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