Transcript burnquiz09_part2_ans

GU Astronomy
Burn Trip Quiz
Question 11
Buzz Aldrin, being accused by a
‘Moon Hoax’ theorist of faking the
Apollo 11 Moon landing
Question 12
Mooning
about
Ganymede
Dactyl
Ida
Titan and Encelaedus
Charon
Nix
Pluto
Shepherd moons
Phobos and Deimos
Death star
Question 13
Who said it?
“If I have seen
further, it is by
standing on the
shoulders of giants”
Isaac Newton
“Astronomy's much more
fun when you're not an
astronomer”
Brian May
“There is nothing new to be
discovered in physics now.
All that remains is more and
more precise measurement”
Lord Kelvin
“And yet it moves”
Galileo Galilei
“Physics is like sex:
sure, it leads to
some practical
results, but that’s
not why we do it”
Richard Feynman
Question 14
Name the
Telescope
VLT
Keck
SALT
Magellan
Square Kilometre Array
Question 15
Schiehallion
Used by Maskelyne to
attempt to measure G
Question 16
The ten Doctors
Name
Name
Peter Davidson
Number
5
Name
Jon Pertwee
Number
3
Name
Sylvester McCoy
Number
Name
7
Paul McGann
Number
8
Name
Patrick Troughton
Number
Name
2
Christopher Eccleston
Number
9
Name
David Tennant
Number
Name
10
Number
1
Name
Colin Baker
Number
William Hartnell
6
Tom Baker
Number
4
Question 17
Noctilucent clouds
Question 18
Elvis Presley
Question 19
Le Verrier.
Neptune
Vulcan
Question 20
Sci-Fi
Film Themes
Part One
Sci-Fi Film Themes
Film 20.1 = Transformers
Sci-Fi Film Themes
Film 20.2 = Galaxy Quest
Sci-Fi Film Themes
Film 20.3 = Total Recall
Sci-Fi Film Themes
Film 20.4 = Stargate
Sci-Fi Film Themes
Film 20.5 = Apollo 13
Sci-Fi Film Themes
Film 20.6 = Sunshine