AstroQuiz

The Apollo program contained how many missions?

• 11

• 13

• 14

• 15

Answer explanation

Apollo 14 was the last of the Apollo Missions carrying humans to the Moon.

How many planets in our solar system have rings?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Answer explanation

All four Gas Giants have ring systems. Out of these, Saturn has the most prominent one and Jupiter has the thinnest one.

(image beside shows Uranus with its rings)

This scientist first proved Black Holes

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Karl Schwarzschild

• Robert Oppenheimer

Answer explanation

The idea of a Black Hole was roaming the streets since 1800's. But Karl Schwarzschild was the first one to give a solution to prove it by using general relativity in 1916.

This planet is closest to the Sun

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

Answer explanation

Among the inner planets in the Solar System, Mercury orbits the Sun closer than any other planet.

This planet has most number of rings in our Solar System

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Answer explanation

Saturn has rings ranging in thousands, which makes it the planet with most number of rings in the 'Solar System'.

Closest galaxy to us is

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Cygnus A

• Virgo A

Answer explanation

The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest Galaxy to us, at a distance of around 2.5 million light years.

This can be formed after collapse of a Star

• Black Hole

• Neutron Star

• White Dwarf

• All of the Above

Answer explanation

After Stellar Collapse, based on mass of the Star, either a Black Hole is formed or a White Dwarf/Neutron Star/Magnetar/Pulsar, etc.

(image beside depicts a neutron star)

How many well-known dwarf planets are there in our Solar System

• one

• two

• four

• five

Answer explanation

There are a total of five well-known dwarf planets in our Solar System. Namely, Pluto, Makemake, Hamea, Eris and Ceres.

What color stars are most rare in the Universe

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

• Red

Answer explanation

Green Stars are the rarest due to their temperature range in the Universe

Physics that describes interaction of sub-sub atomic particles is known as

• Quantum Physics

• General Relativity

• Special Relativity

• Particle Physics

Answer explanation

General and Special Relativity tells us about movement of celestial bodies and about Space-Time. Particle physics describes composition, use and categories of sub and sub-sub atomic particles. Quantum physics describes interaction, laws and movement of those particles.