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Quiz about Early Astronomers Two
Quiz about Early Astronomers Two

Early Astronomers Two Trivia Quiz


This quiz is a little more difficult than the first. The astronomers may be from any century.

A multiple-choice quiz by almach. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
almach
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
91,339
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
487
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who managed to compile the first known star atlas? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who made the first accurate estimate of the size of the Milky Way galaxy? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who wrote the Theory of Relativity? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who discovered the fourth closest star to the Sun? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the 200-inch telescope on Mt. Palomar named after? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who discovered pulsars? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first female astronomer to be voted in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who established the two different classes of stars? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who made the first photograph of a stellar spectrum? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who came up with the term 'Big Bang'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who managed to compile the first known star atlas?

Answer: Hipparchus

Hipparchus devised the magnitude system as well. He lived from 190 B.C. to 120 B.C.
2. Who made the first accurate estimate of the size of the Milky Way galaxy?

Answer: Harlow Shapley

Harlow Shapley was born on November 2, 1885, in Nashville, Missouri. As a result of his work, the size of the galaxy grew by about a factor of ten (This estimate did not account for the absorbtion rate of interstellar dust). He died on October 20, 1972, just short of his 87th birthday.
3. Who wrote the Theory of Relativity?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein wrote it in 1905 while still in his twenties.
4. Who discovered the fourth closest star to the Sun?

Answer: Edward Barnard

Edward Barnard discovered "Barnard's Star" in 1916, it is six light years away. The only closer stars are the three stars of the Alpha Centauri system at 4.3 light years away.
5. Who is the 200-inch telescope on Mt. Palomar named after?

Answer: George Ellery Hale

It is known as the Hale telescope. George Ellery Hale also helped in building the largest refractor in the world, the Alvan Clark 40", at Yerkes Observatory and the 100 inch Hooker (reflector) telescope at Mount Wilson.
6. Who discovered pulsars?

Answer: Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish

They discovered them in 1967. Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars. The Crab Nebula, M1, in the constellation Taurus, is a pulsar.
7. Who was the first female astronomer to be voted in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences?

Answer: Maria Mitchell

Maria Mitchell did research in studying the surface features of the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn and in photographing stars. Annie Jump Cannon did research classifying and cataloging stars according to their stellar spectra, among other pursuits in astronomy. Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin was the first person (male or female) to receive an Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University. Vera Rubin's work in astrophysics resulted in conclusive evidence pointing to the presence of dark matter in galaxies.
8. Who established the two different classes of stars?

Answer: Walter Baade

Population I stars are younger and hotter, while the Population II stars are older and cooler. Walter Baade was born in Germany on March 24, 1893 and died on June 25, 1960.
9. Who made the first photograph of a stellar spectrum?

Answer: Henry Draper

That star was Vega in the constellation Lyra. He photographed the spectra of over a hundred stars. He also determined that the Great Nebula in Orion (M42) is a dust cloud.
10. Who came up with the term 'Big Bang'?

Answer: Sir Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle, who was a proponent of the steady state theory of the universe, did not believe in the Big Bang theory, for which he is credited with coining its name.
Source: Author almach

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