The aim of this quiz is to test your students' knowledge on the Milky Way Galaxy, and revise relevant vocabulary. It contains twenty questions. There is a scoreboard to keep track of points in case you would like to do the quiz as a team game.

2. Centaurus A
Milky Way
Andromeda
Which galaxy contains our
solar system?
A
B
C
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3. Egyptians
Greeks
Persians
Which ancient people gave the
Milky Way Galaxy its name?
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B
C
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4. irregular
elliptical
spiral
What is the shape of the Milky
Way galaxy?
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B
C
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5. 100 billion to 400 billion
100 million to 400 million
100,000 to 400,000
How many stars is the Milky
Way galaxy estimated to
contain?
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B
C
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6. the galactic halo
the galactic disk
the galactic center
The highest density of stars is
found in which part of the
Milky Way?
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B
C
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7. the halo
the disk
the bulge or galactic center
Where are the youngest stars
in the Milky Way Galaxy
located?
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B
C
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8. a red giant star
a black hole
a supernova
What do astronomers believe
is at the center of the Milky
Way?
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B
C
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9. Taurus A
Perseus A
Sagittarius A
What is the name of the
supermassive black hole in the
center of the Milky Way?
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B
C
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10. stars
dark matter
white dwarfs
What does most of the mass
of the Milky Way appear to be
made of?
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B
C
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11. 100,000
50,000
10,000
How many light years is the
diameter of the Milky Way?
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B
C
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12. asteroids
dust and gas
stars
What makes the galactic
center of the Milky Way
difficult to see?
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B
C
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13. Baade’s Window
Shapley’s Window
Hawking’s Window
What is the name of the area in
the sky through which the
Galactic Center is more visible?
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B
C
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14. Gemini
Sagittarius
Cassiopeia
As viewed from Earth, the center
of the Galaxy lies in the direction
of which constellation?
A
B
C
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15. 25,000
20,000
15,000
How many light years is Earth
away from the Galactic
Center?
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B
C
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16. 250 million years
250, 000 years
250 billion years
How long does it take our solar
system to complete one orbit around
the center of the Milky Way?
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B
C
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17. the Galileo Group
the Hubble Group
the Local Group
Which group of galaxies does
the Milky Way belong to?
A
B
C
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18. 50
20
10
Approximately, how many
galaxies are there in the Local
Group?
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B
C
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19. Scorpius Supercluster
Virgo Supercluster
Leo Supercluster
Which supercluster is the Local
Group part of?
A
B
C
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20. Socrates
Plato
Democritus
Which Greek philosopher
proposed that the Milky Way
might consist of distant stars?
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B
C
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21. in 1620
In 1610
in 1600
When did Galileo prove that
the Milky Way was made of
numerous faint stars?
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B
C
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