Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who said, "It does me good to do what's difficult. That doesn't stop me having a tremendous need for, shall I say the word-for religion-so I go outside at night to paint the stars"?
2. This poet is well-known for his plays, including "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "As You Like It". He also wrote poetry, and his sonnets are often quoted.
Who wrote "Sonnet 14"?
"Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
And yet methinks I have astronomy,
But not to tell of good or evil luck,
Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality"
3. "The Fault in Our Stars" is a novel about teenagers Hazel and Augustus. These two teenagers meet where?
4. This blockbuster movie was released in 1977. It featured a princess, two droids, a farm boy, a smuggler and his Wookiee. What is its name?
5. A song goes like this:
"You're a shining star no matter who you are
Shining bright to see what you can truly be
That you can truly be
Shining star come into view
Shine its watchful light on you, yeah
Gives you strength to carry on, yeah
Yeah make your body big and strong, yeah"
Who sang this song?
6. Don McLean wrote a song, sometimes called "Starry Starry Night", paying homage to Vincent Van Gogh. What is the correct name of this song?
7. Who sang these lines?
"Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars"
8. Who penned this poem titled "The Evening Star"?
"Lo! in the painted oriel of the West,
Whose panes the sunken sun incarnadines,
Like a fair lady at her casement, shines
The evening star, the star of love and rest!"
(Hint: not a short guy)
9. "Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art-
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite..."
These lines are from a poem by whom?
10. The Hubble telescope was designed for scientists. Stars and planets could be seen in greater detail, and celestial objects that are further away could be brought into view. An astonishing side-benefit of Hubble turned out to be the incredibly beautiful pictures of the heavens it captured. In what year was Hubble launched into orbit?
Source: Author
Giniw
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
Pagiedamon before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
