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