Astronomy Quiz

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Well, I looked for a while and found no astronomy quizzes. Being me, I just had to make one. You may find this quiz really hard if you're not too into astronomy. You may find it really easy if you're a geek like me. The only way to find out is to take it.

Question 1: What type of star is our sun?
Yellow super giant
Red dwarf
Yellow main sequence
Red giant
Blue dwarf

Question 2: What is the brightest star in our night sky?
Sirius
Bellatrix
Betelgeuse
Polaris
Vega

Question 3: Which one of these is a globular cluster?
Cassiopeia
The asteroid belt
Omega Centauri
Andromeda
Regulus

Question 4: What is the name of a failed star?
Exoplanet
Black hole
Open cluster
Brown dwarf
Pulsar

Question 5: What is the main type of galaxy in the universe?
Dwarf elliptical
Spiral
Barred spiral
Elliptical
Irregular

Question 6: What is the place between stars called?
Interplanetary space
Intergalactic space
Space
Outer space
Interstellar space

Question 7: How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach us on Earth?
5 minutes
3 seconds
It reaches us immediately
8 minutes
8 seconds

Question 8: How long does it take reflected sunlight from the Moon to reach us?
8 minutes
8 seconds
1.3 seconds
It is seen by us instantaneously
1 minutes and 3 seconds

Question 9: What is the largest moon in our solar system?
Charon
Titania
Titan
The Moon
Ganymede

Question 10: What arm of the galaxy is our solar system in?
Milky Way
Perseus
Orion
Outer
Sagittarius

Question 11: What kind of spatial explosion is the advanced form of a supernova?
Hypernova
Nova
Ultranova
There is no stronger explosion
Big Bang

Question 12: What is the furthest object visible to the naked eye on Earth?
Sagittarius
Europe
The Whirlpool Galaxy
Betelgeuse
The Andromeda galaxy

Question 13: What cluster is our galaxy in?
Virgo
Milky Way
Local
Gemini
Quasar

Question 14: How is Einstein's Cross created?
A black hole's gravity acts as a lens and bends the light to create the illusion of five images forming a cross
Four galaxies were attracted to another, bigger galaxy from four different directions, and we see them preparing to collide
There is no such thing as Einstein's Cross

Question 15: How many galaxies do scientists estimate are in the universe to date?
80 billion
50 billion
50 million
1 trillion
15 billion

Question 16: Hypothetically, not including things such as how the vacuum of space will kill a person in less than one minute, is it possible to get sucked into a black hole before dying?
No, because the tidal force will always exceed the amount of stretching that your body can take
Yes, if it is an extremely large black hole
Yes, if it is an extremely small black hole

Question 17: What curiosity do astronomers believe are galaxies with extremely active super massive black holes at their centers that represent the state of all galaxies near the beginning of the universe?
Globular clusters
Quasars
Pulsars
Elliptical galaxies
Open clusters

Question 18: What is the largest known galaxy in the universe?
The Sombrero Galaxy, of the Virgo Cluster
M87, an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster
The Milky Way, of which we reside
The Whirlpool Galaxy, a spiral galaxy of the Local Cluster
The Andromeda Galaxy, of the Local Cluster

Question 19: What is the most massive known star in the universe?
Vega
Eta Carinae
Regulus
Betelgeuse
Polaris

Question 20: What kind of nebulae are typically blue in color?
Emission
Reflection
No nebulae are blue in color
Dark
Orion

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