GU AstronomyBurn Trip

Quiz

Question 1

Name the Nebulae

19th century: this French astronomer predicted existence of two planets. One was found, the other wasn’t.

Can you name the planets, and the astronomer?

Question 2

Question 3

OrionAurigaMuscaCamelopardalisCrater

What are the English names of these constellations?

Question 4Whose voice is this, and when did he publish the theory which he refers to?

Question 5Name the planets

Question 5Name the planets

Question 5Name the planets

Question 5Name the planets

Question 5Name the planets

Question 6

BarbedInsults

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

Aristotle Johannes Kepler Ludwig Boltzmann Lord Kelvin

Galileo James Clerk Maxwell Plato Wilhelm Roentgen

Question 7

What type of eclipse is shown here?

Question 8

What happened here?

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

How many different types of quark can you name?

Question 12

Question 13

Nine constellations are different kinds of bird; how many can you name?

Question 14

Question 15Question 15

Question 16In which films did these aliens appear?

Question 16In which films did these aliens appear?

Question 16

In which films did these aliens appear?

Question 16

In which films did these aliens appear?

Who was the first woman in space?

Question 17

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Question 19

What are these telescopes known as, and in which country are they?

Question 20

Discoveries

17811781

17811781

Michael H. Swiller

19101910

Forrest Thunderer

19291929

Wild Ben Hube

1908-19121908-1912

Anette the Trivial

16871687

Ena Wainscot

19671967

J. Clonebelly

Question 21

What is this?

Question 22:

Guess the Moon

Question 23

Which is the smallest of all the constellations, with an area of about 69 square degrees?

Question 24What happened here and when?

These four scientists explained this. What did they say it was?

Question 25

Question 26

Where is this?

Question 27

How many clear nights and which country?

How many clear nights and which country?

Question 27

Question 28

Where is this?

Question 29

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 30

Identify the Science Fiction TV Themes

Question 31

Question 32

What is N in this equation?

Question 33

What happened here?

Question 34

Question 35Give the common name of the brightest star in these constellations:

Canis Major

Scorpio

Leo

Taurus

Question 36

Where is the Superkamiokande experiment, and what does it detect?

“If I have seen further it is by

standing on the shoulders of giants”

Question 37

“By then we will be into the very last minutes of extra

time”

“The theoretical broadening that comes from having many arts subjects on campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these things”

“Where is everybody?

”

“Great shot, kid: that was

one in a million!”

“Physics is like sex. Sure, it leads to some practical results, but that’s not why we do it”

Question 38

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Question 40

Question 41

What is ‘Dudley Doright’?

Question 42:

Spot the Constellation

Question 43

Name the actors and the film

Question 44

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Question 44

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Question 45

What year?

Parker Lady Alan Tracy Scott Tracy Penelope Gordon Tracy Virgil Tracy

Jeff Tracy Tin Tin Brains

John Tracy