jambouk Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Here is a pdf containing a quiz I have put together for my astronomical society members, and thought SGL might like a go too. There are no prizes and I am sure there will be some argument about some of the questions/answers. I've tried to mix easy and hard questions for the very varied audience.JamesAstronomy quiz 2014-no answers.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 People will argue over 18, Alpha Orion (Betelgeuse) should be the brightest but Rigel is the brightest.In 36 do you mean Ursa Ma or the asterism of the Plough?Suspect 2 answers to 41, White dwarf and neutron, may be able to add black hole in as well.62 define "night", if up to midnight then Dec 7 is the longest not Dec 23, after that it is morning.63 will 800 and 900 nm do? :grin:24: Sirius is in Canis Major, Procyon is in Canis Minor, they are not in the same constellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambouk Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 All valid comments. The answer sheet is already written and i can't be bothered to alter it, so you'll have to wait to see the answers i've listed.Speedy reply though!!James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Clear Skies Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good mix of questions, I think this will be well received. It's challenging enough to be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Looks like a good quiz, I particularly like the picture of Tycho Brahe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casus belli Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good quiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambouk Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Mods, can you move to the astro lounge please, i put it in the wrong lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Done :-)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambouk Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteC Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I've just spent the afternoon doing a quiz for my astro group, then found yours - and quite a few of my questions are the same as yours. Great minds think alike? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambouk Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 My questions are heavily influenced by the topics i know a little about, and are probably not a good spread throughout the subject of astronomy. I certainly didn't know all the answers and had to look lots up; like Sputnik, i wasn't sure of the year. All good fun though James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmorris Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 That's a good quiz, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambouk Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Here are the answers (well, my answers, please feel free to argue):Astronomy quiz 2014-with answers.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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