Space Multiple Choice

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1. What is the sun?
A fireball
A planet
A star
A sun
2. About how old is the Universe? (in billions)
14
12
15
13
3. Which of these is densest?
The Sun
A neutron star
Light
Black Hole/Planck particle
4. Who was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
5. What was the first satellite around the Earth in space?
Sputnik
Explorer I
The Moon
Vanguard I
6. Which direction does the Sun rotate?
Counterclockwise
Clockwise
It rotates different ways depending on the year
It doesn't rotate
7. Which planet, unlike all others, rotates clockwise?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
8. Which of these is NOT a Dwarf Planet?
Makemake
Charon
Haumea
Eris
9. What is the name of the biggest star in the known universe?
Betelgeuse
UY Scuti
The Sun
Sirius
10. Which constellation has "siamese twins"?
Gemini
Orion
Sagittarius
Cassiopeia
11. What is the name of the North Star?
UY Scuti
It's actually the Sun
Polaris
Betelgeuse
12. What supercluster is the Milky Way in?
Sagittarius
Local
Virgo
Taurus
13. How many people have been on the Moon?
2
12
7
3
14. Which "arm" of the galaxy are we in?
Gemini
Virgo
Orion
Sagittarius
15. What is the biggest moon in the solar system proportionally to its planet?
Ganymede
Deimos
Our Moon
Triton
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3 Comments
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Level 69
May 14, 2019
North Star is Polaris, not Sirius
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Level 77
May 15, 2019
Yeah, sorry. Corrected it
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Level 69
Feb 28, 2025
Age of the universe is 13.8 billion years, which is closer to 14 billion than 13 billion