| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| How does the surface of Mercury look like? | Barren and rocky with lots of craters | 75%
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| Why is it difficult to send space craft to Mercury? | Because it is so close to the Sun | 75%
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| The modern English name of chemical element "mercury" comes from the planet Mercury. What is its symbol? | Hg | 75%
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| What was the first spacecraft to visit Mars? | Mariner 10 | 75%
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| What spacecraft launched in 2004, orbited Mercury over 4,000 times in four years and crashed into the planet's surface? | Messenger | 75%
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| Does planet Mercury have any rings? | No | 75%
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| How many moons does planet Mercury have? | None | 75%
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| Mercury was named after whom? | Roman messenger to the gods | 75%
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| What type of planet is Mercury? | Terrestrial planet | 75%
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| How big is planet Mercury comparing to the Earth? | About 1/3 the width of Earth | 50%
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| What empire made the first recorded observations of the planet Mercury? | Assyrian | 50%
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| What is the third spacecraft set to arrive on Mercury in 2025? | BepiColombo | 50%
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| In 2012, what did scientists discover at Mercury's north pole? | Ice | 50%
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| How did the Babylonians called the planet Mercury after the messenger to the gods in their mythology? | Nabu | 50%
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| Which fact is NOT true about planet Mercury? | It has a tin layer of atmosphere | 25%
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