The Famous Astronomers Quiz

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Famous Astronomers Quiz-1

Top Multiple Choice Questions with answers on Famous Astronomers (Basic Quiz)

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Who described the geocentric theory which placed the Earth at the center of the solar system?

Johannes Kepler

Galileo Galilei

Claudius Ptolemy

Christiaan Huygens

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Which astronomer suggested that the Sun was at the centre of the solar system?

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Claudius Ptolemy

Tycho Brahe

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Who discovered the 76-year cycle comet that bears his name?

Edwin Hubble

Giovanni Cassini

William Herschel

Edmond Halley

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Who discovered the first asteroid, Ceres?

Vera Rubin

William Herschel

Gottfried Galle

Giuseppe Piazzi

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Who discovered the planet Uranus?

William Herschel

Giovanni Cassini

Tycho Brahe

Edwin Hubble

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Who proposed the concept of the “Big Bang”?

Albert Einstein

Georges Lemaître

Christiaan Huygens

Edwin Hubble

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Who is known for developing the laws of planetary motion?

Nicolaus Copernicus

Tycho Brahe

Johannes Kepler

Galileo Galilei

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Who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter?

Edwin Hubble

Galileo Galilei

Carl Sagan

Johannes Kepler

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The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer?

Mark Hubble

Johannes Kepler

Edwin Hubble

Galileo Galilei

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Who was the first astronomer to use a telescope?

Nicolaus Copernicus

Claudius Ptolemy

Galileo Galilei

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