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The Solar System in Arabic! Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on eight of the nine planets and the Sun because I didn't do a question about Pluto. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by giantcomet4. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
giantcomet4

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
191,222

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
902

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Sun contains about 98 percent of the solar system's mass. What is the Sun called in Arabic? Hint

Haya

Kalb

Kitab

Shams

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mercury is the second smallest planet in our solar system. What is the word for Mercury in Arabic? Hint

Tabia

Otared

Kobaya

Kanaba

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Question 3 of 10

3. Venus is the Earth's sister because they're very similar. Arabs call Venus which of the following names? Hint

Dawa

Qalam

Az-Zahra

Al-Alam

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Question 4 of 10

4. Earth is the only planet known to have life. Which of the following words is Earth in Arabic? Hint

Al-Ard

Gazma

Nar

Hodoom

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Red Planet, Mars is the favourite for alien life on it. Mars is called what in Arabic? Hint

Al-Mareek

Shebsheb

Salalem

Ankaboot

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jupiter is the first of the ice giants and the biggest planet in the Solar System. Arabs call this planet which of the following? Hint

Al-Moshtary

Oda

Romoot

Sandooq

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Question 7 of 10

7. Is 'gawab' the right word to use for Saturn?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. 'Mahfaza' means Uranus in Arabic.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Neptune is second farthest from the Sun for most of its orbit because Pluto is in front of it for twenty years. 'Neptoon' is Neptune in Arabic.

True

False

10. There are nine planets in the Solar System - or possibly eight, if you accept that Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet. In any case, leaving astronomic classification to one side for the moment, what is the Arabic word for nine? Hint

Tamania

Etneen

Wahid

Tesa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Sun contains about 98 percent of the solar system's mass. What is the Sun called in Arabic?

Answer: Shams

'Haya' means life, 'kitab' is a book and 'kalb' means a dog. To fit Earths across the Sun's disk, you would need 109 Earths. To fill up the whole of the sun, you would need over 1.3 million Earths! Please note that some of the words are Egyptian slang.

2. Mercury is the second smallest planet in our solar system. What is the word for Mercury in Arabic?

Answer: Otared

'Tabia' means a rook, 'kobaya' means a cup or glass and a 'kanaba' is a sofa. Temperatures on Mercury range from over 400 degress Celsius at noon to -150 degrees Celsius at night.

3. Venus is the Earth's sister because they're very similar. Arabs call Venus which of the following names?

Answer: Az-Zahra

'Az-Zahra' could also mean a flower. 'Qalam' means a pencil, 'al-alam' is the world in English and 'dawa' means medicine. Venus is hotter than Mercury because of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Heat that enters Venus cannot leave it.

4. Earth is the only planet known to have life. Which of the following words is Earth in Arabic?

Answer: Al-Ard

'Al-Ard' could also mean the ground, 'nar' is fire and 'hodoom' is clothes in Egyptian slang. Plants play an essential part in life on Earth. Without them, humans and animals would consume all the oxygen in less than 300 years.

5. The Red Planet, Mars is the favourite for alien life on it. Mars is called what in Arabic?

Answer: Al-Mareek

'Salalem' means stairs, 'shebsheb' means slippers and spider is 'ankaboot'. Volcanic craters on Mars are huge. The largest is 25 kilometres tall, three times the height of Mount Everest and has a radius of 700 kilometres.

6. Jupiter is the first of the ice giants and the biggest planet in the Solar System. Arabs call this planet which of the following?

Answer: Al-Moshtary

'Al-Moshtary' could also mean the buyer. 'Romoot' means remote control, 'oda' means room and 'sandooq' is a box. Jupiter has a natural power station which generates 2.5 trillion watts!

7. Is 'gawab' the right word to use for Saturn?

Answer: No

'Zohal' is the right word for Saturn. 'Gawab' means letter, the one you post! Saturn is the second biggest in the Solar System and the sixth closest to the Sun.

8. William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. 'Mahfaza' means Uranus in Arabic.

Answer: False

'Oranos' is Uranus in Arabic. 'Mahafaza' is a wallet. Uranus is on many of the star charts because it was thought to be a star and that was one of the reasons that it wasn't discovered.

9. Neptune is second farthest from the Sun for most of its orbit because Pluto is in front of it for twenty years. 'Neptoon' is Neptune in Arabic.

Answer: True

Neptune is the last of the ice giants.

Answer: Tesa

'Tamania' is eight, 'wahid' is one and 'etneen' is two. Thank you for playing my quiz and I hope you have enjoyed it.

Source: Author giantcomet4

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