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2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly - Quiz
Norwegian spiral anomaly
  • 1. On what date did the Norwegian spiral anomaly occur?
A) 10 November 2009
B) 9 November 2009
C) 9 December 2009
D) 10 December 2009
  • 2. How long did the light phenomenon last?
A) 5 minutes
B) 1 hour
C) 30 minutes
D) 10 minutes
  • 3. Besides Norway, from which other country was the spiral visible?
A) Finland
B) Denmark
C) Russia
D) Sweden
  • 4. What colors were used to describe the spiral phenomenon?
A) Red and white
B) Blue and grey
C) Green and yellow
D) Purple and orange
  • 5. Which Russian missile was identified as the likely cause of the event?
A) RSM-56 Bulava
B) R-36 Satan
C) RS-28 Sarmat
D) RSM-40 Topol
  • 6. Who suggested that the spiral was caused by a damaged third-stage nozzle?
A) Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
B) Jonathan McDowell
C) A Norwegian meteorological officer
D) Pavel Felgenhauer
  • 7. Which organization received hundreds of calls from residents about the light?
A) European Space Agency
B) Harvard–Smithsonian Center
C) Russian Defence Ministry
D) Norwegian Meteorological Institute
  • 8. What did UFO enthusiasts suggest the light could be?
A) A runaway satellite
B) A secret solar flare
C) A falling meteor
D) A wormhole
  • 9. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, what caused the failed test?
A) Intentional detonation
B) Collision with space debris
C) Technical malfunction at the third stage
D) Operator error
  • 10. What did celebrity astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard note about the event?
A) It originated from the Large Hadron Collider
B) It was a classified military experiment
C) The observed area was exceptionally large
D) It was a natural Northern Lights variant
  • 11. What was the result of the Russian missile test according to their spokesperson?
A) Failed
B) Successful
C) Postponed
D) Classified
  • 12. What did Pavel Felgenhauer call the light display?
A) Nice fireworks
B) An extraterrestrial craft
C) A planned atmospheric study
D) A dangerous radiation leak
  • 13. Where did some people speculate the light was linked to?
A) Baikonur Cosmodrome
B) Large Hadron Collider
C) International Space Station
D) Norway's national observatory
  • 14. A similar event occurred in Norway during which timeframe?
A) The month before
B) The previous year
C) The same week
D) The day after
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