Pop Culture
What franchise features Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise?
Star Trek
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
How many zodiac constellations are there?
12
What is the name of the lecture room that Astronomy Club is held in on Thursdays?
Phys B
Ryan Gosling starred as Ryland Grace in this 2026 Sci-Fi film
Project Hail Mary
This planet is also known as the Red Planet.
Mars
What is the name of the closest galaxy to us?
The Andromeda Galaxy
What is the nickname of the star Polaris ?
The North Star
What was the theme/topic of our last meeting?
The Fermi Paradox (Where is Everybody?)
When was the first Star Wars film released?
1977
What is the smallest planet in our Solar System?
Mercury
What is the name given to any small galaxy that is composed of about 1000 up to to a few billion stars?
Dwarf galaxy
What famous constellation looks like a hunter wearing a belt?
Orion
What is Astronomy Club of UWI's Instagram handle?
@astronomyclubofuwi
Hans Zimmer wrote the soundtrack to this Sci-Fi film, it is considered one of the greatest Sci-Fi film scores of all time. What is that film?
Interstellar
What planet has the most moons?
Saturn
What is found at the very center of most large galaxies, including our own?
A supermassive black hole
What is the closest star to the Earth? (don't overthink it)
The Sun
What is the name of the lecturer who is our faculty advisor?
Mr. Karlus Redway
What film featured the character Mark Watney, who was trapped on Mars and had to farm potatoes to survive?
The Martian
What was the first planet to be discovered through use of a telescope?
Uranus
What do we call the small cluster of around 50 or more galaxies that includes the Milky Way and Andromeda?
The Local Group
How many official constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union?
88
What is the name of the local astronomy group that collaborates with Astronomy Club of UWI?
Astronomical Association of Jamaica