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How much do you know about astronomy? Do you keep up on current events in the world of space science? Take our astronomy-themed pub trivia and test yourself. This pub trivia session was part of Astronomy on Tap on March 24, 2025. To participate, you can read the questions below and formulate answers, then watch the video to learn the correct answers with explanations. Alternatively, you can pause the video before each answer is revealed. Feel free to share your scores in the comments below!

00:00 Start of Trivia
00:17 1) Last week, two astronauts returned home to Earth after being unexpectedly marooned aboard the International Space Station. How many months were they in space?
01:04 2) Approximately how long will it take for the footprints left by the Apollo astronauts on the Moon to erode by natural processes?
03:53 3) Scientists propose that advanced alien civilizations might build megastructures surrounding individual stars to capture all of their energy—what is the name for this structure?
05:06 4) Last week there was a lunar eclipse visible across the USA. What mission viewed it as a solar eclipse from the surface of the Moon?
07:23 5) What is the name of an orbit circling around the sunrise/sunset line of the orbited object?
08:07 6) Invented in the early 20th century, what device enables scientists to see the tracks of ionizing particles as they travel through this chamber?
10:36 7) Which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are best suited to observing the hot material (1 million degrees) in the filaments of the cosmic web?
11:28 8) Surprisingly, the most distant (earliest formed) galaxy ever detected already appears to have significant amounts of this element, which is essential for human survival?
12:54 9) What hypothetical device, proposed by a theoretical physicist in the 1990s, is the most realistic model for a warp drive, enabling humans to travel faster than the speed of light?
14:43 10) The European Southern Observatory is currently building a new telescope called the ELT in Chile. What does ELT stand for?

If people like this, I can include these on our YouTube feed each month. Or maybe you hate it, and just want us to stick to the standard lecture format. Either way, let me know in the comments below.