MiSI ASTRONOMY AND SPACE TRIVIA

The day on which the Sun’s direct rays cross the celestial equator is called:

• Equinox

• Easter

• Solstice

• Ecliptic

Who invented the telescope?

A : Galileo Galilei (L1)

B : Archimedes (R1)

C : Hans Lippershey (L2)

D : Johannes Kepler (R2)

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Which of these objects is the farthest from the Sun?

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Kuiper Belt

• 90377 Sedna

What term describes the alignment of three celestial bodies?

• Symbology

• Syzygy

• Sizzle

• Suzerainty

What is the visible part of the Sun called?

• Litosphere

• Mesosphere

• Photosphere

• Atmosphere

Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon?

• Neil Alen Armstrong

• Neil Alden Armstrong

• Neil Aden Armstrong

• Neil Aldrin Armstrong

Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space.

• The statement is True

• The statement is False

Which was the first spaceship which carried three American astronauts to land two of them on the moon?

• Apollo - 10

• Apollo - 9

• Apollo -11

• Apollo -12

Which was the first country to send man to the moon?

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• None of the above

The code name of the first vehicle driven by man on the moon's surface was ?

• Luna 22

• Rover

• Eagle

• Challenger