The
Universe
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Test your knowledge!

In the following quiz you will pick the best answer for the maximum percentage answered correctly. Some questions have more than one right answer, but only one of the answers for those questions will yield the most percentage points. Let's get started...

1. If a fire cracker was exploded in outer space, you would...

hear it after 10 seconds.

hurt your own ears.

not hear anything.

be deaf in outer space.

find none of the above answers to be correct.

2. How large is the Milky Way galaxy?

about 587 trillion miles across.

we are unable to estimate the size because it is immensely large.

larger than 10,000 of our solar systems set end to end.

about 100,000 light-years across.

about 5.87 quadrillion miles across.

3. True or False: The Sun is one of the tiniest stars in the universe.

true.

false.

4. Neutron stars are...

usually huge in diameter.

extremely bright compared to all other star types.

another name for a black hole.

extremely dense and compact stars.

not actually real. They only exist in the movies.

5. Which galaxy is Thor from?

Milky Way.

Andromeda.

IC 1101 Galaxy.

Bohemian.

The answer isn't here.