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@H@3SPACE QUIZ
@A@2By Persil
@FHnewcentury24
@FAshareandenjoy08
@FMprime08
{2@1
1Here is a space quiz I stole from my 1983 K9 annual. I think the age range
1for readers was about under 12/13s. Try this quiz for a laff. I found it fair
1hard, and I doubt if many people of the age it was intended for would be able
1to answer most of the questions. Incidently the questions and answers are
1phrased how they did them, not me !
{1@2
2QUESTIONS:
2
21. It was discovered on 13th March 1781 by William Herschel, who at first
2 believed it to be a comet. For some time it was known variously as
2 Hypercronius, the Georgian Planet (in honour of Herschel's patron, King
2 George III), or simply Herschel. In 1850 it was given the name by which
2 we know it today. What is the name of this planet ?
2
22. What is The Green flash ?
2
23. When did Neil Armstrong first step onto the surface of the moon ? Who was
2 his co-astronaut, and what was the name of their spacecraft ?
2
24. The 200in. Hale reflector at Palomar Mountain in California is widely
2 thought of as being the largest in the world, but in actual fact it is
2 only the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Do you know where the largest
2 optical telescope in the world is located ?
2
25. Who was John Couch Adams ?
2
26. What is the name of the star constellation named after the beautiful
2 daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia in mythology ?
2
27. What is the big bang theory ?
2
28. What does the phrase "Wow ! Oh Be A Fine Girl and Kiss Me Right Now
2 Sweetie" have to do with studying stars ?
2
29. What was the `Lunar Hoax' of 1835 ?
2
210. This French astronomer began his career at Marseilles observatory, in the
2 role of caretaker ! He was self-taught, and concentrated on looking for
2 comets. He found 36, and was eventualy made Director of the Museum
2 Observatory in Florence. what was his name ?
2
{2@4
4ANSWERS:
4
41. Uranus
4
42. The Green Flash is an atmospheric effect when the Sun sinks below the
4 horizon. Just occasionally, the last segment of it may flash brilliant
4 green for a second
4
43. Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon on 21st July 1969.
4 His companion was Edwin `Buzz' Aldrin, and the mission was Apollo 11
4
44. The 236.2in. reflector telescope is at Mount Semirodriki, Caucasus in the
4 former USSR
4
45. He was an English astronomer, who lived from 1819 to 1892. He graduated
4 brilliantly from Cambridge in 1843, and later became director of the
4 Cambridge Observatory
4
46. Andromeda
4
47. It is a theory that the Universe began from the explosion of a `primeval
4 fireball', and that expansion will continue indefinately
4
48. This odd phrase provides a way of remembering the classification letters
4 of the various types of stars, beginning with the very hot stars, which
4 are known as W stars
4
49. It was a hoax perpetraited by the New York Sun newspaper, when they
4 published imaginary reports of life on the Moon, including desciptions of
4 bat-men
4
410. Jean Louis Pons who lived from 1761 to 1831
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