Quiz for:
Notes on Planets and Cultural Significance

Question 1

Which day of the week is associated with Venus?

Question 2

What change occurred after Cernus's declaration about the Sun and Moon?

Question 3

What is the order of planets from the Sun, starting with the closest?

Question 4

Which ancient thought considered anything that moved against the background stars a planet?

Question 5

How many planets were there according to Cernus before he declared the Sun and Moon were not planets?

Question 6

What is the significance of the term 'ancient planets' in astronomy history?

Question 7

What discovery did William Herschel make in the late 18th century?

Question 8

Who argued that the Sun and the Moon are not planets, reducing the planet count?

Question 9

Who was Mercury in mythology, related to his associated day of the week, Wednesday?

Question 10

What was the original name given to Uranus by William Herschel?

Question 11

Which day of the week is named after Thor, equivalent to Jupiter?

Question 12

Which planet is named after the Norse god associated with lightning?

Question 13

On what basis were the days of the week named in connection to planets?

Question 14

What does the Greek term 'planus', related to the word planet, mean?

Question 15

What was the original Greek concept of a 'planet'?