Q 01/05

Which symbol stands for Aquarius in horoscopes and on star charts?

A) An arrow

B) A pair of scales

C) Two wavy lines

D) A ram's horns

Answer · why

C) Two wavy lines

Two wavy lines. They are usually read as ripples of the water that the figure of Aquarius, Latin for 'water-carrier', pours out across the sky.

Q 02/05

Aquarius is eleventh in the zodiac, which starts each spring with what sign?

A) Taurus

B) Aries

C) Cancer

D) Gemini

Answer · why

B) Aries

Aries. Astrologers count the signs from the March equinox, the first day of northern spring, so every list of them opens with Aries and reaches Aquari...

Q 03/05

Despite its name and its jar, Aquarius belongs to which of the four elements?

A) Earth

B) Air

C) Fire

D) Water

Answer · why

B) Air

Air. The four elements repeat through the zodiac in a set order (fire, earth, air, water), so the eleventh sign lands on air, whatever its figure is p...

Q 04/05

Aquarius only carries water; which of these signs truly belongs to the water element?

A) Libra

B) Taurus

C) Gemini

D) Scorpio

Answer · why

D) Scorpio

Scorpio. Two other signs share its water element; each element claims every fourth sign, so the trio fall four months apart around the year.

Q 05/05

Which planet is Aquarius's ruler in modern astrology?

A) Uranus

B) Venus

C) Pluto

D) Neptune

Answer · why

A) Uranus

Uranus. It was unknown as a planet until William Herschel spotted it by telescope in 1781; modern astrologers later moved Aquarius to it from the sign...