Astro Trivia Quiz for February
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Astro Trivia Quiz for February
https://forms.gle/7VWXq1du2RVuYZrs6
For the short answer questions, spelling does not matter. I will adjust scores for misspelled answers.
Remember:
1. No online research allowed, your own pure brain only!
2. On multiple choice questions, feel free to guess. You may get lucky!
3. If you have a comment about a question, please do NOT give away the correct answer.
4. Please do not repeat the quiz, at least not until after I announce the Champs sometime next week.
Enjoy!
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Re: Astro Trivia Quiz for February
All my guesses were wrong, can't believe I got the Moon one wrong! But even if you took out the regionally biased last question my score would still have been poor! I'm going back to school!
Good quiz Raymond.
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Difficult, but fun anyway,
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8/20, 9/20 if I get the credit for a slightly misspelled word...
Looking forward to the March quiz!
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How embarrassing!
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I'm right there with youGraeme1858 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:52 am Yeah, well, probably shouldn't do these as soon as I get up, 5/20.
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Re: Astro Trivia Quiz for February
As usual, the 12 questions scored 20 points.
Overall average score: 6.58 points = 32.9%.
One of my tougher ones...
Honorable mention:
One scored 9 points = 45%
Thefatkitty
Bravo!
And now.. (drum roll please) here is your Champion!
One scored 11 points = 55%
Gfamily
Hurrah!
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Answers, stats, comments…
1. Where was the above photograph taken?
Chile, 7/12 correct. The Big Dipper is upside down near the horizon, which means that Polaris is way below, which can only be from deep in the southern hemisphere.
2. Of all the planets in the Solar System, Mars is closest in size to Earth.
False, 10/12 correct. Venus is the planet closest in size to Earth.
3. Which main belt asteroid regularly brightens to naked-eye visibility?
Vesta, 5/12 correct. Most said Ceres which is the largest asteroid, but Vesta comes closer and has a much higher
4. Name a device whose primary shape is a segment of one sixth of a circle, used to measure positions of stars for navigation.
Sextant, 12/12 correct.
5. About what time does the third quarter Moon rise?
Midnight, 7/12 correct.
6. Name the substance with chemical formula NH3 that forms ice clouds in a layer of Jupiter's atmosphere.
Ammonia, 9/12 correct. I would have accepted hydrogen nitride, but nobody came up with that.
7. Which spacecraft mission was the first to successfully return images from the surface of another planet?
Venera 9, 4/12 correct. Soviet craft that soft-landed on Venus in 1975 and operated for 53 minutes.
8. Today (February 9, 2021), which planet of the Solar System is closest to the Earth?
Mercury, 1/12 correct. I like to ask this now and then. Mercury is now between us and the Sun.
9. Which one of these constellations does NOT share a border with Canis Major?
Orion, 1/12 correct. Almost half answered Columba.
10. From mid-northern latitudes, which month of the year is most favorable for completing a
March, 7/12 correct. Never tried a Marathon..
11. Which astronomer discovered two of the first four known asteroids?
Olbers, 0/12 correct.
12. Which UHF television channel was never used, in order to prevent interference with radio astronomy? (two digit number)
37, 1/12 correct. How’s that for a toughie? Had that question in my stash since last summer..
Feedback, comments, etc.
Your questions are northen hemisphere and USA biased !
Hey, the image was from Chile, and the spacecraft answer was Soviet!
see yas next time!
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Regards
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Definitely a tough quiz this time.
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Yes tough, yet one guy from my local astro club aced the quiz! I don't believe he cheated...
Nobody else scored over 14.
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That was a toughie Ray but thanks for posting it! Got to keep the brain active these days.Raymondhow wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:26 pmYes tough, yet one guy from my local astro club aced the quiz! I don't believe he cheated...
Nobody else scored over 14.
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