GKC - Quiz 05 - Astronomy

Who is the father of astronomy?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Christopher Ptolemy

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

What is the planet with the highest gravitational attraction?

• Jupiter

• Pluto

• Mars

• Mercury

What is the closest star to our solar system?

• Proxima Centauri

• Polaris

• Sirius

• Betelgeuse

What is the name of this phenomenon seen on the surface of Jupiter?

• The Andromeda Sand Dune

• The Great Red Spot

• The Storm of all Storms

• The Golden Haze

What was the first organism to be sent into space?

• Dogs

• Fruit flies

• Tarantula Spiders

• Capuchin Monkey

This Mars rover which stopped functioning in 2018 sent the message 'My battery is low and its getting dark...' Name this Rover.

• Opportunity

• Insight

• Voyager

• Curiosity

What was the first sport played on the surface of the moon?

• Golf

• Baseball

• Tennis

• Soccer

What is the name of the failed mission to the moon headed by Astronaut Jim Lowell

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 10

• Apollo 9

• Apollo 14

On this planet lies the largest volcano in the solar system - Olympus Mons. What is it?

• Venus

• Mars

• Neptune

• Earth