Sunset Leads to Morning Trivia Quiz

Answer: Canis Major

The name Sirius comes from the Greek for 'glowing' and is the brightest star in the night sky. Sirius is also known as the Dog Star after Canis Major, the constellation it is in which translates as the Greater Dog. The phrase 'the dog days of summer' comes from ancient Greece where the appearance of the star in the night sky coincided with the hottest part of summer.

Answer: Orion

Rigel is a blue supergiant star which is the brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is the brightest star in Orion and is nearly 100 times larger than our sun. The constellation is named after the hunter Orion, found in Greek mythology.

Answer: Gemini

Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. It is named after Pollux who was twin to Castor in Greek and Roman mythology. The stars Castor and Pollux are the two most prominent stars in the constellation Gemini, which means 'twins' in Latin.

Answer: Taurus

The name Aldebaran means 'The Follower' in Arabic and the star is also called Alpha Tauri, after Taurus, the constellation it is in. Aldebaran is about 65 light years away from Earth and is 44 times larger in diameter than our sun.

Answer: Ursa Minor

Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor which means the 'lesser bear'. Polaris is also called the Pole Star or North Star because its position in the night sky is less than 1 degree away from the north celestial pole which makes it important for navigating using the stars.

Answer: Lyra

Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and is the fifth brightest in the night sky. Vega is 25 light-years from the sun and is just over twice as big.

Answer: Cygnus

Deneb is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, or 'the swan'. Deneb is the nineteenth brightest star in the sky and is a blue-white supergiant.

Answer: Bootes

Arcturus can be found in the constellation Bootes. The name Bootes is a Latin word that comes from the Greek for herdsman. Arcturus is the third brightest star in the night sky and the brightest star in Bootes. The star is a red giant which is 25 times larger in size than our sun but which has about the same mass.

Answer: Scorpius

Antares is found in the constellation Scorpius and is sometimes said to be the heart of the scorpion given its position in the constellation. Antares is the brightest star in Scorpius and the fifteenth brightest in the night sky. When viewed with the naked eye Antares appears reddish in colour.

Answer: Crux

Mimosa is the second brightest star in the constellation Crux. The constellation Crux is also called the Southern Cross and appears on a number of country's flags including Australia and New Zealand.