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Astronomy : Part B Trivia Quiz

A quiz for astronomy lovers! It's not quite as hard as my last one, but it's still fun. Watch for the tricky ones and take your time. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by GeniusBoy. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
GeniusBoy

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,853

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
5970

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Question 1 of 10

1. We'll start with an easy question. The first telescope to be used for astronomy purposes by Galileo Galilei was which kind of telescope? Hint

reflector

unknown

Schmidt-Cassegrain

refractor

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Question 2 of 10

2. To astronomers anything that interferes with observing, such as smog, fog, and dust, is called what? Hint

pollution

light pollution

sky pollution

air pollution

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Question 3 of 10

3. The word gibbous(used to describe the moon during the waxing and waning phases when more than half of the moon can be seen) is a Middle English word meaning what? Hint

bulging

swallowing

growing

full

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Question 4 of 10

4. The reflecting telescope was first built by what Scotsman? Hint

Charles Messier

Isaac Newton

James Gregory

Guillaume Cassegrain

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the angular size of the moon? Hint

All of the other answers are correct

30 arcminutes

half of a degree

1800 arcseconds

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Question 6 of 10

6. One parsec is equal to what? Hint

150,945 A.U.

302,481 A.U.

197,694 A.U.

206,265 A.U.

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Question 7 of 10

7. A star of spectral class B has a surface temperature of what? Hint

7,000 K

10,000-28,000 K

10,000 K

6,000 K

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is considered to be the father of radio astronomy? Hint

Thomas Edison

Edwin Hubble

Karl Jansky

Clyde Tombaugh

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Question 9 of 10

9. The famous Perseid meteor shower is well known. A lesser known fact is the comet it orginates from. What is the parent comet of the Perseids? Hint

1862III (Swift-Tuttle)

Halley

Encke

3200 Phaeton

10. One last meteor shower question. One particular meteor shower isn't usually very big. It usually produces about 10 meteors per hour. However, once every 33 years the earth intersects the densest part of the debris path producing about 1,000 meteors a minute! What is the name of this extraordinary meteor shower? Hint

Orionids

Leonids

Beta Taurids

Draconids

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We'll start with an easy question. The first telescope to be used for astronomy purposes by Galileo Galilei was which kind of telescope?

Answer: refractor

2. To astronomers anything that interferes with observing, such as smog, fog, and dust, is called what?

Answer: sky pollution

3. The word gibbous(used to describe the moon during the waxing and waning phases when more than half of the moon can be seen) is a Middle English word meaning what?

Answer: bulging

Bulging is a good description of the moon's shape between it's quarter phase and full phase.

4. The reflecting telescope was first built by what Scotsman?

Answer: James Gregory

James Gregory first built his reflector in 1663, 5 years before Newton built his. Isaac Newton gets the credit for inventing it,however, because his design is the one that caught on. (If you didn't know, Guillaume Cassegrain and Charles Messier were French.)

5. What is the angular size of the moon?

Answer: All of the other answers are correct

Half a degree, 30 arcminutes, and 1800 arcseconds are all equivalent.

6. One parsec is equal to what?

Answer: 206,265 A.U.

That is the distance from the sun a star must be to show a parallax of one arcsecond.

7. A star of spectral class B has a surface temperature of what?

Answer: 10,000-28,000 K

Spectral class B stars are the second hottest stars. The only thing hotter is a class O star.

8. Who is considered to be the father of radio astronomy?

Answer: Karl Jansky

The basic unit of radio brightness, the Jansky (Jy), is named after him.

9. The famous Perseid meteor shower is well known. A lesser known fact is the comet it orginates from. What is the parent comet of the Perseids?

Answer: 1862III (Swift-Tuttle)

Comet Encke is the parent comet of the Beta Taurids, Halley is the parent comet of the Orionids, while 3200 Phaeton produces the Geminids.

Answer: Leonids

The last time that happened was last year. So if you missed them (like me) and hope to see them next time (like me) you have a 32-year wait until 2032. By then I'll be 45.

Source: Author GeniusBoy

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