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Quiz about What Astronomical Object Doesnt Fit 2

What Astronomical Object Doesn't Fit 2 Quiz

I will list four names, you determine the one that doesn't fit the group. For instance, if I list Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter, which one is different? Jupiter, it is a gas giant the other three are terrestrial worlds. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by almach. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
almach

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,468

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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3239

Last 3 plays: Guest 212 (6/10), Sheep_Dip (7/10), Guest 141 (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Which one doesn't fit? Sirius, Polaris, Vega, Orion Hint

Sirius

Vega

Polaris

Orion

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one doesn't fit? Vesta, Callisto, Eros, Pallas Hint

Pallas

Vesta

Callisto

Eros

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which one doesn't fit? Omega Nebula, Veil Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy. Hint

Andromeda Galaxy

Veil Nebula

Triangulum Galaxy

Omega Nebula

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one doesn't fit? Vela, Ursa Major, Cepheus, Hercules Hint

Vela

Cepheus

Ursa Major

Hercules

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one doesn't fit? Io, Titan, Europa, Ganymede Hint

Ganymede

Titan

Europa

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one doesn't fit? Canopus, Sirius, Arcturus, Polaris Hint

Polaris

Sirius

Canopus

Arcturus

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one doesn't fit? Barnard's star, Deneb, Wolf 359, Sirius Hint

Deneb

Wolf 359

Barnard's star

Sirius

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one doesn't fit? Vega, Betelgeuse, Antares, Aldebaran Hint

Betelgeuse

Aldebaran

Antares

Vega

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these stars does *not* belong to the winter triangle?
Hint

Canopus

Betelguese

Sirius

Procyon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Another tough one. Which one doesn't fit? M31, M51, M81, M32 Hint

M81

M31

M32

M51

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one doesn't fit? Sirius, Polaris, Vega, Orion

Answer: Orion

Orion is a Constellation, the others are stars. Vega is in Lyra and is about 25 light years away, Sirius is in Canis Major and is 8.7 light years away (making it one of the closest stars to our Sun), and Polaris is in Ursa Minor and is currently known as the North Star. So Orion, the constellation, is the one that doesn't fit.

2. Which one doesn't fit? Vesta, Callisto, Eros, Pallas

Answer: Callisto

Callisto is a satellite of Jupiter, 4 Vesta, 433 Eros and 2 Pallas are all main belt asteroids.

3. Which one doesn't fit? Omega Nebula, Veil Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy.

Answer: Veil Nebula

Had to put one real tough one in here. The difference here is that the Andromeda Galaxy, the Triangulum Galaxy and the Omega Nebula are all Messier objects while the Veil Nebula is not. Charles Messier was a comet hunter that compiled a list of objects to avoid while hunting comets. He is more famous for this list of objects.

4. Which one doesn't fit? Vela, Ursa Major, Cepheus, Hercules

Answer: Vela

They are all constellations, however, Vela (the Sails) is in the Southern hemisphere. Ursa Major (Larger Bear), Cepheus (King) and Hercules (Hercules) are in the North.

5. Which one doesn't fit? Io, Titan, Europa, Ganymede

Answer: Titan

Titan is a satellite of Saturn, the other three are satellites of Jupiter.

6. Which one doesn't fit? Canopus, Sirius, Arcturus, Polaris

Answer: Polaris

This one is on the brightness of the listed stars. Polaris is a 2d magnitude star, the other three have negative magnitudes, this means they are brighter than zero magnitude and some of the brightest stars in the sky. Canopus is -0.72, Sirius is -1.46 and Arcturus is -0.04. Polaris is the 49th brightest star in the sky!

7. Which one doesn't fit? Barnard's star, Deneb, Wolf 359, Sirius

Answer: Deneb

This one is on the distance of the listed stars. Deneb is about 1500 light years away. The other three are less than ten light years away (LYA); Barnard's star is 6 LYA; Wolf 359 7.7 LYA and Sirius is 8.7 LYA.

8. Which one doesn't fit? Vega, Betelgeuse, Antares, Aldebaran

Answer: Vega

This is on the different types of stars; Betelgeuse (in the constellation of Orion), Antares (Scorpius) and Aldebaran (Taurus) are all red giants, Vega (Lyra) is a main sequence star.

9. Which of these stars does *not* belong to the winter triangle?

Answer: Canopus

Sirius (in Canis Major), Betelguese (Orion) and Procyon (Canis Minor) are the stars of the winter triangle, Canopus (Carina) is not a member of the winter triangle.

10. Another tough one. Which one doesn't fit? M31, M51, M81, M32

Answer: M32

Here the difference is the type of galaxy; M31 is a spiral galaxy in Andromeda; M51 is a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici and M81 is a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major and M32 is an elliptical galaxy in Andromeda (it is a satellite galaxy to M31). M32 being an elliptical makes it the one that doesn't fit the group.

Source: Author almach

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