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WorksheetsGKC - Quiz 05 - Astronomy
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What is the name of the largest constellation in the night sky?
Crux
Ursa Major
Hydra
Draco
What is the award winning motion picture made by Director Christopher Nolan known for its amazing depictions of yet unproven scientific theories.
Interstellar
Gravity
Star Wars
The Martian
Who came up with the term 'Big Bang?'
Sir Fred Hoyle
Stephen Hawking
William Herchel
Margaret Burbridge
This planet's moons are named after characters from Shakespearian and Alexander Pope's writings. What is it?
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
This element was discovered to be present in the Sun before it was discovered on Earth. Name the element.
Helium
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
What was the name of the man who discovered Neptune with his telescope in 1846?
Johann Galle
Kishibe Rohan
Edwin Hubble
Ptolemy
What astronomer was the first to discover galaxies beyond the milky way?
Edwin Hubble
Stephen Hawking
Kip Thorne
Roger Penrose
The above image was the first ever image taken of a black hole utilizing the 'Event Horizon Telescope Project.' Name the woman who developed the algorithm for this discovery.
Katie Bouman
Maria Mitchell
Carolina Ödman-Govender
Irene Dixon
Who invented the Telescope?
Hypatia
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Hans Lippershey
What is the term used to define the moment where 3 celestial bodies align?
Syzygy
Suzerainty
Sigmoidoscopium
Synergism
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