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.

  • 1
    What type of star is our sun?
    What type of star is our sun?
  • 2
    What is the brightest star in our night sky?
  • 3
    Which one of these is a globular cluster?

  • 4
    What is the name of a failed star?
  • 5
    What is the main type of galaxy in the universe?
  • 6
    What is the place between stars called?

  • 7
    How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach us on Earth?
  • 8
    How long does it take reflected sunlight from the Moon to reach us?
  • 9
    What is the largest moon in our solar system?
  • 10
    What arm of the galaxy is our solar system in?

  • 11
    What kind of spatial explosion is the advanced form of a supernova?
  • 12
    What is the furthest object visible to the naked eye on Earth?
  • 13
    What cluster is our galaxy in?
  • 14
    How is Einstein's Cross created?
  • 15
    How many galaxies do scientists estimate are in the universe to date?
  • 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?

  • 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?
  • 18
    What is the largest known galaxy in the universe?
  • 19
    What is the most massive known star in the universe?
  • 20
    What kind of nebulae are typically blue in color?

Comments (43)

autorenew

907 days ago
Just two tips.
1. Stephenson 2-18 is the biggest known star in the universe
2. Ic1011 is the biggest known galaxy in the universe
1009 days ago
My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
1375 days ago
20/20 and I didn't even read the questions
1403 days ago
I got 19 out of 20
1484 days ago
I'm 9 years old and I get 14/20
1585 days ago
Thanks for letting me take this quiz! I got 13 correct- not too bad but I feel I could done better! Anyway, I'm quite fascinated in the subject of astronomy. I like gazing up at the sky on a clear night; there's so much to see. I also like testing my knowledge too. Once again, thanks!
1590 days ago
10/20 not bad, not bad at all.
1640 days ago
In the last year or so there is research (e.g U of Texas) favoring a 2 trillion galaxy universe.
1642 days ago
Yikes! 7/20! Maybe it was too hard. Some of those things we never learned...
1725 days ago
20/20 and so easy it is
you can easily get 20 on 20
1725 days ago
I am 9 year old and I got 18/20
1731 days ago
20/20
1747 days ago
I did 13/20, Some wrong questions, the creator should update the questionsplease update your quiz questions!
1801 days ago
Man your quiz really nice. But some of your question's answers were so stupid . For example in q16 the answer would have been extremely small black holes beacause in large black holes the have a supermassive event horizon through which you can travel for a large amount of time untill you reach the centre where your body will get streched apart because of singularity. Again in q18 the largest galaxy is IC1101 . In q19 the answer will be VYcanois majornis.
1814 days ago
I am 12 and did 17/20
1899 days ago
The solar system is located in the minor arm Orion, not Sagittarius. Eta Carinae is not the largest known star, though it does have immense clouds of gas surrounding it currently, The largest known star in the observable universe is UY Scuti, with VY Canis Majoris coming up second. Somewhat outdated but still a good quiz :)
1909 days ago
Or the sorces were unreliable
1909 days ago
This quiz is clearly outdated.😓I would have.got all of them correct if it was not for some stupid answers. We are in the Orion arm and we are in the virgo cluster. And there are only 50 billion galaxies? There is far more and around 2.5 trillion that are observable. Jeez there are around more than 90 quadrillion in the universe and its expanding!! 😓 some people not too long ago said they 20/20 or at least 17/20. That means they lied or are reading very outdated books. Im only 11 and I know this stuff. This quiz was made by an adult .But I appriciated the work into it👌. Not to mention the largest star is or the largest galaxy. Other wise I liked it.🔭😐
1979 days ago
I am 11 yrs old and I got 16/20. This questions are really helpful. I always participates in quiz competitions. Great hardwork!!
1983 days ago
The latest evidence is for two trillion galaxies in the observable universe.

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy -news/universe-2-trillion-galaxies/