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Just-for-fun science trivia challenge with time allowed for QUICK web research.

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1
What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
Sagittarius B
Sagittarius A
James T. Kirk
Alpha Centauri
2
Pluto was re-classified as a "dwarf planet" because...
...scientists decided that they didn't like Pluto very much
...scientists observed other objects sharing its orbit
...scientists decided that it was too small to be a planet
...scientists observed that it dramatically reduced in size
3
What is the "cosmic background radiation"?
radio waves left over from the Big Bang
another name for cosmic rays, remnants of supernovas
radiation produced by the nuclear fusion process
the scientific name for the nearest cluster of galaxies
4
Name a mammal species which does NOT give birth to live young.
Platypus
Hedgehog
Echidna
Pikachu
5
A proposed, testable explanation for a natural phenomenon is called...
a scientific Theory
a scientific Law
a hypothesis
an experiment
6
Which of the 8 planets were not discovered until after the invention of the telescope?
Uranus & Jupiter
Uranus & Neptune
Mercury & Mars
Saturn & Neptune
7
Who was the first person (that we know of) to propose that the Earth orbits the Sun?
Aristarchus of Samos
Nicolaus Copernicus
Archimedes of Syracuse
Galileo Galilei
8
What is the speed of light?
300,000 teraflops
300,000 kilometers per second
300,000,000 meters per second
300,000 kilometers per hour
9
A giant cloud of gas and dust which serves as a birth-place for stars is called a...
comet cloud
worm-hole
singularity
nebula
10
What taxonomic class within the Animal Kingdom do humans fall under?
Mammalia
Reptilia
Chordata
Fire Pokemon