Name That Constellation

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15 questions · Published May 16, 2022

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Multiple Choice
1. What is the name for the constellation that makes the outline of a hunter?
Orion wields a club and a shield and is named for a great hunter in Greek mythology.
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2. ___________ is Latin for "lion" and represents the animal slain in Nemea by Hercules.
The slaying of the Nemean lion (Leo Nemeaeus) was the first of Hercules' twelve labors, as the lion's golden fur was impervious to mortal weapons.
Multiple Choice
3. What Greek god is said to have chained Cassiopeia to the sky for insulting his sea nymphs?
Cassiopeia is chained to the heavens by Poseidon for saying her daughter is more beautiful than all of his Nereids, or sea nymphs.
Multiple Choice
4. What Latin word for "archer" lends its name to this constellation?
FUN FACT
Sagittarius is the largest constellation in the Southern Hemisphere.
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5. ___________ Major and Minor are the actual names of the constellations commonly called the "Big and Little Dipper."
FUN FACT
Other colloquial names for Ursa Major include "the Wagon," "Charles's Wain," and "the Plough."

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