Star Quiz

Gaze up at the night sky and you’ll find countless twinkling stars, each with its own story and secrets. From the birth of a star in a nebula to the end of its life as a supernova, stars are the building blocks of galaxies and the subjects of endless fascination. Are you ready to shine with your stellar knowledge? Let’s see how much you know about these luminous wonders!

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Star Quiz Questions Overview

1. What is the primary element stars are made of?

Oxygen

Hydrogen

Carbon

Nitrogen

2. Which of the following is the closest star to Earth?

Alpha Centauri

Proxima Centauri

Sirius

The Sun

3. What is the name of the process by which stars generate energy?

Nuclear fission

Nuclear fusion

Radioactive decay

Photon emission

4. What type of star is the Sun classified as?

Red giant

White dwarf

Yellow dwarf

Blue giant

5. What is the final stage of a massive star’s life cycle?

White dwarf

Neutron star

Black hole

Supernova

6. Which constellation is known as the ‘Hunter’?

Orion

Scorpius

Cassiopeia

Lyra

7. What is a binary star system?

A star with two planets

Two stars orbiting each other

A star with two moons

Two stars that never interact

8. What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky?

Betelgeuse

Sirius

Vega

Polaris

9. What is the term for a star that suddenly increases in brightness and then fades?

Nova

Supernova

Pulsar

Quasar

10. Which type of star is the hottest?

Red dwarf

Yellow dwarf

Blue giant

White dwarf

11. What is the name of the region where new stars are born?

Black hole

Pulsar

Nebula

Quasar

12. What is the approximate lifespan of a star like the Sun?

1 billion years

5 billion years

10 billion years

20 billion years

13. What is the name of the star cluster that includes the Pleiades?

Hyades

Orion Nebula

Pleiades

Andromeda

14. What is the term for a star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and collapsed into a very dense state?

Red giant

White dwarf

Neutron star

Black hole

15. Which star is known as the North Star?

Sirius

Betelgeuse

Polaris

Vega

16. What is the term for the explosion of a massive star at the end of its life cycle?

Nova

Supernova

Pulsar

Quasar

17. What is a pulsar?

A rapidly rotating neutron star

A type of black hole

A star in the process of forming

A star that has just exploded

18. Which of the following stars is the largest in terms of volume?

The Sun

Betelgeuse

Sirius

Proxima Centauri

19. What is the name of the effect that causes stars to twinkle?

Redshift

Blueshift

Scintillation

Refraction

20. What is the name of the star system that includes Alpha Centauri?

Andromeda

Alpha Centauri

Sirius

Orion

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Star Quiz Questions Overview

1. What is the primary element stars are made of?

2. Which of the following is the closest star to Earth?

3. What is the name of the process by which stars generate energy?

4. What type of star is the Sun classified as?

5. What is the final stage of a massive star’s life cycle?