quiz 1684 – solar system

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1	In what century did William Herschel discover Uranus? 18th, 20th, 19th, 17th
2	In what year was Pluto "demoted" to a be labelled a Dwarf Planet? 2000, 2009, 2006, 2013
3	In what year was Pluto discovered? 1990, 1960, 1930, 1900
4	In which century was Venus first discovered? 18th, 20th, 19th, 17th
5	In which year did Galieli discover the four major moon of Jupiter? 1810, 1910, 1710, 1610
6	Ishtar Terra is the northern continent on which planet? Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Mars
7	Janus is a moon of which planet? Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
8	Johann Galle was the discoverer of which planet? Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
9	Johann Schroter spotted 20km Mountains on which planet in 1800? Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Venus
10	Lacus Mortis or the Lake of Death can be found on what body of the solar system? Earth, The Moon, The Sun, Mars
11	Launched in 2015, when did the planned Bepi Colombo reach Mercury? 2019, 2017, 2016, 2018
12	Lila was the originally proposed name for what? Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Pluto
13	Lobate Scarps are a feature of which planet? Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury
14	Mare Australe can be found where in the Solar System? Mars, Earth, The Sun, The Moon
15	Mariner 1 and Mariner 2 were sent to visit which planet? Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars
16	Mariner 10 in the 1970s was sent to visited which planet? Mars, Mercury, Earth, Neptune
17	Mariner 4 was the first ship to flyby which planet? Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury
18	Maxwell Montes is the highest mountain on which planet? Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus
19	Metis and Leda are moons of which planet? Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn
20	Mimas is a moon of which planet? Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus