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Astronomy 54 questions.
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Pub quiz question 5527 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The NASA spacecraft 'Messenger' landed on which planet in 2008?
  2. Answer: A: Mercury
  3. Categories: Space (6) 2000s (6) Astronomy (6)
Pub quiz question 7653 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which unit is equal to around 19 trillion miles?
  2. Answer: A: Parsec.
  3. Categories: Science (3) Astronomy (3) Physics (3)
Pub quiz question 5373 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which red giant is the fourth brightest star in the Sky?
  2. Answer: A: Arcturus
  3. Categories: Space (7) Astronomy (7)
Pub quiz question 5542 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to the galaxy closest to us?
  2. Answer: A: Andromeda (2.5 million LY away)
  3. Categories: Space (3) Astronomy (3)
Pub quiz question 6290 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to the closest start to the Earth?
  2. Answer: A: The sun
  3. Categories: Astronomy (1) Space (1) Physics (1)
Pub quiz question 8746 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  2. Answer: A: Venus, with a temperature of 460 °C
  3. Categories: Science (3) Astronomy (2)
Pub quiz question 3267 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What, in strict scientific terms, is eclipsed in what is generally known as a solar eclipse?
  2. Answer: A: Earth
  3. Categories: Space (7) Astronomy (7) Science (7)
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Pub quiz question 9349 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On average how far away is the moon from the earth in miles?
  2. Answer: A: 239000
  3. Notes: *: (NASA gives 238,855 miles as the answer)
  4. Categories: Astronomy (7)
Pub quiz question 8750 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is the nearest planet to the sun?
  2. Answer: A: Mercury
  3. Categories: Science (2) Astronomy (2)
Pub quiz question 9408 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many planets are in our solar system?
  2. Answer: A: Eight
  3. Notes: *: Pluto was declassified as a planet in 2006
  4. Categories: Science (2) Astronomy (2)