Quiz about Space Quiz

Question 1

Who was the first person to land on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Answer

Harry Winson

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Buzz Aldrin

Question 2

What is the name of the star in the middle of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Moon

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Earth

Question 3

How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

365 Days

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24 Hours

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4 Years

Question 4

How many moons does Earth have?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

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3

Question 5

Which planet is 3rd closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Mars

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Venus

Question 6

How many planets are in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

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12

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6

Question 7

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Mars

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Saturn

Question 8

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 9

What planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Neptune

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Venus

Question 10

Which galaxy does the solar system belong to?

Accepted Answer

Milky Way

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Nebula

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Andromeda

Question 11

What are inner planets called in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Terrestrial

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Giant

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Jovian

Question 12

What type of planet is Pluto?

Accepted Answer

Dwarf

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Giant

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Rogue

Question 13

What is the biggest moon orbiting Saturn?

Accepted Answer

Titan

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Io

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Europa

Question 14

What is the biggest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Mars

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Earth

Question 15

How long is one year on Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

12 Earth Years

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30 Earth Years

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4 Earth Years

Question 16

Which planet has the most volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

Venus

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Mars

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Earth

Question 17

Which is the densest planet in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Neptune

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Saturn

Question 18

How many moons are in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

181

Answer

150

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221

Question 19

What is the study of rocket science?

Accepted Answer

Astronautics

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Aerodynamics

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Astronomy

Question 20

Which planet has the fastest rotation?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Earth

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Mars

Question 21

Which rocket ship was the first to land on Earth's moon?

Accepted Answer

Apollo 11

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Sputnik 1

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Atlas V

Question 22

How many planets in our solar system are made from gas?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 23

What has a gravitational pull so strong that even light cannot escape it?

Accepted Answer

A black hole

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A worm hole

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A white hole

Question 24

What is the closest star to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Proxima Centauri

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Barnard's Star

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Wolf 359

Question 25

What is the coldest place in the universe?

Accepted Answer

The Boomerang Nebula

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Antarctica

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Neptune

Question 26

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the hottest?

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

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Stratosphere

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Ozone Layer

Question 27

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

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Pluto

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Jupiter

Question 28

How old is the sun approximately?

Accepted Answer

4.5 Billion Years

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13.5 Million Years

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10 Trillion Years

Question 29

Who invented rockets?

Accepted Answer

Robert H. Goddard

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Wernher von Braun

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Hermann Koelle

Question 30

What shape is the Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

Spiral

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Circular

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Hexagonal

Question 31

How long does it take for Neptune to make one orbit around the sun?

Accepted Answer

165 Earth Years

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205 Earth Years

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255 Earth Years

Question 32

How long is a day on Pluto?

Accepted Answer

153 Hours

Answer

26 Hours

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5 Hours

Question 33

What is the closest galaxy to the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Andromeda

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Tadpole

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Pinwheel

Question 34

How many rings are there approximately around Saturn?

Accepted Answer

Thousands

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Billions

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Millions

Question 35

Between which two planets is the asteroid belt found?

Accepted Answer

Mars & Jupiter

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Venus & Neptune

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Earth & Mercury

Question 36

How long does it take for the light from the Sun to reach Earth?

Accepted Answer

8 Minutes

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1 Second

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4 Minutes

Question 37

What is the name of the star constellation shaped like a crab?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

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Leo

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Virgo

Question 38

Who was the second man on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Buzz Aldrin

Answer

Carl Richmond

Answer

Rob Druthers

Question 39

What was the first artificial satellite sent into space?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

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Skylab

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Mariner

Question 40

What colour is the sunset on Mars?

Accepted Answer

Blue

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Orange

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Green

Question 41

What is the center of a comet called?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Heart

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Coma

Question 42

How many dwarf planets are recognised in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

1

Question 43

What is the largest type of star in the universe?

Accepted Answer

Red Supergiant Stars

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Hot Blue Stars

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Neutron Stars

Question 44

What was the earliest recorded comet?

Accepted Answer

Halley

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Leonard

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Hale Bopp

Question 45

How many minutes was the shortest space flight?

Accepted Answer

15 Minutes

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2 Hours

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45 Minutes

Question 46

How fast does a shuttle need to travel to achieve orbit?

Accepted Answer

18 000 Miles

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15 000 Miles

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32 000 Miles

Question 47

What is the longest amount of time a shuttle has stayed in orbit during a mission?

Accepted Answer

17 Days

Answer

15 Days

Answer

21 Days

Question 48

What survives impacting Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

Meteorite

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Meteor

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Asteroid

Question 49

What is the strongest known magnet in the universe?

Accepted Answer

Neutron Star

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Black Hole

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Earth

Question 50

What is the name given to planets outside our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Extrasolar Planets

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Outer Planets

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Dwarf Planets

Question 51

Who first proposed that the Sun was the center of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Galileo Galilei

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Isaac Newton

Question 52

Which is the largest moon in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Ganymede

Answer

Titan

Answer

Nessus

Question 53

A light year is the measure of?

Accepted Answer

Distance

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Time

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Brightness

Question 54

Which planet in the solar system has the most moons?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Venus

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Mercury

Question 55

How many stars make up the Big Dipper?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

9

Answer

11

Question 56

What is the opposite to ordinary matter called?

Accepted Answer

Antimatter

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Blackmatter

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Reversematter

Question 57

What was the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

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Pluto

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Neptune

Question 58

What is the only moon in the solar system that has an atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Titan

Answer

Nessus

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Europa

Question 59

Which is the largest moon orbiting Pluto?

Accepted Answer

Charon

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Hydra

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Styx

Question 60

What is the sun mostly made up of?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

Question 61

What is the estimated lifespan of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

10 Billion Years

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15 Billion Years

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20 Billion Years

Question 62

What is the surface of a star called?

Accepted Answer

Photosphere

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Chromosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 63

What is the constellation known as the Ram also called?

Accepted Answer

Aries

Answer

Taurus

Answer

Leo

Question 64

Who is credited with creating the "Big Bang Theory"?

Accepted Answer

Georges Lemaitre

Answer

Edwin Hubble

Answer

Arthur Eddington

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