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Catching up on unplayed quizzes!!!

Last post by OzEclipse « Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:46 am

by OzEclipse » Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:46 am

The table below shows quiz play progress. I am keeping scores under wraps but this table shows which quizzes each of you have/have not played. Tick...

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Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:46 am
April 2025 TSS QUIZ

Last post by helicon « Fri Apr 04, 2025 12:23 pm
Replies: 9
by OzEclipse » Tue Apr 01, 2025 7:14 am

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April 2025 TSS QUIZ

The April quiz is now open to play. Just a reminder that some regulars have not played previous quizzes.

These players...

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Fun quiz but my score was not too hot.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Apr 04, 2025 12:23 pm
March 2025 TSS QUIZ

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:05 am
Replies: 15
by OzEclipse » Sat Mar 01, 2025 7:04 am

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March 2025 TSS QUIZ

Each quiz takes me many hours to compose each month, coming up with new questions, researching answers, composing tempting...

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Re: March 2025 TSS QUIZ
by sdbodin » Tue Apr 01, 2025 9:46 am

Wow, last day of March and just remembered the quiz. Got 70%, a real mind twister...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:05 am
February 2025 Quiz

Last post by Thefatkitty « Fri Feb 28, 2025 1:39 am
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by OzEclipse » Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:00 am

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February 2025 Quiz

This year, there will be ten monthly quizzes, February to November, 10 questions each, 100 for the year.

Scores will be...

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Looking forward to March Joe, and thanks for these! :D

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Fri Feb 28, 2025 1:39 am
TSS QUIZ COMPETITION 2025

Last post by helicon « Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:40 pm
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by OzEclipse » Wed Jan 15, 2025 10:31 pm

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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your support entering the quizzes last year. In the middle of last year, I went back and...

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Look forward to it

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Last post by helicon
Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:40 pm
TSS QUIZ - Annual Awards 2024

Last post by AntennaGuy « Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:18 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:32 am

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2024 TSS Quiz - Annual points competition

Hear ye! Hear ye! Lend me your ears!

Congratulations to the medalists of the 2024 Annual Sky...

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Thanks for a year of intriguing quizzes! And my special congrats to those who made it to the high end of this list.

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Last post by AntennaGuy
Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:18 pm
December 2024 QUIZ.....the grande finalé

Last post by kt4hx « Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:04 pm
Replies: 18
by OzEclipse » Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:02 am

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December 2024 Quiz

NOTE: (November Quiz) Due to the outage, I am keeping the November Quiz open for another week for those who have not yet...

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Just did mine, got 90%. I'm good with that. :icon-smile:

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Last post by kt4hx
Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:04 pm
November 2024 Quiz

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:21 pm
Replies: 21
by OzEclipse » Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:52 am
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November 2024 Quiz

Each quiz takes me many hours to compose each month, coming up with new questions, researching answers, composing tempting...

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FYI, re: Voyager 1: It is currently more than 15 trillion miles from Earth. Oops. You meant 15 billion , not trillion. 15 billion is plenty, but 15...
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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:21 pm
BLING BLING!!

Last post by SparWeb « Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:06 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:35 am

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To misquote Spike Milligan,
BLING is the most important thing, trophies are thicker but BLING is slicker!

The TEAM have approved new bling for...

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I'm just going to try even harder!

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Last post by SparWeb
Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:06 pm
October 2024 Quiz Released.

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:10 pm
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by OzEclipse » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:20 am

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Each quiz takes me many hours to compose each month, coming up with new questions, researching answers, composing tempting alternative answers. Next,...

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The October quiz is closed. You can still play the quiz and get a score but scoring won't be considered in the monthly results.

Congratulations to...

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Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:10 pm
September 2024 TSS Astro Quiz

Last post by OzEclipse « Thu Oct 10, 2024 5:46 am
Replies: 32
by OzEclipse » Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:29 am
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Hi everyone,
Winters' back has been broken, the wattles and flowers are blooming and spring has sprung...at least it has here in the land down under....

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Woah, I'm doing great in the alphabetical ranking! So... no need to reorder the list.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Thu Oct 10, 2024 5:46 am
August 2024 Quiz

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Aug 31, 2024 2:40 am
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by OzEclipse » Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:29 am
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Welcome to the August 2024 Quiz.

This month we're staying closer to home.

Each quiz takes me many hours to compose each month, coming up with new...

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AUGUST QUIZ

1. Question: Which planet has the most extensive ring system?
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) Uranus
d) Neptune
Answer: b) Saturn

2....
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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Aug 31, 2024 2:40 am
July Quiz: Results and Answers

Last post by OzEclipse « Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:40 am
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by OzEclipse » Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:11 am

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The July quiz was a high scoring quiz with average score of 64 and median score of 70.
31 attempts were made of which 12 were disqualified leaving...

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Cheers Joe

It was a great quiz!

Funny thing is the one I got wrong we all should have known, it was discussed in this TSS thread back in February....

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Last post by OzEclipse
Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:40 am
July Quiz

Last post by JayTee « Sun Jul 21, 2024 9:31 pm
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by OzEclipse » Fri Jul 05, 2024 12:27 am

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Welcome to the July quiz.

For those who complained that last months questions were too long, you'll find this months much shorter.
I am not here,...

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Missed two. One of those was a dumb error on my part. Standard!

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Jul 21, 2024 9:31 pm
June quiz is open

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:15 am
Replies: 20
by OzEclipse » Sun Jun 02, 2024 3:04 pm
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Hi all,
Here is the June-July quiz:

Enjoy
Joe

SparWeb kt4hx sdbodin AntennaGuy JayTee Bigzmey messier 111 pixelsaurus Gfamily carastro...

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Thanks for the explanations. Very educational. One question. In regard to number 9 above, you noted that Leap seconds have been periodically added to...
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Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:15 am
TSS Apr-May 2024 Quiz results and explanations

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:04 pm
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by OzEclipse » Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:18 am

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Congratulations to JayTee (John) for scoring 100% and winning the April-May 2024 quiz
Congratulations also to our three equal runners up messier 111...

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thx Joe and enjoy your trip .

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:04 pm
TSS AStro trivia Quiz April 2024

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:19 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:43 pm

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Hi everybody,

Here's the April quiz for your enjoyment.

I realise many of you may be travelling for the eclipse and beyond, so I'll keep this quiz...

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Congratulations Jean-Yves. You've been playing the quiz for a long time struggling with the language barrier. A well-deserved result.

Only half the...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:19 pm
March 2024 - a solar eclipse themed quiz

Last post by lostone « Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:23 am
Replies: 19
by OzEclipse » Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:27 am

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Welcome to the March quiz. This month, in preparation for next months solar eclipse in Mexico, Canada and the lower 48, this quiz is all about solar...

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Not bad I guess 50%

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Last post by lostone
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:23 am
February 2024 Quiz is open

Last post by OzEclipse « Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:48 pm
Replies: 28
by OzEclipse » Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:29 am
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Hi quiz fans and a very happy new year to you all,

It's been so hot these past few days. Temperatures varying from a pleasant 27C up to 38C over the...

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Corrected results
Apologies for the error. I must have been asleep at the wheel and omitted the results of three people who played between Feb 1-5....
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Last post by OzEclipse
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:48 pm
December Quiz posted

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:44 pm
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by OzEclipse » Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:40 am

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The December quiz is now posted and ready to play. It's another challenging one and I've aimed at a group average score of 50%

I'll be travelling...

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Here are the December results. As usual, I only identify the high scorers leaving it up to individuals to publish lower scores or not....

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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:44 pm
Our club's Christmas Quiz

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:58 am
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by Gfamily » Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:38 am

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I gave a version of this quiz to our Astro Club this evening...

I'll mark up and give (as close as I can to) a final result in the New Year.

Enjoy

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Well done SparWeb . And thanks for putting the quiz together Owen.

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:58 am
Bonus online astro quiz

Last post by Michael131313 « Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:22 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:44 am

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Hi Everybody,

Here's a bonus online quiz. This link popped up in my Facebook feed.

Most of the Q's are pretty easy. I scored 55 out of 60....

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Opps!!!

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Last post by Michael131313
Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:22 pm
November Quiz Released.

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:04 pm
Replies: 20
by OzEclipse » Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:05 am
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The November quiz is open.

Warning: Fasten your seat belts, this is a tougher quiz.

click the photo before attempting the quiz:-...

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Hi all,

A big month during November with 20 attempts at the quiz. As warned, this was a more difficult quiz with questions ranging far and wide....
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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:04 pm
Example quiz released

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:11 pm
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by OzEclipse » Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:03 am

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I have posted a 2 question quiz as an example of the way quizzes will be bilingual in English and French from now on whenever I have time to do both....

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Quelle bonne idée!

J'ai réussi les deux questions.
J'espère que la calculatrice est permi?

Bien sûr

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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:11 pm
October Quiz now released

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:11 pm
Replies: 18
by OzEclipse » Sun Oct 01, 2023 5:47 am

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Hi Everyone,
The October quiz is now available.
You should find this much easier than last month.
I expect a suite of 80-100% scores.
Another more...

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Thanks for all of your hard work on this quiz Joe!

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Last post by Juno16
Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:11 pm

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