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Understand The Universe Again Trivia Quiz

Since you all loved my first quiz and begged for more...just kidding...the second series of the quiz is on! Have FUN!

A multiple-choice quiz by namastheg. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
namastheg

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,540

Updated
Apr 18 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2662

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote the book 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium'?

Answer: (One Word(Last name))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the book written by Ptolemy. Hint

Al Ramem

Las Universalis

De Corpuns Ptolemis

Almagest

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Question 3 of 10

3. One Parsec equals how many light years? Hint

3.15

3.8

3.26

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Question 4 of 10

4. Apart from the Sun, which is the brightest star in the sky that we can see?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The sky appears blue due to which effect? Hint

Rayleigh

Herschel

Compton

Raman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who discovered Neptune? Hint

Galileo

Hubble

Galle

Herschel

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Question 7 of 10

7. The first woman in space was _____. Hint

Valentina Cornidua

Valentina Tereshkova

Vladimira Gruntda

Kalpana Chawla

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which month was The Cassini launched? Hint

October

February

January

July

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Apehelion distance of Neptune is smaller than the Perihelion distance of Pluto.(t or f)

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which is the smallest planet among the gaseous giants? Hint

Uranus

Pluto

Saturn

Neptune

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the book 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium'?

Answer: Copernicus

The name really means 'On the Revolution of Celestial Bodies'. It was written by the Polish Astronomer, Copernicus.

2. Name the book written by Ptolemy.

Answer: Almagest

In his book - 'Almagest', Ptolemy described the solar system to be geocentric (with The Earth as centre). The other 3, I just made up.

3. One Parsec equals how many light years?

Answer: 3.26

One Astronomical Unit equals the mean distance between the sun and Earth, which is approximately 92,857,000 miles or 149,597,900 km. One light year is the distance travelled by light in one year. Parsec is the short form of parallactic second or parallax arcsecond.

4. Apart from the Sun, which is the brightest star in the sky that we can see?

Answer: Sirius

The Sirius is also called the Dog Star.

5. The sky appears blue due to which effect?

Answer: Rayleigh

Air molecules cause white light to 'scatter' Blue has the shortest wavelength and is scattered more making the sky appear blue.

6. Who discovered Neptune?

Answer: Galle

It is the fourth biggest planet, though.

7. The first woman in space was _____.

Answer: Valentina Tereshkova

She was the first woman in space and she belonged to the erstwhile USSR. She flew into space in June, 1963.

8. In which month was The Cassini launched?

Answer: October

The 3.4 billion dollar Titan 4-B rocket carrying the Cassini Saturn Probe blasted off from Florida on October 15, 1997.

9. The Apehelion distance of Neptune is smaller than the Perihelion distance of Pluto.(t or f)

Answer: False

The Apehelion distance of Neptune is 4,542,270,000 km. The perihelion distance of Pluto is 4,444,400,000 km.

10. Which is the smallest planet among the gaseous giants?

Answer: Neptune

Neptune with an average diameter of 48,000 km is the smallest planet among the 4 gaseous giants. Jupiter, of course can't be. Pluto is not one of the gaseous giants. Uranus is the second smallest gaseous giant. Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. To be continued...

Source: Author namastheg

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