Constellation Quiz

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5

Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10

Question 11

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Question 1
WHO AM I?

My friend Paethon fell out of the sun chariot
and into deep water. I dove to find him, but
could not. I looked like a big white bird to
Jupiter, Father of the Gods. I am also known
as the Northern Cross.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 2
WHO AM I?

We are the twin sons of Jupiter.
Jupiter placed a star on each of our foreheads.
He made us into one constellation
so we could be together.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 3
WHO AM I?

I have two dogs and I follow
the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear.
Our job is to keep them in the part
of the sky where they belong.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 4
WHO AM I?

I was in love with Europa.
I turned myself into a snow-shite bull.
I galloped away to Europa.
You can see only the upper part of my body.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 5
WHO AM I?

I was made in honor of Medusa.
I was made from sea foam.
I have wings but am not a bird or an insect.
I am a great square in the corner of the sky.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 6
WHO AM I?

I was thrown into the sky
by my tail by Jupiter.
This saved me from being killed by my son.
My son was also thrown into the sky.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 7
WHO AM I?

I was a great hunter.
Diana shot me with an arrow.
She felt so badly that she
turned me into a constellation.
I am the brightest constellation in the sky.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 8
WHO AM I?

I was a beautiful queen.
I bragged about my beauty.
This made the sea nymphs angry. 
I now have to spend half of my year
upside down on my throne.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 9
WHO AM I?

Apollo made me out of a turtle shell.
I was a musical instrument.
Orpheus played beautiful and sad music
on me when eurydice died.
I was placed with the stars when Euridyce
wasn't allowed to return to earth.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 10
WHO AM I?

I went on a hunting trip with Cephalus.
My master's wife was shot because I barked
to warn him that there was something near our camp.
I will forever chase a rabbit and never catch it.
You find me following Orion.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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Question 11
WHO AM I?

I was thrown into the sky
by my tail by Jupiter.
This prevented me from killing my son.
My mother was also thrown into the sky.

Possible answers in alphabetical order

BOÖTES	CANIS MINOR & CANIS MAJOR	CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS	GEMINI	LYRA
ORION	PEGASUS	TAURUS
URSA MAJOR	URSA MINOR

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