Constellations Quiz

Where can you see the Big Dipper?

• Both Hemispheres

• Equator

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

Which constellation is home to the star Polaris?

• Orion

• Ursa Minor

• Cassiopeia

• Ursa Major

What is the name of the red star in Orion?

• Aldebaran

• Betelgeuse

• Sirius

• Antares

Which constellation does not form part of the Summer Triangle?

• Lyra

• Cygnus

• Hydra

• Aquila

How many constellations are officially recognized today?

• 48

• 72

• 88

• 100

Which is the largest constellation among the 88?

• Scorpius

• Hydra

• Ursa Major

• Virgo

In which constellation is the star Sirius found?

• Canis Major

• Gemini

• Orion

• Taurus

Who added 12 new constellations to those listed by Ptolemy?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johann Bayer

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Galileo Galilei

What is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius?

• Antares

• Vega

• Betelgeuse

• Sirius

Pollux is the brightest star of which constellation?

• Cancer

• Leo

• Virgo

• Gemini