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Andromeda Galaxy Quiz
Difficulty level 8


Example Quiz 1

    1. Who discovered the Andromeda galaxy?
    French astronomer Charles Messier
    Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
    Chinese astronomer Tsu Ch'ung-Chi



    2. The Messier number and NGC number of the Andromeda galaxy are,
    M1 and NGC 61
    M31 and NGC 224
    M43 and NGC 102



    3. Andromeda galaxy belongs to,
    Virgo galaxy cluster
    Andromeda galaxy cluster
    Local Group galaxy cluster



    4. What is the apparent visual magnitude of the Andromeda galaxy?
    +3.4
    +5.2
    +6.8



    5. Who took the first photograph of the Andromeda galaxy and detected the spiral stucture?
    Issac Roberts
    William Huggins
    Hunbury Brown



    6. What is the diameter of Andromeda galaxy?
    95,000 light years
    150,000 light years
    220,000 light years



    7. What is the distance of Andromeda galaxy measured from the Earth?
    1.7 million light years
    2.5 million light years
    28 million light years



    8. The number of stars in the Andromeda galaxy is,
    Greater than the Milky Way
    Roughly equal to Milky Way
    Lesser than the Milky Way



    9. Andromeda galaxy is located in the constellation of,
    Orion
    Cassiopia
    Andromeda



    10. According to de Vaucouleurs galaxy classification, Andromeda is a,
    Sb type galaxy
    SAb type galaxy
    SBb type galaxy



    11. The first radio emissions from the Andromeda galaxy was detected by,
    Arecibo Radio Observatory
    Jodrell Bank Observatory
    Noto Radio Observatory



    12.The rate of star formation on Andromeda galaxy is,
    Higher than the Milky Way galaxy
    Equal to the Milky Way galaxy
    Lower than the Milky Way galaxy



    13. How many globular clusters have been identified in the Andromeda galaxy?
    82
    140
    460



    14. How many satellite galaxies orbit the Andromeda galaxy?
    3
    6
    14



    15. The largest satellite galaxy of Andromeda is,
    M32 galaxy
    M110 galaxy
    Pegasus Dwarf galaxy



    16. The spectrum of the Andromeda galaxy has,
    A blue shift
    A red shift
    No shift



    17. Andromeda galaxy is,
    Moving away from the Milky Way galaxy
    Moving towards the Milky Way galaxy
    Maintaining the same distance with the Milky Way galaxy



    18. The Andromeda galaxy core has,
    A double nucleus
    A giant globular cluster
    A large dust cloud



    19. Andromeda galaxy,
    Is visible to the naked eye
    Needs at least 10x50 binoculars to spot in the night sky
    Needs a telescope of 6" or larger aperture to observe



    20. What will happen to Andromeda galaxy in the future?
    It will collide with the Triangulum galaxy
    It will collide with the Milky Way galaxy
    It will convert into an irregular shaped galaxy





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