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"Venus" by Ben Bova Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on a book called "Venus", by Ben Bova.

A multiple-choice quiz by nerprof1231. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nerprof1231

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,757

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
145

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the main character in the story? Hint

Tiger Wolf

Lars Fuch

Martin Jaruya

Van Humphries

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the ship that Lars Fuch has? Hint

Hesperos

Mama Mia!

Atlantic

Lucifer

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Question 3 of 10

3. What are Lars Fuch and Van Humphries trying to recover on the surface of Venus? Hint

the remains of Alex Humphries

Venera 9

fools' gold

nothing, it's just for fun

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the ship that carries Van and his crew to Venus? Hint

Bronx

Traux

Kalimaki

Otterdog

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Question 5 of 10

5. Did the humans find any life on Venus? Hint

they met little orange men there

there was bacteria and some silicon feeding arms on the surface

they found a lot of bacteria and became infested with Venusian lice

they found species of humans living in the clouds that tried to attack them

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of Van's ship? Hint

Hesperos

Traux

Hiddenburg

Sub6

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first person to reach the surface of Venus? Hint

Captain Duchamp

Dav Rutry

Van Humphries

Lars Fuch

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happened to the Hesperos? Hint

nothing

It crashed into Lucifer

a giant monster attacked it

bugs in the atmosphere chewed the hull apart

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Van marry at the end? Hint

Marguerite Duchamp

no one, he died

Alexis Tyler

Natalie Kate

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the author, Ben Bova specialize writing in? Hint

drama

fantasy

autobiographies

science fiction

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the main character in the story?

Answer: Van Humphries

Van Humphries is the son of Martin Humphries, a billionaire who has a monopoly in asteroid metal trade.

2. What is the name of the ship that Lars Fuch has?

Answer: Lucifer

Lucifer is also a name for Satan.

3. What are Lars Fuch and Van Humphries trying to recover on the surface of Venus?

Answer: the remains of Alex Humphries

Alex Humphries is Van's "brother" and he died trying to see what happened to Venus' water.

4. What is the name of the ship that carries Van and his crew to Venus?

Answer: Traux

Traux was an old asteroid miner that shipped ores to and fro from the Asteroid Belt.

5. Did the humans find any life on Venus?

Answer: there was bacteria and some silicon feeding arms on the surface

There were bacteria living in the clouds and silicon feeding arms on the ground with sulfur for blood.

6. What is the name of Van's ship?

Answer: Hesperos

Van's spaceship was basically a gondola. It could fly with ease through the Venusian atmosphere.

7. Who was the first person to reach the surface of Venus?

Answer: Van Humphries

Van Humphries went to the surface aboard the Hecate, a submarine like ship.

8. What happened to the Hesperos?

Answer: bugs in the atmosphere chewed the hull apart

The Hesperos crashed on Venus. Van Humphries and Marguerite Duchamp had to transfer to Lucifer; they were the only ones that survived.

9. Who did Van marry at the end?

Answer: Marguerite Duchamp

They went back to Earth to begin planning the next expedition to Venus.

10. What does the author, Ben Bova specialize writing in?

Answer: science fiction

Ben Bova has a series of books called the "Asteroid Wars", also involving Martin Humphries.

Source: Author nerprof1231

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