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ECLIPSE TRIVIA!!!
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1
When will the next total solar eclipse with a path of totality that crosses the U.S. from coast to coast take place?
2037
2025
Never
2045
2
True or false? Eclipses have "twins."
False
True
3
Over how many state capitals will the path of the 2024 eclipse cross?
None
Two
Four
Five
4
What 2009 TV show featured a total solar eclipse?
The Simpsons
The Big Bang Theory
Third Rock from the Sun
Mad Men
5
The earliest known record of a solar eclipse was made in which country, and how many years ago?
Russia; 12,000
Ireland; 5,000
Iceland; 7,000
Egypt; 2,000
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What are people called who travel around the world to observe total solar eclipses?
Celestilites
Eclipsadors
Umbraphiles
Solalogists
7
What is the traditional post-eclipse celebratory drink
Dark chocolate milkshake
Egg cream
Stout beer
Mount Gay Eclipse Barbados Rum
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Which of these is true of this culture in ancient times?
Vietnamese believed eclipses were caused by a giant frog devouring the Sun
Hindu believed eclipses are from the sun swallowing a demon's severed head
Korean folklore said eclipse was caused by mythical dogs riding on the Sun
Vikings believed eclipses were caused by a wolf howling at the Sun
9
What is the maximum duration of totality of the upcoming 2024 total eclipse?
4 mins, 28 seconds
12 mins, 18 seconds
3 mins, 21 seconds
37 seconds
10
How many miles long was the path of the 2017 total eclipse?
5,290
8,600
7,627
6,033
11
Prior to the 2017 total eclipse, who was President during the last total eclipse to cross the US from coast to coast?
Roosevelt
Wilson
Taft
Hoover
12
What US City had a major league baseball team called "The <INSERT CITY NAME> Eclipse" from 1882-1884?
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Louisville
13
The word "eclipse" comes from "ekleipsis," the Ancient Greek word for....
Coverage
Darkness
Hiding
Abandonment
14
The temperature can drop 20 degrees or more during a total solar eclipse.
False
True
15
What song was voted the most popular eclipse-related song in a 2022 Twitter poll?
Dark side of the Moon by Pink FLoyd
Total eclipse of the heart by Bonnie Tyler
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mannn
