GREAT GALAXIES
Which major galaxy is closest to the Milky Way (and what kind of galaxy is it)?
Andromeda (and barred spiral)!
What do you call a planet found outside of our solar system (and can you list some)?
Exoplanets (nice list bro)!
How old is the universe?
13.7 billion years old!
What is the closest star to the earth (not the Sun you silly geese)?
Proxima Centauri
What's your favorite formula (graded based on whose I like best)
Yes, very nice, very good!
What is the name of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
Sagittarius A*
What do you call the region around a star with conditions conducive to life?
The Goldilocks Zone!
List all the space telescopes you know!
WOW! So many!
What is the proper name of the North Star?
Polaris
In mathematics, e = 2.71828, a constant related to exponential growth and decay that is known as whose number?
Euler's!
What kind of matter dominates a galaxy's halo?
Dark matter!
Galileo's discovery of this planet's moons absolutely BODIED the heliocentric model; which planet is it? (and what are the names of the four Galilean moons)
Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto)
How much does a spacesuit cost for NASA to make/maintain?
A BILLION DOLLARS
What color of star is hottest? If multiple people get this right, what is its spectral type, and what temperature range does this correspond to?
Blue, O, and 30,000-52,000 K
Recite the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
"The derivative with respect to x of the integral from a to x of f(t) with respect to t equals f(x)" or some such
List all the galaxies in the Local Group you know!
TOO MANY GALAXIES!!!
What are the three characteristic of a planet (RIP Pluto)?
1. It must orbit a star
2. It must have a cleared orbit
3. It must be spherical
How long after the Big Bang did recombination begin (and what is recombination)?
379,000 years (the universe cooled enough to allow electrons and nuclei to combine into atoms, mostly hydrogen)
List the stages of stellar evolution (most correct in sequence wins)
Lots of stages there buddy. Why care? Huh? Why's that important? Feel bad for your exhaustive star knowledge.
Mathematician Leonard Euler solved a famous problem named for seven of what kind of structures in the city of Konigsberg?
Bridges!
How far is the sun from the center of the Milky Way?
8 kpc
List every body in the Solar System you can remember (moons, planets, asteroids, etc.)
You forgot 704 Interamnia!!!
What is the most recent manmade object to have been ejected from the solar system, and what was its most recent discovery?
New Horizons, observing Arrokoth (also accepting Proxima Thule)
What is the Chandrasekhar Mass Limit?
1.4 Solar Masses
What is the highest number of chicken McNuggets that you CANNOT buy using combination of 6, 9, and 20 packs?
43