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Solar System Trivia

Can you guess these facts about the Solar System in which we reside?
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Last updated: February 5, 2022
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First submittedFebruary 5, 2022
Times taken28,679
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Planet which is closest to the Sun
Mercury
Gas that composes 96% of Venus's thick atmosphere, creating a runaway
greenhouse effect?
Carbon dioxide
"Belt" which appears between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
The asteroid belt
The largest object in that belt, named for the Roman goddess of agriculture
Ceres
Name one of the four largest moons of Jupiter
Ganymede | Callisto |
Europa | Io
Pluto is this type of planet
Dwarf planet
"Belt" which appears beyond the orbit of Neptune and is home to the above
Kuiper Belt
To the nearest whole number, the mass of the sun as a percent of the
mass of the entire solar system
100%
Galaxy in which our Solar System is located
Milky Way
Term for a model of the Solar System which places the sun at the center
Heliocentric
Term which refers to the distance between the Earth and the Sun
Astronomical Unit
Martian volcano that is nearly three times higher than Mount Everest
Olympus Mons
Giant storm that has been visible on the surface of Jupiter since at least 1878
Great Red Spot
Comet that appears in the inner solar system every 75–76 years
Halley's Comet
What became, in 2012, the first human-built probe to exit the solar system
Voyager 1
Nearest star to the sun
Proxima Centauri
Gas that composes 89% of the volume of Jupiter
Hydrogen
Shape that mysteriously appears on the north pole of Saturn
Hexagon
Comet that slammed into Jupiter in 1994 with the force of 6 trillion tons of TNT
Shoemaker–Levy
Crystallized carbon substance that scientists think might rain from the sky
on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Diamonds
Hawke
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Level 74
Feb 6, 2022
Cool quiz!
Jilb
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Level 88
Feb 7, 2022
Ugh kuiper not kuyper. I tried everything but the correct spelling
BlackLab
+6
Level 65
Feb 7, 2022
I tried Shumaker... (D'OH)
unknown2000
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Level 48
Feb 16, 2022
Better than my attempt with Schumacher!
Nachtschicht
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Level 58
Feb 7, 2022
I tried red dot, big red dot, great red dot... but not spot!
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Feb 7, 2022
Tried all shapes up to pentagon...
TomatosRaafatos
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Level 73
Feb 13, 2022
Do you work under the DoD by any chance?
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Feb 16, 2022
I never heard of that one, either, but eventually got it guessing random shapes.
TravelingMama
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Level 73
Feb 8, 2022
I also thought it was Kuyper! So close.
belor
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Level 57
Feb 16, 2022
18/20, way better than I thought I'd do! :D
Gumbledalf
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Level 71
Feb 16, 2022
Nitpick: Dwarf planets are not a type of planet, but in fact a wholly separate category.

From Wikipedia: "In 2006 the concept was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as a category of sub-planetary objects, part of a three-way recategorization of bodies orbiting the Sun: planets, dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. […] Since 2006 the IAU and perhaps the majority of astronomers have excluded them from the roster of planets." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet

DorkmeisterBlu
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Level 72
Feb 16, 2022
So disappointed the comet wasn't Eugene-Levy
music99
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Level 53
Feb 16, 2022
I tried both eugene and dan for Jupiter's comet...neither were right for some reason...
plattitude
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Level 92
Feb 16, 2022
At times I wish I could send Daniel crashing into Jupiter... #COYS
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Feb 16, 2022
Pretty easy. Lived in this solar system all my life.
Anderis
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Level 69
Feb 17, 2022
Too solar-centric.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Feb 19, 2022
Don't you mean heliocentric?
cranbeckh
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Level 68
Feb 16, 2022
Hmmm...what's the scientific name for the Great Red Spot?
eppek
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Level 59
Feb 16, 2022
Great Red Spot
Jayjaysciz
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Level 55
Feb 16, 2022
I remember Halley's comet from like 5th/6th grade. It was such a big deal at the time. But for all these years I thought it was Hailey's comet. Lol I guess I learned something today!
ProfessorTaco567
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Level 46
Jun 12, 2023
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that.
Hdny42
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Level 63
Feb 16, 2022
Got 19 but couldn’t remember the _____-Levy one. Tried joke answers like Marv and Chandra. Obviously both incorrect.
pkerr116
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Level 73
Feb 20, 2022
Too heliocentric.
Ajno239
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Level 22
Feb 21, 2023
H2 should be a valid answer for Hydrogen :)

I mean, CO2 already is for Carbon Dyoxide

MrJaydenfire
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Level 46
Mar 19, 2024
I got 100% first try, I am a nerd in fact
GuerillaGorilla
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Level 49
Apr 8, 2024
How is it possible that the average score is 11? That's concerningly low.
worldtraveler
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Level 53
Apr 12, 2024
When I put the "The asteroid belt" it is not coming up as valid answer - what's up with that? Seems to be an error in your system. Asteroid does not come up either.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 12, 2024
Sorry about that. Forgot to ignore the "the". Asteroid would have worked though.
quizzicalguy
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Level 65
Apr 12, 2024
I should know more about the asteroid belt and the outer planets. But with today's economy, who can afford to travel?
whc03grady
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Level 59
Apr 12, 2024
Didn't one or both Pioneers leave the Solar System before either Voyager?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 12, 2024
Instead of asking, why not look it up?
Dolphinsrock10
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Level 25
Apr 15, 2024
I kept writing red dot, not red spot
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