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Quiz about Early Astronomers One
Quiz about Early Astronomers One

Early Astronomers One Trivia Quiz


I will ask you a question on an accomplishment in Astronomy (pre 20th Century), and you determine who did it.

A multiple-choice quiz by almach. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
almach
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
50,594
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
869
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who discovered the moons of Jupiter in 1610? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who discovered the division in the rings of Saturn? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who discovered the planet Uranus? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who discovered the moons of Mars? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who discovered the first asteroid, Ceres?

Answer: (One Word, last name only)
Question 6 of 10
6. Who developed the heliocentric theory? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first person to actually see Neptune? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who formulated the three laws governing the motions of the planets? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who predicted the existence of the planet Neptune? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was known to make the first accurate measurement of the Earth's size? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who discovered the moons of Jupiter in 1610?

Answer: Galileo

The four largest satellites of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, would all be visible to the unaided eye (at night) if Jupiter was not in the way.
2. Who discovered the division in the rings of Saturn?

Answer: Cassini

Giovanni Cassini, the Italian-French astronomer discovered the division.
3. Who discovered the planet Uranus?

Answer: Herschel

William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781.
4. Who discovered the moons of Mars?

Answer: Hall

Asaph Hall discovered the moons of Mars from the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1877.
5. Who discovered the first asteroid, Ceres?

Answer: Piazzi

Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres on January 1, 1801.
6. Who developed the heliocentric theory?

Answer: Copernicus

Some Greek philosophers had suggested that the Earth was not the center of the Solar System, but Copernicus actually worked for many years to perfect the theory.
7. Who was the first person to actually see Neptune?

Answer: Galileo

Although he didn't know it, Galileo was the first person to see Neptune. While sketching the moons of Jupiter, he included field stars as well. On one of his sketches, one of the 'stars' was in fact Neptune.
8. Who formulated the three laws governing the motions of the planets?

Answer: Kepler

Johannes Kepler determined that the orbits of the planets were elipses, not circles.
9. Who predicted the existence of the planet Neptune?

Answer: Leverrier and Adams

Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier and John Couch Adams both independently predicted the existence of the planet Neptune.
10. Who was known to make the first accurate measurement of the Earth's size?

Answer: Eratosthenes

The Greek astronomer measured the difference in the altitude of the Sun as seen from two different places on the Earth, at the same instant, around the year 240 B.C.
Source: Author almach

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