Test your Astronomy knowledge with this quiz

Which is the third planet from the Sun?
What is the biggest Planet?
How many Moons orbit Mars?
Where would you find "The Sea of Tranquility"?
Where would you find the mountain called Olympus Mons?
Who was the first man to land on the Moon?
Who was the first person in Space?
What do the letters ISS stand for?
Where would you find the Hubble Space Telescope?
What do the letters ESA stand for?
What is an Ariane 5?
How long does it take for light to reach us from the Sun?
Where is the so called Asteroid Belt?
What is our nearest star outside the Solar System?
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
What is a "Red Giant"?
Where would you find Io?
What is Cassini Huygens?
Where would you see the "Great Red Spot"?
The constellation Ursa Major is commonly called what?
What is Jodrell Bank?
What was the name of the NASA space shuttle in which 7 astronauts died in 2002?
The Moon Titan orbits which planet.
Which member of Astronomy Ireland presents the BBC program "The Sky at Night"?
What is the name of the planet furthest from the Sun?
Where is Dunsink, Ireland's National Observatory, located?
Where would you find an "objective lens"?
Stephen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a world famous physicist?
The bright star Betelgeuse is in which constellation?
What is the name of the star which is over the North Pole?

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Which is the third planet from the Sun?
Answer: Earth
What is the biggest Planet?
Answer: Jupiter
How many Moons orbit Mars?
Answer: Two, they are called Phobos and Deimos
Where would you find "The Sea of Tranquility"?
Answer: On the Moon
Where would you find the mountain called Olympus Mons?
Answer: On Mars, it is thought to be the highest mountain in the entire Solar System
Who was the first man to land on the Moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong
Who was the first person in Space?
Answer: A Russian named Yuri Gagarin
What do the letters ISS stand for?
Answer: International Space Station
Where would you find the Hubble Space Telescope?
Answer: Orbiting the earth, in outer space
What do the letters ESA stand for?
Answer: European Space Agency
What is an Ariane 5?
Answer: A Rocket that is used by the European Space Agency
How long does it take for light to reach us from the Sun?
Answer: On average it takes 8 minutes and 18 seconds
Where is the so called Asteroid Belt?
Answer: Asteroids orbit mainly between Mars and Jupiter
What is our nearest star outside the Solar System?
Answer: Proxima Centauri which is 4.24 light years away from earth
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
Answer: 365.25 days approximately
What is a "Red Giant"?
Answer: It is a dying star that expands to 50 times its previous size
Where would you find Io?
Answer: It is a moon of Jupiter
What is Cassini Huygens?
Answer: A spacecraft currently exploring Saturn and its moons
Where would you see the "Great Red Spot"?
Answer: On Jupiter
The constellation Ursa Major is commonly called what?
Answer: "The Great Bear" part of which is "The Plough"
What is Jodrell Bank?
Answer: An array of Radio Telescopes near Manchester, England.
What was the name of the NASA space shuttle in which 7 astronauts died in 2002?
Answer: Columbia
The Moon Titan orbits which planet.
Answer: Saturn
Which member of Astronomy Ireland presents the BBC program "The Sky at Night"?
Answer: Sir Patrick Moore
What is the name of the planet furthest from the Sun?
Answer: Neptune
Where is Dunsink, Ireland's National Observatory, located?
Answer: Finglas Dublin
Where would you find an "objective lens"?
Answer: In a telescope or binoculars
Stephen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a world famous physicist?
Answer: Hawking
The bright star Betelgeuse is in which constellation?
Answer: Orion
What is the name of the star which is over the North Pole?
Answer: Polaris or the North Star

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