97+ Astronomy Trivia Questions with Answers

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What is the distance that light travels in a year called?

  • Light Year
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What is the "disk" that encircles a black hole called?

  • Accretion Disk
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What is the constellation known as the Ram also called?

  • Aries
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What is the constellation in the shape of a winged horse called?

  • Pegasus
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What is the cargo of a spacecraft called?

  • Payload
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What is seventh planet in order of distance from the sun?

  • Uranus
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What is Pluto's period of revolution around the sun?

  • 247.7 Earth Years
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What is Mercury's period of revolution around the sun?

  • 88 Earth Days
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What is Jupiter mostly made of?

  • Gas
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What is Earth's nearest neighbor in space?

  • The Moon
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What is a sudden violent explosion on the sun called?

  • Solar Flare
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What is a meteoroid called if it lands on the Earth's surface?

  • Meteorite
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What is a huge group of stars, gas and dust in space called?

  • Galaxy
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What is a huge exploding star radiating as much energy as the sun would over about 10 billion years?

  • Supernova
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What fraction of Earth's gravity is the Moon's gravity?

  • One-Sixth
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What does the first "A" in NASA stand for?

  • Aeronautics
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What does the astronomical object called Charon orbit?

  • Pluto
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What does a reflecting telescope use to bend light?

  • Mirrors
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What color of star has the hottest surface temperature?

  • Blue
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What causes the moon to shine?

  • Reflected Sunlight
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What astrological sign starts on January 21st?

  • Aquarius
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What are the huge storms that the sun produces called?

  • Solar Storms
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What are the "Big Dipper" and "Orion" examples of in the night sky?

  • Constellations
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What agency maintains the U.S. space program?

  • NASA
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To any astronaut, what is an EVA?

  • Extravehicular Activity
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The word "lunar" means something related to what?

  • Moon
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The Planting Moon is found in which month?

  • May
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The path traveled by a body in space is known as what?

  • Orbit
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The Horsehead Nebula can be found in what constellation?

  • Orion
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The Astronomical Unit (AU) is a unit of measurement based on the average distance between what two bodies?

  • The Earth And The Sun
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Mariner IV sent the first pictures of which planet back to earth?

  • Mars
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In which year did the first space shuttle launch?

  • 1981
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I am the galaxy closest in light years to the Milky Way Galaxy?

  • Andromeda
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How many stars make up the Big Dipper?

  • 7
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How many stars make up Orion's Belt?

  • Three
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How many planets are there in the Solar System (including Pluto)?

  • 9
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How many moons does Earth have?

  • 1
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How many earth days does it take for Mercury to circle the Sun?

  • 88
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How many days was Skylab III in space?

  • 84
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How many days in a Mercurian year?

  • 88 Days
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How many astronauts manned each Apollo mission?

  • 3
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How long does it take Mercury to rotate on its axis?

  • 58.7 Earth Days
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How long does it take Mars to rotate on its axis?

  • 24 Hr 37 Min
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How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth?

  • 28 Days
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By what name is a quasi-stellar radio source better known?

  • Quasar
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Between which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?

  • Mars And Jupiter
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About how many days does it take for the moon to pass through all phases?

  • 29
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