Solar System and Planet Mercury Quiz

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

What is the color of Mercury?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Slate gray

How many days does it take for Mercury to orbit the Sun?

• 88 days

• 200 days

• 150 days

• 365 days

Which spacecraft performed 3 fly-pasts of Mercury in 1974?

• Mariner 10

• BepiColombo

• MESSENGER

• Voyager

What Italian scientist is the BepiColombo mission named after?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Giuseppe Colombo

• Andrea Ghez

What is the surface of Mercury like?

• Smooth and flat

• Full of vegetation

• Rocky, dusty, and covered in craters

• Covered in water

How many moons does Mercury have?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 0

When is the next Transit of Mercury expected to happen?

• 2050

• 2040

• 2032

• 2025

What is the name of the spacecraft that took close-up photographs of Mercury's surface in 2011?

• MESSENGER

• Mariner 10

• Voyager

• BepiColombo

What is the nickname of the huge impact site on Mercury known as 'Cloris Planitia'?

• Green Valley

• Red Spot

• Blue Crater

• Orange Area