Statistics for Space trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many planets have a ring system?	3	85%
Mimas and Rhea are moons of what planet?	Saturn	72%
What planet is flipped 90 degrees?	Uranus	71%
What planet has the shortest orbital period around the sun?	Mercury	63%
What comet passes by Earth every 76 years?	Halley's Comet	54%
What is the name for a space rock that has landed on Earth?	Meteor	53%
What was the first asteroid discovered?	Ceres	34%
What is Pluto's largest moon?	Charon	33%
What belt is located beyond Neptune?	Kuiper Belt	30%
Which space agency launched the Rosseta probe?	ESA	29%
What is the largest dwarf planet?	Eris	27%
Where do most comets originate?	The Oort Cloud	25%
What is an object too big to be a planet but too small to be a star called?	Brown Dwarf	22%
What celestial body is referred to as a "Hairy Snowball"	Comet	22%
How many constellations are there?	88	15%
What is the name of a planet that does not orbit a star?	Rogue Planet	15%
Who discovered Uranus?	William Herschel	15%
Who was the first american in space?	Alan Shepard	14%
What is the largest constellation?	Hydra	14%
What nebula contains The Pillars of Creation?	Eagle Nebula	10%
What nebula is located within the Orion nebula?	Horse Head Nebula	10%
What is the brightest star in the constellation Lyre?	Vega	10%
What is the high point of an orbit around Earth?	Apogee	9%
What incomplete equation predicts the likelihood of extraterrestrial life?	Drake Equation	8%
What will the sun become after it becomes a red giant?	Planetary Nebula	5%