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The Uranus Quiz

Can you answer These Trivia Questions about the 7th Planet from The Sun?
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Quiz by KingEureka
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Last updated: June 19, 2020
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First submittedJune 5, 2020
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Term for a planet such as Uranus
Ice Giant
The Only Spacecraft to have ever visited Uranus
Voyager 2
German born British Astronomer that discovered Uranus
William Herschel
Initially, Uranus was concluded to be a _____, and not a Planet
Comet
Modern Day Country where it was discovered
United Kingdom
The approximate ratio of the Mass of Earth and Uranus
14.5
Uranus is named after the Ancient Greek Deity of the ___
Sky
The Planet was first named as Georgium Sidus in honor of
King George III
Largest Moon of Uranus, named after queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Titania
Element named after Uranus
Uranium
Operation Uranus was a successful military operation in World War II by the Red Army to take back ___________
Stalingrad
Because of it's low escape velocity, Uranus has been proposed as a mining site for and isotope of this element
Helium
In Chinese, Japanese and Korean, what does the name "Uranus" mean?
King of Heaven
Length of an year on Uranus (in Earth Years)
84 Earth Years
What color does Uranus appear to be in a small telescope?
Blue
Smallest Round Moon of Uranus , named after a Character from The Tempest
Miranda
3 Comments
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Level 28
Jan 17, 2022
Love it, Could you do more with stars and galaxies?
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Level 62
Jul 10, 2022
Thanks. Will try after my exams end.
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Level 61
Mar 14, 2024
Good variety in difficulty. Minor point but it should say "for an isotope" and "German-born".