THE PLANETS

(e.g., How many planets are in the solar system? Answer: Eight.)

Freshman level

1. Which planet has a prominent ring system?

2. Which planet has been called “The Blue Marble”?

3. Name the largest of the planets.

Graduate level

4. Which planet is farthest from the sun?

5. What planet is nicknamed “The Red Planet”?

6. Which is the first planet from the sun?

Ph.D. level

7. This planet appears as a morning star or an evening star.

8. Which planet has not been an answer to one of the previous seven questions?

9. This body was recognized as the ninth planet until 2006.

Answers: 1. Saturn. 2. Earth. 3. Jupiter. 4. Neptune. 5. Mars. 6. Mercury. 7. Venus. 8. Uranus. 9. Pluto.

— North America Syndicate