Hale-Bopp comet
D) Polaris (the North Star)
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5. When are you most likely to see a penumbra
A) During a rainbow
B) During an Eclipse
C) Only at night
D) During a solar flare
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6. When does a full moon rise?
A) Sunset
B) Midnight
C) Sunrise
D) Noon
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7. What is a Blue Moon?
A) A full moon that appears blue in color because of atmospheric conditions.
B) 2nd full moon in 1 month
C) The last full moon of the calendar year
D) A full moon that signals the start of a meteor shower
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8. Which meteor shower occurs on the 14th November ?
A) Leonids
B) Orionids
C) Andromedids
D) Taurids
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9. Which meteor shower occurs on the 4th May ?
A) Perseids
B) Lyrids
C) Eta Aquarids
D) Quadrantids
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10. Which meteor shower occurs on the 12th August ?
A) Leonids
B) Geminids
C) Perseids
D) Orionids
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11. Which meteor shower occurs on the 16th November ?
A) Geminids
B) Perseids
C) Lyrids
D) Leonids
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12. Which meteor shower occurs on the 4th November ?
A) Orionids
B) Leonids
C) Taurids
D) Draconids
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13. The vernal equinox is the beginning of ________.
A) Spring
B) Autumn
C) Summer
D) Winter
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14. Which meteor shower occurs on the 21st April ?
A) Lyrids
B) Eta Aquarids
C) Perseids
D) Leonids
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