150+ Astronomy Trivia Questions and Answers

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How well do you know the universe? Test yourself with 150+ astronomy trivia questions about planets, stars and space. Reveal the options and check answers on the page.

Astronomy Trivia Questions and Answers

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  1. Johannes Kepler showed that the planets do not follow a circular but an elliptical orbit with respect to the Sun: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  2. Jupiter and Saturn are composed mainly of ammonia and methane: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  3. Jupiter’s rotation on its axis is the fastest in all Solar System: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  4. Keratin can be found in the nails, hairs and horns of animals: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, there we will find elastin.
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  5. Let's start with an easy question, what is the smallest planet in the solar system?
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    • Venus
    • Mars
    • Mercury
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  6. Lupus is a constellation in the _____ hemisphere.
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    • South
    • North
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  7. Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  8. Meteoroids are rocky bodies smaller than a planet, but larger than an asteroid: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  9. Miranda is a satellite of:
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    • Uranus
    • Pluto
    • Saturn
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  10. Nebula is the region of the interstellar medium made up of gases as well as chemical elements in the form of cosmic dust: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  11. Not counting The Milky Way, we can see at a glance three galaxies, select which ones.
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    • The Andromeda Galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud
    • The Barnard galaxy, the Eye galaxy, the Big Dipper galaxy
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  12. Now, what's the biggest planet?
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    • Uranus
    • Jupiter
    • Saturn
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  13. Of the three crew members of Apollo 13, select the number of survivors after the explosion during the mission to the Moon.
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    • None
    • Only 1
    • The three of them
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  14. Ofiuco è anche conosciuto come il Cacciatore di serpenti: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  15. On what planet are the strongest winds in the solar system?
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    • Uranus
    • Saturn
    • Neptune
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  16. Ophiuchus is also known as the Snake Hunter: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  17. Our Solar System belongs to the Andromeda Galaxy: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  18. Our Solar System is located in the galaxy called Andromeda: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  19. Our Solar System is located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  20. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Universe: True or false?
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    • True
    • False, is hydrogen.
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  21. Perennial trees lose their leaves in times of cold: True or false?
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    • True.
    • False, they are the Deciduous.
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  22. Perseus is a constellation of the ____ hemisphere.
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    • South
    • North
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  23. Pioneer 8 is a Solar System probe set to study Halley’s Comet: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  24. Pluto became a dwarf planet: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  25. Pluto has 5 satellites; Charon, Nix, Hydra, Cerberus and Styx: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  26. Pluto, a dwarf planet orbiting around the Sun, was discovered in 1790: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  27. Polaris is the brightest star in the Ursa Major constellation: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  28. Pythagoras' theorem speaks of:
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    • Obtuse-angled triangle.
    • Acute-angled triangle.
    • Right-angled triangle.
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  29. Read carefully, is Makemake a dwarf planet in the solar system?
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    • Yes
    • No
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  30. Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Cassiopeia: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  31. Saturn is the largest planet in the Solar System: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  32. Saturn is the only planet in all Solar System that has rings: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  33. Saturn is the only planet in the solar system with rings: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  34. Saturn's rings were first observed by Galileo Galilei: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  35. Select the bush from which the grapes are obtained.
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    • Olive
    • Bramble
    • Vine
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  36. Select the name of Pluto's satellite.
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    • Charon
    • Titania
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  37. Select the planet that has an inverse rotation than the others.
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    • Earth
    • Saturn
    • Venus
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  38. Select the true statement in relation to Titan.
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    • It is a moon of Jupiter
    • Its diameter is smaller than the Moon
    • It has a thick atmosphere
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  39. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  40. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel to space: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  41. Sublimation is the change from solid to gas: True or false?
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    • True
    • False, is condensation.
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  42. Terrestrial Planets is the name given to the four planets closest to the Sun: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  43. The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  44. The asteroid belt is located between:
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    • Mars and Jupiter.
    • Saturn and Uranus.
    • Venus and Earth.
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  45. The asteroid belt of the solar system lies approximately between the orbits of:
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    • Mars and Jupiter.
    • Venus and Earth.
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  46. The astronomical observatory Paranal is one of the most important in the world, select the country where it is located.
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    • Mexico
    • Australia
    • Chile
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  47. The Big Dipper is a year-round visible constellation in the northern hemisphere: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  48. The Big Dipper is visible from the southern hemisphere: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  49. The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the fourth and last of NASA's Great Observatories: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  50. The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is the Triangle: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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