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Black Holes trivia quiz

How well do you really know Black Holes? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 Black Holes questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Black Holes questions cover

  • Galactic Center
  • Gravitational Waves
  • Singularities
  • Energy Extraction
  • Entropy
  • Evaporation
  • First Image
  • Formation
  • Inner Horizons
  • Milky Way
  • Neutron Stars
  • Orbital Motion

Try three Black Holes questions

Question 1

What force makes it extremely difficult for anything to escape a black hole?

  1. Gravity
  2. Magnetism
  3. Weak nuclear force
  4. Strong nuclear force
Show the answer

Gravity

Question 2

What is the name for the boundary beyond which nothing can return to the outside universe?

  1. Accretion disk
  2. Event horizon
  3. Photon jet
  4. Ergosphere
Show the answer

Event horizon

Question 3

According to classical theory, what is the extremely dense central region of one of these objects called?

  1. Corona
  2. Nebula
  3. Singularity
  4. Asteroid belt
Show the answer

Singularity

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Black Holes match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Black Holes questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

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