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