Q 01/05

What does the figure of Aquarius carry?

A) A bow

B) A water jar

C) A pair of scales

D) A sheaf of wheat

Answer · why

B) A water jar

The Latin name means water-bearer; the Greeks called him Hydrokhoos, which means the same thing.

Q 02/05

Aquarius is which sign in the order of the zodiac?

A) 12th

B) 11th

C) 10th

D) 9th

Answer · why

B) 11th

It sits between Capricorn and Pisces, in the depths of northern winter.

Q 03/05

Aquarius belongs to which element, despite the water jar?

A) Earth

B) Air

C) Fire

D) Water

Answer · why

B) Air

Gemini and Libra are the other air signs; the water pours from the jar, but the sign is not a water sign.

Q 04/05

Which planet was the traditional ruler of Aquarius before the 20th century?

A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Jupiter

D) Saturn

Answer · why

D) Saturn

Modern astrologers hand the job to Uranus, discovered in 1781.

Q 05/05

Which planet is Aquarius's ruler in modern astrology?

A) Uranus

B) Venus

C) Pluto

D) Neptune

Answer · why

A) Uranus

Traditional astrologers still use Saturn, which it shared with Capricorn.