GU Astronomy Burn Trip Quiz
Question 1 Name the Nebulae
19 th 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 Orion Auriga Musca Camelopardalis Crater What are the English names of these constellations?
Question 4 Whose voice is this, and when did he publish the theory which he refers to?
Question 5 Name the planets
Question 5 Name the planets
Question 5 Name the planets
Question 5 Name the planets
Question 5 Name the planets
Question 6 Barbed Insults
AristotleJohannes KeplerLudwig BoltzmannLord Kelvin Galileo James Clerk MaxwellPlatoWilhelm Roentgen
Question 7 What type of eclipse is shown here?
Question 8 What happened here?
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Question 11 How many different types of quark can you name?
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Question 13 Nine constellations are different kinds of bird; how many can you name?
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Question 16 In which films did these aliens appear?
Question 16 In 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
1781
1781 Michael H. Swiller
1910 Forrest Thunderer
1929 Wild Ben Hube
Anette the Trivial
1687 Ena Wainscot
1967 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 24 What happened here and when? These four scientists explained this. What did they say it was?
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Question 26 Where is this?
Question 27 How many clear nights and which country?
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Question 28 Where is this?
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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
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What is N in this equation? Question 33
What happened here? Question 34
Question 35 Give 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”
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Question 41 What is ‘Dudley Doright’?
Question 42: Spot the Constellation
Question 43 Name the actors and the film
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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