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1 The A to Z of Mars Exploration
Take a look at the Red Planet and test your knowledge about the exploration of our most intriguing neighbour.
Tough
25 Q
mstanaway
Apr 16 09
474 plays
2 Solar Eclipse - Facts and Myths
Over the centuries, solar eclipses have dismayed and amazed millions. Can you distinguish between fact and myth? The quiz challenge was issued by player Matthew_07.
Tough
10 Q
sterretjie101
Aug 09 09
369 plays
3 Twenty Questions About Mars
Here is the fourth twenty-question quiz on our solar system. What do you know about ruddy red Mars?
Average
20 Q
almach
Aug 16 02
7719 plays
4 Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets
A new quiz on Pluto, created after the planet was demoted to a dwarf planet. It also includes some facts on the other dwarf planets.
Difficult
10 Q
phaeton_nz
Jun 22 09
408 plays
5 All About Jupiter
Here is the next installment on my twenty questions on the planets. What do you know about mighty Jupiter?
Average
20 Q
almach
Aug 17 02
6609 plays
6 Planetary Tourism Brochures
Unscrupulous tourism industry-entrepreneurs are desperately trying to portray their planets as ideal tourist destinations through their brochures. Can you say which planets they are advertising?
Very Easy
10 Q
achernar
Dec 23 03
11361 plays
7 Our Solar System: Interesting Facts
This quiz will examine interesting facts and figures about the celestial bodies located within a few hours trip from Earth at the speed of light. So strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.
Difficult
10 Q
maddogmaxx
Jul 01 08
2484 plays
8 Twenty Questions on Neptune
Here's the next installment on twenty questions on Solar System objects. What do you know about the distant planet Neptune?
Tough
20 Q
almach
Aug 20 02
2562 plays
9 Do You Know The Sun?
I will ask questions about the Sun.
Average
10 Q
almach
Aug 18 01
8670 plays
10 Astrogeology II-- Icy Planets and Moons
Is the geology of a moon made totally out of ice very different from the geology of the Earth? Yes? No? Take this quiz and find out! The next installment in the "Astrogeology" series.
Difficult
10 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
May 31 05
1056 plays
11 Twenty Questions About Mercury
I am doing a series of 20 questions of each of the planets as well as asteroids and comets. Here are twenty questions on the planet Mercury. What do you know about the Sun's nearest neighbor?
Tough
20 Q
almach
Aug 13 02
2769 plays
12 Twenty Questions About Saturn
Here's the seventh installment on twenty questions on Solar System objects. What do you know about the ringed giant planet Saturn?
Tough
20 Q
almach
Aug 19 02
3279 plays
13 Comparing Planets: Saturn Vs. Neptune
Saturn and Neptune are both trying to prove that they're more impressive than the other, but they haven't quite got all their facts right. You have to choose whether what the planets are claiming is true or not, and which facts they can take credit for.
Average
10 Q
milesprower18
Aug 19 09
240 plays
14 Take a Trip Through The Solar System!
You will be escorted through the solar system, and learn little bits of information on the way. In order to get back home to Earth though, you must answer one question about each planet. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
john_george
May 06 09
1554 plays
15 Twenty Questions About Venus
Here is the second quiz in this series on the planets. What do you know about Earth's nearest neighbor Venus?
Tough
20 Q
almach
Aug 13 02
2025 plays
16 Moons of Uranus
The moons of Uranus have been given the names of characters from the plays of Shakespeare and Pope, which add to the quirkiness of this planet as it backstrokes its way around the sun.
Tough
10 Q
shooganooga
Jan 26 05
444 plays
17 Twenty Questions About Pluto
This twenty question quiz is on the farthest known planet in our Solar System. What do you know about mysterious Pluto? Note- this quiz was written *prior* to the 2006 change in Pluto's status.
Tough
20 Q
almach
Aug 22 02
1767 plays
18 The Sun Take 2
Here is another quiz on the Sun, sunspots, flares, etc.
Average
10 Q
almach
Aug 18 01
2694 plays
19 Bark at the Moon
This quiz involves questions about the Moon. It has amazed people since the beginning of time and it's time to see how much you know about it.
Average
10 Q
ChaosSonErebus
Aug 20 03
2931 plays
20 The Earth and the Moon are Gossiping
The Earth and the Moon are sitting around gossiping about other members of the Solar System. Can you work out who they are talking about?
Average
10 Q
Kuu
Jun 09 02
6864 plays
21 The Many Moons of Our Solar System
I'm sure you know a lot about the nine planets in our solar system. But how much do you know about the many moons orbiting them?
Average
10 Q
NYFOREVER
Mar 22 03
2958 plays
22 Basic Solar System Astronomy
Test your knowledge on basic Solar System Astronomy.
Average
10 Q
almach
Aug 03 01
9129 plays
23 What Solar System Object Am I On?
I will name a feature, mountain, object, etc, and you tell me what planet, satellite or asteroid it is on.
Difficult
10 Q
almach
Aug 03 01
5868 plays
24 Interesting Planetary Data
Here is a rather tough quiz on planetary phenomena.
Average
10 Q
almach
Aug 04 01
2346 plays
25 New Planet Discovered! You Heard It Here First!
On July 29th 2005, NASA confirmed the discovery of a new planet in our solar system, beyond Pluto's orbit. This quiz is about what was known at that time, with a few updates.
Very Difficult
10 Q
triviapaul
Jul 31 05
1341 plays
26 Twenty Questions About Uranus
We are now really getting into the outer fringes of the Solar System. What do you know about the planet Uranus?
Tough
20 Q
almach
Aug 20 02
1407 plays
27 Astrogeology I-- Rocky Planets and Moons
Geology doesn't just apply to the Earth! Explore the geology of Mercury, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and assorted asteroids!
Difficult
10 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
May 30 05
684 plays
28 Solar System - Random Facts
Some tricky questions about our marvelous Solar System. Have fun!
Difficult
10 Q
Mr5
Feb 08 04
4563 plays
29 The Solar System
Our solar system is a fascinating place - how well do you know it?
Average
10 Q
sinope
Apr 26 00
11379 plays
30 Inconstant Moons?
Can a moon be hidden in a sentence? How many can you find? It may not be as easy as it sounds! To help you along on your trek I will give you the name of the planet around which the moon makes it's 'circled orb'. Good Luck!
Tough
15 Q
oneof5
Jul 11 06
522 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* On this planet's surface rests the largest volcano in the solar system - Olympus Mons
* This planet's moons are named after Shakespearian characters such as Oberon, Titania, and Puck
* This planet has an atmosphere with a mass 100 times greater than Earth's and is a perfect example of the 'Green House Effect'.
* One of Jupiter's four Galilean moons that is covered with volcanoes, molten sulfur lakes, lava flows and mountains up to 8,000 m high
* The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt


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