Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua - Test
  • 1. What shape is 'Oumuamua believed to be?
A) Cube-shaped
B) Triangular
C) Cigar-shaped
D) Spherical
  • 2. At what speed did 'Oumuamua pass through our solar system?
A) 50,000 miles per hour
B) 400,000 miles per hour
C) 1 million miles per hour
D) About 196,000 miles per hour
  • 3. What is the most likely origin of 'Oumuamua?
A) An asteroid from our solar system
B) Fragment of a comet
C) Man-made object
D) From another star system
  • 4. What color is 'Oumuamua believed to be?
A) Blue
B) Reddish
C) Yellow
D) Green
  • 5. Which famous physicist claimed that 'Oumuamua could be an alien probe?
A) Neil deGrasse Tyson
B) Avi Loeb
C) Stephen Hawking
D) Carl Sagan
  • 6. What is the literal meaning of the name 'Oumuamua in Hawaiian?
A) Traveler
B) Friend
C) Scout
D) Visitor
  • 7. Where is 'Oumuamua heading now?
A) Out of the solar system
B) Towards Mars
C) Towards Jupiter
D) Towards the Sun
  • 8. What is the name of the telescope in Hawaii that first discovered 'Oumuamua?
A) Subaru
B) Hubble
C) Pan-STARRS
D) Keck
  • 9. What was 'Oumuamua's trajectory as it entered and exited our solar system?
A) Parabolic
B) Circular
C) Elliptical
D) Hyperbolic
  • 10. What unusual feature was observed about 'Oumuamua's brightness as it spun?
A) Remained constant
B) Completely dimmed every rotation
C) Varied by a factor of 10
D) Flashed irregularly
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