Traverse The Deep Space Of Your Astronomy Knowledge With Our Galaxies Quiz

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Galaxies demonstrate how the universe is arranged on the large scale. To get a better understanding of the universe's origins and history, scientists examine how galaxies are structured at the moment and how they has evolved throughout cosmic time. 

Galaxies are amazing in terms of scope, reach, and brightness. Their shapes are exquisite. They feature spiral arms that are either regular or irregular. But galaxies have not always appeared in this manner. The ones we are acquainted with were created over billions of years, by a variety of processes. 

How much do you know about galaxies? Can you name them just by looking at a picture? Find out with our quiz!


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Galaxies Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Name the structure that is composed of hundreds to thousands of galaxies and has an average mass of 10^14-10^15 suns.

  • A
    Galaxy chain
  • B
    Galaxy filament
  • C
    Galaxy group
  • D
    Galaxy cluster

Question 2

Which of the following large barred spiral galaxies is the closest one to the Milky Way?

  • A
    Messier 58
  • B
    Centaurus A
  • C
    Cartwheel Galaxy
  • D
    Andromeda Galaxy

Question 3

Most of the galaxies discovered so far are remarkably consistent in terms of what shape that they all take?

  • A
    Lenticular
  • B
    Irregegular
  • C
    Elliptical
  • D
    Spiral

Question 4

A galaxy is a massive cloud of gas and dust that contains billions of stars and their solar systems. What holds all those things together?

  • A
    Magnetism
  • B
    Dark energy
  • C
    Gravity
  • D
    Angular momentum

Question 5

What is the name of the first galaxy other than the Milky Way to be classified as a spiral galaxy, located in the Canes Venatici constellation?

  • A
    Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
  • B
    Circinus Galaxy
  • C
    Whirlpool Galaxy
  • D
    Cygnus A

Question 6

What is the name of the spiral galaxy located between the constellations Virgo and Corvus?

  • A
    NGC 5866
  • B
    Borsalino Galaxy
  • C
    Sombrero Galaxy
  • D
    IC 3583

Question 7

What lenticular and ring galaxy is located in the Sculptor constellation 500 million light-years away from Earth?

  • A
    Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
  • B
    Cartwheel Galaxy
  • C
    Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte Galaxy
  • D
    Mice Galaxy

Question 8

Also known as Messier 33, what is the third biggest galaxy in the Local Group?

  • A
    NGC 6946
  • B
    Malin 1
  • C
    Triangulum Galaxy
  • D
    Circinus Galaxy

Question 9

Until the early 1920s, the majority of astronomers believed that the Milky Way contained all of the stars in the universe. However, the claim was later discovered to be false. Around how many stars does the Milky Way actually contain?

  • A
    100-400 billion
  • B
    500-600 million
  • C
    30-50 billion
  • D
    1 trillion

Question 10

The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years away from Earth and found in which constellation?

  • A
    Ursa Major
  • B
    Lyra
  • C
    Aries
  • D
    Cassiopeia

Question 11

What dwarf, irregular galaxy is located in close proximity to the Milky Way?

  • A
    The Small Magellanic Cloud
  • B
    Triangulum Galaxy
  • C
    Whirlpool Galaxy
  • D
    Messier 87

Question 12

In which constellation is the isolated spiral Black Eye Galaxy - also called the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy - located?

  • A
    Fornax
  • B
    Coma Berenices
  • C
    Lepus
  • D
    Eridanus

Question 13

Name the Milky Way's satellite galaxy that is the second or third nearest galaxy to us.

  • A
    Triangulum Galaxy
  • B
    NGC 5866
  • C
    The Large Magellanic Cloud
  • D
    Hoag's Object

Question 14

At what speed does the Milky Way galaxy as a whole travel through the vastness of space?

  • A
    600 km/s
  • B
    300 km/s
  • C
    250 km/s
  • D
    760 km/s

Question 15

What galaxies are made up of low-mass stars that are much older and have scant interstellar medium?

  • A
    Peculiar galaxies
  • B
    Lenticular galaxies
  • C
    Elliptical galaxies
  • D
    Spiral galaxies

Question 16

Which type of galaxies tend to be light in mass, some only 1/10th the mass of the Milky Way?

  • A
    Spiral galaxies
  • B
    Lenticular galaxies
  • C
    Elliptical galaxies
  • D
    Irregular galaxies

Question 17

Which of the following types of galaxies have consumed or lost the majority of their interstellar matter?

  • A
    Irregular galaxies
  • B
    Barred Spiral galaxies
  • C
    Peculiar galaxies
  • D
    Lenticular galaxies

Question 18

What bright galaxy is located in the constellation Ursa Major, 12 million light-years away from Earth?

  • A
    Pinwheel Galaxy
  • B
    Black Eye Galaxy
  • C
    NGC 5866
  • D
    Messier 82

Question 19

What is the second-biggest galaxy in the Local Group, with a star disk of about 170,000-200,000 light-years in diameter?

  • A
    Messier 87
  • B
    Messier 81
  • C
    Milky Way
  • D
    Andromeda

Question 20

At about 2 million light-years in diameter, what is the name of the largest galaxy currently known to Earth's astronomers?

  • A
    Tadpole Galaxy
  • B
    Messier 87
  • C
    Condor
  • D
    IC 1101

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