Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
Houston, We Have A Problem
Shine Bright Like a Diamond
SUPER! Nova
H-R Diagram
BaZINGA
100

Our sun is within this point in the life cycle of a star

What is the main sequence?

100

Created when the most massive of stars explode

What is a black hole?

100

A massive luminous ball of plasma that is held together by gravity. 

What is a star?

100

A single star that explodes & becomes extremely luminous in the process


What is a Supernova?

100

The X- and Y- axis of an H-R Diagram measure this.

What is Size, Temperature, or Luminosity. 

100

Born Onika Tanya Maraj

Who is Nicki Minaj?

200

A giant cloud of gas and dust made mostly of hydrogen and helium

What is a NEBULA?

200

The area of a black hole in which matter or energy can not return. 

What is the EVENT HORIZON. 

200

Three Properties used to classify stars. 

What is Mass, Luminosity, Temperature, Spectral Type, or Size?

200

An explosion of a 1.4 solar mass (or greater) white dwarf star


What is a Type I Supernova?

200

Two Categories of the Four Categories used in classification of stars in a H-R Diagram.

What are Main Sequence, Supergiants, The Giants, or The White Dwarfs.

200

The original 3 judges on American Idol

Who are Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson?

300

The eventual type of star death depends on this...

What is its mass/ size?

300

Used to calculate the radius at which an object will disappear. 

What is the Schwarzschild Radius?

300

 This formula is used to calculate what property of a star?

What is BRIGHTNESS/ APPARENT BRIGHTNESS?

300

An explosion of a massive star (at least 8 solar masses) when its core runs out of nuclear fuel


What is a Type II Supernova?

300

The hottest stars on the H-R Diagram are this color. 

What is BLUE?

300

This is the longest running TV show that is still currently running.

What is the Simpsons?

400

As a star begins to die, it runs out of hydrogen and begins to fuse this gas that fills our birthday balloons

What is helium?

400

Remnant stars greater than this many solar masses will collapse in on itself forever. 

What is 3.2 Solar Masses?

400

The hottest (>30,000 K) stars are what color?

What is BLUE?

400

Type II Supernovas leave behind one of these types of stars.

What is a neutron star, pulsar, or black hole. (Only one will do) 

400

Main Sequence Stars are fusing which element in its core. 

What is HYDROGEN?

400

Plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

Who is Johnny Depp?

500

Name this figure

What is the GLOWING EYE NEBULA?

500

Closest known black hole to Earth (6,000 light years distant)

What is Cygnus X-1?

500

The total amount of energy (light) that a star emits into space.


What is luminosity.

500

Rapidly spinning neutron stars or “lighthouses” in space


What are Pulsars?

500

White Dwarf Stars are about the size of what city in New York City.

What is LONG ISLAND. 

500

This series was created by Steve Hillenburg, a former marine biologist and science teacher who went to art school to study cartooning, and once worked as a fry cook at a seafood restaurant.

What is Spongebob Squarepants?