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GKC - Quiz 05 - Astronomy

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the father of astronomy?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicholas Copernicus

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Christopher Ptolemy

2.

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

3.

What is the planet with the highest gravitational attraction?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Pluto

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

4.

What is the closest star to our solar system?

a)

Proxima Centauri

b)

Polaris

c)

Sirius

d)

Betelgeuse

5.

What is the name of this phenomenon seen on the surface of Jupiter?

a)

The Andromeda Sand Dune

b)

The Great Red Spot

c)

The Storm of all Storms

d)

The Golden Haze

6.

What was the first organism to be sent into space?

a)

Dogs

b)

Fruit flies

c)

Tarantula Spiders

d)

Capuchin Monkey

7.

This Mars rover which stopped functioning in 2018 sent the message 'My battery is low and its getting dark...' Name this Rover.

a)

Opportunity

b)

Insight

c)

Voyager

d)

Curiosity

8.

What was the first sport played on the surface of the moon?

a)

Golf

b)

Baseball

c)

Tennis

d)

Soccer

9.

What is the name of the failed mission to the moon headed by Astronaut Jim Lowell

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 10

c)

Apollo 9

d)

Apollo 14

10.

On this planet lies the largest volcano in the solar system - Olympus Mons. What is it?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

11.

What is the name of the largest constellation in the night sky?

a)

Crux

b)

Ursa Major

c)

Hydra

d)

Draco

12.

What is the award winning motion picture made by Director Christopher Nolan known for its amazing depictions of yet unproven scientific theories.

a)

Interstellar

b)

Gravity

c)

Star Wars

d)

The Martian

13.

Who came up with the term 'Big Bang?'

a)

Sir Fred Hoyle

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

William Herchel

d)

Margaret Burbridge

14.

This planet's moons are named after characters from Shakespearian and Alexander Pope's writings. What is it?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

15.

This element was discovered to be present in the Sun before it was discovered on Earth. Name the element.

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

16.

What was the name of the man who discovered Neptune with his telescope in 1846?

a)

Johann Galle

b)

Kishibe Rohan

c)

Edwin Hubble

d)

Ptolemy

17.

What astronomer was the first to discover galaxies beyond the milky way?

a)

Edwin Hubble

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Kip Thorne

d)

Roger Penrose

18.

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.

a)

Katie Bouman

b)

Maria Mitchell

c)

Carolina Ödman-Govender

d)

Irene Dixon

19.

Who invented the Telescope?

a)

Hypatia

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Hans Lippershey

20.

What is the term used to define the moment where 3 celestial bodies align?

a)

Syzygy

b)

Suzerainty

c)

Sigmoidoscopium

d)

Synergism

21.

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