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Space Multiple Choice

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