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Astronomy Trivia Header depicting a NASA astronaut on the Moon

Astronomy (Dorky Round)

One

What shape is the Earth?
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Oblate spheroid

Two

Which planet is closest to the Sun?
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Mercury

Three

Which planet's surface can cook a frozen pizza in under 16 seconds?
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Venus. Sadly, it will cook you at the same time, so stick to baking them in your oven for half an hour.

Four

Which planet's moons are named after women the Greek god Zeus never married, but still had "quality time" with?
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Jupiter.
53 of its 79 moons were named with this convention.

Five

What is the closest star to Earth?
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Sol, our Sun.

Six

Which planet's axial tilt is 98 degrees, making years and days almost indistinguishable?
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Uranus

Seven

Where on the moon did the Apollo 11 mission land?
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The Sea of Tranquility

Eight

Which Apollo mission was forced to abort the lunar landing, as dramatized in a film starring Tom Hanks (among others)?
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Apollo 13

Nine

Which planet is best known for its beautiful rings, even though other planets have been shown to sport the same feature?
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Saturn

Ten

Which body has not been considered a planet since the 26th International Astronomical Union conference in August 2006?
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Pluto. Note that it was not an "anti-Pluto" mission: first, the IAU collaborated on a formal definition of a planet. Then, when the definition was agreed upon, people realized that Pluto did not qualify.

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