Statistics for The Sun Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the closest planet to the Sun?	Mercury	99%
What country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?	Japan	83%
What type of star will it become in about 5 billion years?	Red {Giant}	81%
What two elements comprise 98% of the sun's weight?	Hydrogen	78%
What two elements comprise 98% of the sun's weight?	Helium	75%
Who was the ancient Egyptian sun god?	Ra	75%
What process powers the sun?	Nuclear {Fusion}	73%
What type of star is the sun?	Yellow {Dwarf}	72%
What is the term for a temporary dark area on the sun's surface?	Sun{spot}	71%
What is the fourth state of matter which the sun is made of?	Plasma	67%
What French king was called the "Sun King"?	Louis XIV	66%
What is the name of the sudden flash of increased brightness that happens in the sun?	Solar {Flare}	65%
What model places the Sun at the center of the solar system?	{Helio}centrism	64%
In what religion is the Sun worshipped as the god Surya?	Hinduism	58%
What is the name of the outermost layer of the sun, Latin for "crown"?	Corona	56%
What astronomer postulated that model in 1543?	Nicolaus Copernicus	55%
What is the name for the time when the sun shines directly over the earth's equator?	Equinox	54%
What is the opposite of the above, when the sun is furthest from the equator?	Solstice	48%
What is the term for the distance between the Earth and the Sun?	{Astronomical} Unit	47%
What is the nearest other star to the sun?	Proxima Centauri	45%