Identify Object by Spectral Type
Identify Spectral Class or Peculiarity
Stellar Trivia
Stellar Trivia 2
Unrelated Trivia
100

What type of object is Pollux? (K0III)

Red/orange giant

100

F

White or yellow-white star (depending on who you ask)

100

What are the cool regions on the sun's surface called?

Sunspots (on other stars, they are known as starspots)

100

When sun-like stars enter the horizontal branch (fuse helium), what do they become?

Red clump stars

100

What year was "skibidi toilet" released on YouTube?

2023

200

What type of object is Fomalhaut? (A3V)

White main-sequence star (or blue-white, depending on who you ask)

200

L

Early brown dwarf, extremely cool main-sequence star, or rare temporary form of supergiant (i.e. V838 Monocerotis)

200

What type of stars live the longest?

Low-mass M-type stars (red dwarfs)

200

What element do massive stars fail to fuse when they die?

Iron
200

What is the capital of Singapore?

Singapore

300

What type of object is Sirius B? (DA2)

White dwarf

300

e

Emission lines
300

Are A & B type stars known for high or low hydrogen lines?

high hydrogen lines

300

Professor Kevin Luhman discovered two brown dwarfs orbiting each other, the closest brown dwarfs to the sun. What is the system's name?

Luhman 16

300

Was the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty or Qing dynasty? (You guys should know this)

Ming dynasty

400

What type of object is Teide 1? (M8.8V) (TRICK QUESTION)

Brown dwarf

400

n

Nebulous, broad, diffuse absorption lines

400

What constellation (or name at least one star in it) is featured in the most flags?

The constellation Crux. (Acrux, Mimosa, Gacrux, Delta Crucis)

400

There is a star known as "Godzilla" named after the kaiju due to its luminosity. What type of star is it?

a Luminous Blue Variable

400

Is fascism materialistic or idealistic?

idealistic

500

What type of object is BI 253? (O2V-III(n)((f*)))

Blue main-sequence star

500

R (former classification)

Early carbon star

500

What is the 5th closest star system to the sun? (hint: it had a major role in the movie Star Trek)

Wolf 359

500

Which star will pass through the Solar System's Oort Cloud in roughly 1.3 million years? (hint: ______ 710)

Gliese 710

500

What was the song that Meowbah made a cover for on May 5, 2026?

Pray For The Left