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1. Which naming convention is used for features on Venus?
2. What name is given to the centre of gravity of the Earth-Moon system?
3. The Pleiades star cluster is also known by which other name?
4. The O, B, A, F, G, K, M system is used to classify what?
5. Why did a solar eclipse lead to a "rest day" in the 1980 Jubilee Test cricket match between India and England?
6. The Latin name for this constellation is Camelopardalis: its English name is which of the following?
7. Which constellation of the Northern Hemisphere has a distinct "W" shape?
8. What is the name of the Danish astronomer (1546-1601) who had an artificial nose made from gold, silver and wax?
9. Which of the following was the first professional geologist to walk on the Moon?
10. In which country will you find the Megalithic Passage Tomb at Newgrange (built about 3200 BC), the passage and chamber of which are illuminated by the winter solstice sunrise (the sunlight shines through a roof box and penetrates the passage to light up the chamber, lasting for 17 minutes at dawn on the winter solstice)?
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