3. Choose the letter of the correct
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4. What is the largest constellation?
a.) Andromeda
b.) Hydra
c.) Cygnus
d.) Orion
5. How many official constellations are
there?
a.) 88
b.) 85
c.) 99
d.) 89
6. What constellation represents the eagle
that carried the thunderbolts of the
Greek god Zeus?
a.) Aquarius
b.) Aquila
c.) Sagittarius
d.) Auriga
7. What is the smallest constellation?
a.) Crux
b.) Microscopium
c.) Sagitta
d.) Hercules
8. What is the latin name given to the
constellation of twins?
a.) Aries
b.) Equules
c.) Gemini
d.) Pisces
9. What constellation represents the fish
of tropical waters that can glide above
the waves on its outstretched fins?
a.) Vulpecula
b.) Pisces
c.) Aries
d.) Volans
10. This constellation, the Scales, can be
found between Scorpius and Virgo. It is
the age-old symbol of justice, harmony
and balance.
a.) Leo
b.) Aries
c.) Libra
d.) Scalo
11. This constellation is represented as a pair
of fish facing in opposite directions,
connected at the tail by a common star. In
ancient times, the two fish were shown
swimming together.
a.) Pegasus
b.) Pisces
c.) Virga
d.) Trout
12. The constellation is believed to have
originated with the Babylonians. He was
their god of War, and he stands with his
bow aimed at the heart of Scorpius, the
scorpion.
a.) Orion
b.) Sagittarius
c.) Archarion
d.) Aries
13. What constelation represents Noah’s
dove?
a.) Aries
b.) Ophiuchus
c.) Columba
d.) Coma Berenices
14. It is a small constellation in the
southern hemisphere, named by French
astronomer Abbé Nicolas Louis de
Lacaille known as Air Pump.
a.) Apus
b.) Antlia
c.) Andromeda
d.) Lyra
15. It is one of the larger constellations in
the northern hemisphere. Its name
means "lion" in Latin.
a.) Libra
b.) Lupus
c.) Leo
d.) Lynx
16. What is the smallest constellation of
zodiac?
a.) Pisces
b.) Cancer
c.) Capricornus
d.) Libra
17. It is the seventh largest constellation in
the sky. It was named after the
mythological winged horse and introduced
by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the
2nd century.
a.) Sagitta
b.) Taurus
c.) Pegasus
d.) Serpens
18. It is a small, faint constellation in the
northern hemisphere. Its name means
"lizard" in Latin.
a.) Lepus
b.) Lupus
c.) Lyra
d.) Lacerta
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21. Despite being the largest of all the 88
constellations, hydra is far from
prominent. Its head, formed by a loop of
six stars of 3rd and 4th magnitiude, lies
just between the north of the celistial
equator under Cancer. in Greek
mythology, Hyrda was a multiheaded
monster slain by Hercules.
H Y D R A
22. There are a total of 88 constellations
accepted by the scientist.
CONSTELLATION
23. Aquila lies on the celestial equator and
represents the eagle that carried the
thunderbolts of the Greek god Zeus. The
Milky way passes through the
constellation, and there are dense star
fields toward the border with scutum; the
brightest past is an area known as the
Scutum Star Cloud.
AQUILA
24. The smallest constellation in the sky,
Crux covers a mere 5 percent of the area
of the largest constellation, Hydra,
Nevertheless, it is one of the most
famous and easily recognized star
pattern of all.
CRUX
25. A constellation of zodiac. Gemini depicts the
mythological twins castor and Pollux, after
whom its two brightest stars are named.
GEMINI
26. This faint southern constellation adjoins
Carina. Invented at the end of the 16th century
by the Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon
Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It
represents the fish of tropical waters that can
glide above the waves on its outstretched.
VOLANS
27. A constellation of zodiac, Libra lies just south
of the celestial equator, between Virgo and
Scorpius. Libra was first visualized as a
balance by the romans over 2,000 years ago,
and it is now usually depicted as the3 scales
held by the adjacent figure of Virgo, who is
seen as the goddess of justice.
LIBRA
28. This constellation of zodiac, lying between
Aquarius and Aries, depicts two fishes
whose tails are each tied with cord. In one
Greek myth, the fish represent Aphrodite
and her son Eros, who plunged into the
Euphrates to escape typhon, a multiheaded
monster.
PISCES
29. This constellation of the zodiac lies
between Scorpius and Capricornus. It
depicts Crotus, the son of the Greek god
Pan and the inventor of archery, aiming
his bow at scorpion.
SAGITTARIUS
30. Columba was introduced in the late 16th
century by the Dutch astronomer Petrus
Plancius, who created it from stars near
Canis Major. It represents Noah’s dove.
COLUMBA
31. Antlia is a faint constellation considerably
overshadowed by its glorious southern
neighbors Centaurus and Vela. Antlia was
invented in the 18th century by the French
astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille and
represents a mechanical air pump.
ANTLIA
32. This large, impressive constellation depicts
a crouching lion. In Greek myth, this was the
Lion that Hercules killed as one of his 12
labors. Leo is a constellation of the zodiac,
lying between Cancer and Virgo.
LEO
33. The smallest constellation of the zodiac, lying
between Sagittarius and Aquarius,
Capricornus depicts a fish-tailed goat.
CAPRICORNUS
34. This large constellation north of Aquarius and Pisces
adjoins Andromeda. It represents the upper body of
the winged horse that, in Greek mythology, sprang
from the body of Medusa when she was beheaded by
Perseus.
PEGASUS
35. Lacerta is a small and insignificant constellation of
the northern sky on the edge of the Milky Way,
sandwiched between Cygnus and Andromeda. It
represents “ The Lizard “.
LACERTA