Q 01/05

How many sides does a hexagon have?

A) 5

B) 4

C) 6

D) 3

Answer · why

C) 6

The word comes from Greek: hex means six and gonia means corner. Honeycomb cells and most pencils are hexagons.

Q 02/05

How many planets are in our Solar System?

A) 7

B) 8

C) 5

D) 6

Answer · why

B) 8

There were nine on classroom posters until 2006, when Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.

Q 03/05

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

A) Neptune

B) Venus

C) Mars

D) Mercury

Answer · why

D) Mercury

It is also the smallest planet, and a year there lasts only 88 Earth days.

Q 04/05

Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?

A) Neptune

B) Earth

C) Saturn

D) Jupiter

Answer · why

D) Jupiter

Jupiter is so big that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.

Q 05/05

Which planet is nicknamed the Red Planet?

A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Jupiter

Answer · why

B) Mars

The red color is rust: iron oxide in the dust and rocks that cover most of its surface.

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