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1
The speed of the Moon as it moves across the Sun is approximately ______miles per hour.
5400 miles per hour
1400 miles per hour
400 miles per hour
2400 miles per hour
2
In what century did Johannes Kepler give a scientific description for a total solar eclipse?
18th century
17 Century
15th Century
16th Century
3
Syracuseans took advtge of supersticious Athenians during a lunar eclipse in which conflict?
The Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Macedonian War
The Peloponnesian War
4
During the eclipse of 1868, astronomer Jules Janssen discovered which element?
Cobalt
Arsenic
Chromium
Helium
5
According to Hindu mythology, the demon Rahu does what to the sun during an eclipse?
Steals the Sun
Swallows the sun
Covers the sun with a cloak
Carries the sun to the underworld
6
In which new testament story is a solar eclipse mentioned?
Jesus clearing the gamblers from the temple
Jesus walks on water
The baptism of John the Baptist
The crucifixion of Christ
7
The word eclipse comes from the word ekleipsis, the ancient Greek word for?
abandoned
unrequited love
fire
death
8
Shakespeare most notably refers to eclipses in which two of his plays?
Macbeth and King Lear
Romeo & Juliet and Julius Caesar
A Midsummer's Night Dream and Othello
Hamlet and The Tempest
9
Spots encircling the moon caused by sun's light shining through valleys of the moon are called?
Bailey's Beads
Cora's Crown
Hailey's Henna
Natalie's Necklace
10
It Italy, it is believed that which of the following occur during a solar eclipse?
Rainfall for the following month will increase
Flowers planted during this time will be brighter
People should abstain from pasta
The grapes and therefore the wine will taste sour
11
The eclipse on 8-21-2017 will be the 1st total solar eclipse visible from mainland USA since?
1957
1563
1979
1882
12
Traditionally, people in many cultures get together to do what during a solar eclipse?
Make door wreaths for good luck
Drink green tea
Bang pots and pans
Tell jokes
