How Uranus was named Star Talk

What are the names of the four biggest moons of Jupiter?

• Luna, Charon, Triton, Phobos

• Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, Io

• Phobos, Deimos, Titan, Enceladus

• Miranda, Titania, Oberon, Ariel

Why were the moons of Uranus named after fictional characters in the plays of Shakespeare?

• To pay tribute to the playwright

• To honor the Greek tradition

• To honor the Roman tradition

• To avoid angering the British

What is the name of the moon discovered around Pluto?

• Titania

• Charon

• Oberon

• Puck

What is the name of the planet named after the goddess of love and beauty?

• Europa

• Venus

• Callisto

• Miranda

Who discovered the first moon around Pluto?

• Tycho Brahe

• Copernicus

• William Herschel

• Galileo

What is the name of the moon named after the messenger god?

• Phobos

• Deimos

• Mercury

• Titan

What is the name of the moon named after the god of the underworld?

• Hades

• Charon

• Pluto

• Sharon

What is the name of the moon named after the warrior god?

• Deimos

• Aries

• Mars

• Phobos

What is the name of the moon named after the lead character in 'The Tempest'?

• Ariel

• Oberon

• Miranda

• Titania

What is the name of the moon named after the ferry boat driver who carries souls across the river Styx to Hades?

• Karen

• Charon

• Titania

• Sharon