Q.1
Which Greek princess, rescued from the jaws of a sea monster by Perseus, is immortalised as a spiral galaxy?
Aphaea
Aphrodite
Andromeda
Artemis
Aura
Apollonis
Q.2
Which planet’s moons have names that mean ‘fear’ and ‘dread’?
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Q.3
What was the name of the ferryman who ferried dead souls across the Styx to Hades, where Pluto was the ruler?
Charon
Charis
Charybdis
Chiron
Chlyses
Charlie
Q.4
Titania, Miranda, Rosalind, Oberon and Caliban are all moons named after Shakespearean characters. Which planet do they orbit?
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
Venus
Q.5
Which star’s rising led the Romans to coin the term ‘dog days’?
Capella
Vega
Antares
Sirius
Regulus
Canopus
Q.6
Which of these constellations is not named after a bird?
Grus
Carina
Pavo
Cygnus
Aquila
Corvus
Q.7
Which planet has the longest day? (The term ‘day’ meaning one rotation on its axis)
Venus
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Mercury
Neptune
Q.8
...and which has the shortest?
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
Uranus
Q.9
Which of these planets or moons boasts the tallest mountain in the solar system?
Earth
Titan
Mercury
Io
Mars
Ganymede
Q.10
What are you most likely to see falling from the night sky around the middle of August?
16th century coins
Toads
Golf balls
Green peaches
Sugar lumps
Perseid meteors