Quiz: How Well Do You Know Constellations?

Questions : 12 | Total Attempts: 838 | Recent Updated: 12-Nov-2022
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We see innumerable stars in the night sky, just as we find different shapes in the clouds, in the same way, our ancestors imagined different forms between different stars, these shapes are called constellations. The pattern that we see in the stars of the sky is called constellations, the term constellations mean to make a group of stars, in reality, the stars appearing in the constellations are not in a group, rather it is seen from the earth. But close passes appear. We also see different constellations from different places on the earth, the constellations visible from the northern hemisphere of the earth are not visible from the southern hemisphere and the constellations seen from the southern hemisphere are not from the northern hemisphere. Using it, astronomers of 2000 years ago guessed that the Earth's shape is round. So, play this quiz and increase your knowledge about the constellation.

Questions Excerpt


1. The most famous constellations are Oraon and _____________.

A. Andromeda

B. Perseus

C. Big Dipper

D. All of above

2. In 1929 the International Astronomical Union declared how many star circles as official constellations?

A. 99 star circles

B. 88 star circles

C. 77 star circles

D. 66 star circles

3. All star circles are named after ____________ Mythology.

A. German mythology

B. American mythology

C. Russian mythology

D. Greek Mythology

4. Which is the biggest constellation?

A. Taurus

B. Gemini

C. Hydra

D. Cancer

5. What constellation was named after a flying horse?

A. Ursa Minor

B. Ursa Major

C. Draco

D. Pegasus

6. What constellation has the Little Dipper as part of its pattern?

A. Ursa Minor

B. Ursa Major

C. Orion

D. None of above

7. What constellation was named after a hunter from Greek mythology?

A. Draco

B. Orion

C. Ursa Major

D. Ursa Minor

8. What constellation has the Big Dipper as part of its pattern?

A. Ursa Minor

B. Draco

C. Ursa Major

D. All of above

9. Which is the brightest star in the night sky?

A. Sirius

B. Dog Star

C. Sirius A

D. All of above

10. What group of constellations are used in astrology?

A. Predictive constellations

B. Northern constellations

C. Zodiac constellations

D. Ursa constellations

11. How are constellations useful?

A. To help locate stars

B. To navigate

C. To know when to plant crops

D. All of the above

12. Which is the biggest Zodiac constellation?

A. Gemini

B. Cancer

C. Virgo

D. Leo

 

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