December 24, 2019September 25, 2020 Welcome to the Luca Spot Quiz! Test your Astronomy proficiency by attending this quiz online. 1. The 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Ray Davis and Masatoshi Koshiba for detecting these particles. Which are these ? photons neutrinos gamma rays None 2. In which Indian state you would see this huge telescope (Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope -GMRT)? Karnataka Tamil Nadu Maharashtra None 3. This is a sketch of an observatory that existed in Thiruvananthapuram. Which king established this? Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma Marthanda Varma None 4. To whom did these famous telescopes belong? Isaac Newton Jahannes Kepler Galileo Galilei None 5. Which one of these is a red giant? Rudra (Sirius) Karthika (Pleiades) Rohini (Aldebaran) None 6. To which constellation does Ardra (Athira, Thiruvathira, Betelgeuse) belong? Cassiopea Leo Orion None 7. Who constructed this telescope? Jahannes Hevelius William Herschel Peter Dolond None 8. Chandrasekhar limit is a limit on the mass of _______ white dwarfs neutron stars black holes None 9. Where is this huge telescope? Chile China USA None 10. The Indian astronomer who argued that earth rotates around its axis. Brahmagupta Aryabhata Varahamihira None Name Phone Number Time's upTime is Up!
