How well do you know the universe?

[ivan astikov]

Try this 50 question quiz and see how well you fare.

http://www.virginmedia.com/digital/f...d-universe.php

I managed a score of 35, which I'm fairly pleased with, but I'll be expecting much better from Angua, our resident astronomer.

[artifex]

33; I managed to resist the temptation to Google for answers, I do human biology, not astronomy, and I haven't had any coffee yet this morning, so I'm happy.

[What Exit?]

I'm disappointed I blew the Shooting Star question, learned something though at least. I am really glad I remembered the third astronaut's name.

I got a 37 in the end but I used a calculator on 2 of them so maybe I only get a 35.

[Cluricaun]

31, lowest yet, but still not that bad. It was a nice refresher on some of that stuff.

[OtakuLoki]

47/50. No Googling. Yes, I'm that big a geek.

I am annoyed I talked myself out of the right answer for first planetary probe mission.

[What Exit?]

47/50. No Googling. Yes, I'm that big a geek.

I am annoyed I talked myself out of the right answer for first planetary probe mission.

Impressive, I consider myself a bit of a space nut and my score was a little disappointing in realizing how much I did not know or forgot.

[ivan astikov]

I got through 27 questions without getting one wrong and then fell to pieces on the latter section.

[What Exit?]

I got through 27 questions without getting one wrong and then fell to pieces on the latter section.

I wonder if they mix the questions up at all. I felt the last 20 was easier than the first 30.

[ivan astikov]

I've just checked it again, and yes, they do mix them up. ( I got 45 this time.)

[Inigo Montoya]

35 without cheating.

About a quarter of the correct answers were guesses though. You know that song from The Meaning Of Life? Pretty useful except "The galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars..." Turns out, it's 200 billion. Fuckin' comedians.