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Astronomy 52 questions.
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Pub quiz question 8142 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
  2. Answer: A: Mercury
  3. Categories: Science (3) Astronomy (3)
Pub quiz question 5453 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What do we call the star nearest to Earth?
  2. Answer: A: The Sun
  3. Categories: Astronomy (2) Space (2)
Pub quiz question 7509 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The Event Horizon Telescope has produced an image of which supermasssive black hole at the Milky Way's centre?
  2. Answer: A: Sagittarius A*
  3. Categories: Science (6) Physics (5) Astronomy (3)
Pub quiz question 7614 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Dennis Tito; Mark Shuttleworth; Anousheh Ansari; Guy Laliberté?
  2. Answer: A: Space tourists.
  3. Categories: Connections (8) People (8) Astronomy (7)
Pub quiz question 3272 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English county gained the most tourists to view the 1999 total solar eclipse?
  2. Answer: A: Cornwall
  3. Categories: Geography (1) Space (1) Science (1) Astronomy (1) 1990s (1)
Pub quiz question 8365 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The Great Red Spot is a storm on which planet?
  2. Answer: A: Jupiter
  3. Categories: Astronomy (2) Science (3)
Pub quiz question 8062 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Gumdrop; Charlie Brown; Columbia; Yankee Clipper; Odyssey; Kitty Hawk?
  2. Answer: A: Command modules of Apollos 9-14.
  3. Categories: Connections (8) Science (8) Astronomy (7)
Pub quiz question 7467 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The "Local Group" is made up of what?
  2. Answer: A: Galaxies, including the Milky Way
  3. Categories: Science (6) Physics (5) Astronomy (3) General Knowledge (7)
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)