Astro Trivia Quiz - March 2022

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The image above shows the heart of a nebula which is designated by which Messier catalog number?

2 points

Betelgeuse and Antares are examples of stars of which spectral type?

1 point

Clear selection

The most northerly circle of Earth latitude from which the Sun can be seen directly overhead is known as the Tropic of:

1 point

Polaris, a star within Ursa Minor, lies less than a degree from which other constellation?

1 point

Camelopardalis

Cepheus

Draco

Lynx

Ursa Major

Clear selection

When viewing from the planet Mars, how many of the other planets can display a crescent phase?

1 point

The star name Achernar has what meaning in Arabic?

1 point

Eye of the camel

Head of the snake

Bottom of the well

End of the river

Tail of the fish

Clear selection

The star officially named Polaris Australis lies within which constellation?

2 points

What is the point at which a spacecraft in lunar orbit is most distant from the Moon?

2 points

Aphelion

Apohermion

Apocynthion

Apogee

Apokrone

Clear selection

Name the planet of the Solar System that is tidally locked with the Sun in a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance

2 points

In which sci-fi comedy movie does the main character successfully narfle the Garthok?

2 points

Back to the Future

Coneheads

Men in Black

Spaceballs

Time Bandits

Clear selection

At the time President Kennedy made his speech to Congress committing to the Moon landing, how many orbits of the Earth had been achieved by U.S. astronauts?

2 points

None

Clear selection

Which are the three stars of Orion’s Belt? (must correctly pick ALL to score)

3 points

Alnilam

Alnitak

Bellatrix

Betelgeuse

Meissa

Mintaka

Rigel

Saiph

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