🚀 Space & astronomy

Test your knowledge with our "Space & astronomy" quiz: 36 questions, 10 drawn at random every game, 20 seconds per question. The faster you answer, the more points you score. At the end, send the challenge to your friends: they play the same questions and see the score to beat.

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Sample questions

Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury · Venus · Mars · Earth
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Mercury : It orbits the Sun in 88 days.
Which planet is famous for its rings?
Saturn · Mars · Venus · Mercury
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Saturn : They're made of ice and rock.
What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun · Proxima Centauri · Sirius · The North Star
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The Sun : Its light takes about 8 minutes to reach us.
What does the Moon do around the Earth?
It orbits it · It stays still · It moves away fast · It orbits the Sun on its own
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It orbits it : One orbit in about 27 days.
How long does sunlight take to reach Earth?
About 8 minutes · About 8 seconds · About 1 hour · About 1 day
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About 8 minutes : It travels nearly 150 million km.
What is the giant storm on Jupiter called?
The Great Red Spot · Jupiter's Eye · The Great Cyclone · The Dark Spot
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The Great Red Spot : It's bigger than Earth.
What was the first artificial satellite, launched in 1957?
Sputnik 1 · Explorer 1 · Vostok 1 · Apollo 1
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Sputnik 1 : Launched by the USSR.
What do we call a star that explodes at the end of its life?
A supernova · A white dwarf · A comet · A pulsar
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A supernova : The blast can outshine an entire galaxy.
What is the Sun mostly made of?
Hydrogen and helium · Iron and nickel · Oxygen and nitrogen · Carbon
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Hydrogen and helium : It turns hydrogen into helium.
Which probe, launched in 1977, is the most distant human-made object?
Voyager 1 · Voyager 2 · Pioneer 10 · New Horizons
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Voyager 1 : It left the heliosphere in 2012.
Roughly how old is the Universe?
13.8 billion years · 4.6 billion years · 1 billion years · 100 billion years
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13.8 billion years : 4.6 billion years is the age of the solar system.
Which European probe landed the Philae robot on a comet in 2014?
Rosetta · Huygens · Giotto · Mars Express
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Rosetta : A first in history.

Frequently asked questions

Is the "Space & astronomy" quiz free?

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How many questions are in the "Space & astronomy" quiz?

36 questions across three levels (easy, medium, hard). Each game draws 10 at random, so no two games are the same.

How do you score points?

Every right answer scores points, with a bonus if you answer quickly. On hard, the timer is shorter but the bonus is bigger.

Can I play against friends?

Yes. At the end of a game, share the challenge link: your friends play exactly the same questions and see the score to beat. Duel mode also lets you play live, each on your own phone.