Total Solar Eclipse Quiz

When did the total solar eclipse occur as seen from Weiser, Idaho?

• July 11, 1097

• May 29, 1919

• August 21, 2017

• April 8, 2024

What is the path of totality?

• The track of the moon's shadow across Earth's surface

• The distance the moon travels in one day

• The orbit of the Earth around the sun

• The pattern of stars during an eclipse

Where was humanity's first record of an eclipse believed to have been made?

• Mary's River Covered Bridge, Illinois

• Loughcrew Megalithic Monument, Ireland

• Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

• Anyang, China

What did ancient Chinese people believe a solar eclipse was?

• A fight between the sun and the moon

• A mischievous squirrel gnawing on the sun

• A celestial dragon devouring the sun

• A sign of wrath from Inti

Who is believed to be the first person to record observations regarding the true cause of eclipses?

• Albert Einstein

• Sir Arthur Eddington

• Aryabhatta

• Paul Griffin

What did a solar eclipse in 1919 help prove?

• The existence of black holes

• Einstein's general theory of relativity

• The distance to the sun

• The true shape of the Earth

What does a coronal mass ejection look like?

• A twisted rope

• A shooting star

• A bright flash

• A swirling loop

What will the APEP mission study?

• The movement of stars during an eclipse

• The effect of sunlight on the moon

• How the sudden decrease in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere

• The temperature of the sun's corona

What did the Choctaw Native Americans believe caused eclipses?

• A sign of displeasure from Inti

• A dragon attacking the sun

• A black squirrel gnawing on the sun

• A fight between the sun and the moon

What did the Tammari people believe eclipses represented?

• A celestial celebration

• Human feuds on Earth

• The birth of a new star

• A message from the ancestors