1) Who discovered Uranus?
a) Gerard Kuiper
b) Pervical Lowell
c) William Herschel
d) James Watt

2) John Flamsteed saw Uranus in 1690 and he thought it to be a star. What did he call it?
a) Alpha Centauri
b) Proxima Centauri
c) 34 Tauri
d) 24 Gauri

3) What did William Herschel name Uranus?
a) Albertum Sidus
b) Georgium Sidus
c) Henrium Sidus
d) Edwardum Sidus

4) Who is Uranus in mythology?
a) God of Heaven
b) Goddess of Earth
c) God of Trees
d) God of Flowers

5) Which is the brightest ring of Uranus?
a) Alpha
b) Epsilon
c) Sigma
d) Omega

6) What is the number of rings of Uranus?
a) Seven
b) Three
c) Six
d) Eleven

7) How many satellites of Uranus were discovered in 1986?
a) 10
b) 14
c) 12
d) 16

8) Who discovered Belinda?
a) Sheppard
b) Voyager 2
c) Challenger
d) Gladman

9) After whom the satellites of Uranus are named?
a) Kings of England
b) Presidents of USA
c) Characters from the writings of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope
d) Characters from the writings of George Bernard Shaw

10) Which is the largest satellite of Uranus?
a) Ariel
b) Juliet
c) Oberon
d) Titania

Uranus Quiz Answers

1) Who discovered Uranus?
c) William Herschel

2) John Flamsteed saw Uranus in 1690 and he thought it to be a star. What did he call it?
c) 34 Tauri

3) What did William Herschel name Uranus?
b) Georgium Sidus

4) Who is Uranus in mythology?
a) God of Heaven

5) Which is the brightest ring of Uranus?
b) Epsilon

6) What is the number of rings of Uranus?
d) Eleven

7) How many satellites of Uranus were discovered in 1986?
a) 10

8) Who discovered Belinda?
b) Voyager 2

9) After whom the satellites of Uranus are named?
c) Characters from the writings of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope

10) Which is the largest satellite of Uranus?
d) Titania

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