Constellations Trivia
If you can name stars without getting lost in a cosmic mess, you might just be the constellation cracker we're looking for!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which river's annual flood did ancient Egyptians time with the heliacal rising of Sirius?
Nile
Which mythic creature, slain by Theseus with Ariadne’s thread, was imprisoned in the Labyrinth on Crete?
Minotaur
Which constellation, often depicted as a mythic figure wielding a club, is famously known as “the Hunter” in the night sky?
Orion
Trace a line south from the Big Dipper’s two pointer stars, Merak and Dubhe, to Leo’s brightest star—what’s that star called?
Regulus
Which popular meteor shower peaking around August 12–13 seems to radiate near the Double Cluster in a hero’s constellation?
Perseids