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Pub quiz question 8750 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Answer: A: Mercury
Categories: Science (2) Astronomy (2)

Pub quiz question 8080 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Ganymede; Titan; Callisto; Io; ours; Europa; Triton; Titania?
Answer: A: Largest moons in the solar system.
Categories: Connections (7) Astronomy (4)

Pub quiz question 8403 by pjh

Question: Q: Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?
Answer: A: Venus
Categories: Science (3) Astronomy (2)

Pub quiz question 7605 by pjh

Question: Q: Which is the closest star to the solar system?
Answer: A: Proxima Centauri
Notes: *: 4.3 light years away
Categories: Science (4) Astronomy (4)

Pub quiz question 6291 by pjh2

Question: Q: What single object accounts for more than 99% of the solar system's mass?
Answer: A: The sun
Categories: Astronomy (2) Space (2) Physics (2)

Pub quiz question 7069 by pjh2

Question: Q: What heavenly body was represented by the Inca god Inti?
Answer: A: The Sun
Categories: Religion (2) Astronomy (2)

Pub quiz question 9260 by pjh

Question: Q: Which planet in the Solar System is the hottest
Answer: A: Venus
Categories: General Knowledge (3) Astronomy (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 6575 by pjh2

Question: Q: What simple telescope magnifies the view of distance objects by gathering light on curved mirrors?
Answer: A: Reflecting telescope
Categories: Astronomy (5) Physics (5)

Pub quiz question 8026 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was nicknamed Muttnik in 1957?
Answer: A: Laika (Soviet space dog).
Categories: Science (9) Astronomy (8) Russia (7) 1950s (6)

Pub quiz question 3268 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a solar eclipse when the Sun and the Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun?
Answer: A: Annular eclipse
Categories: Space (7) Science (7) Astronomy (7)