This month’s quiz is all about The Mysterious Universe, it is, as always, sponsored very kindly by Nicols Killer Prices, Grant Street, Inverness.

1. What is a meteor?
   A. A sudden streak of light
   B. Cloud of dust
   C. Spinning mass of stars
   
2. What is a nebula?
   A. A piece of rock
   B. A cloud of dust and gas
   C. A spinning mass of stars
   
3. Which is the hottest planet?
   A. Venus
   B. Saturn
   C. Uranus
   
4. How large is our sun?
   A. 1,320,000 kilometres
   B. 143,000 kilometres
   C. 2,000,000 kilometres
   
5. What is the Great Red Spot?
   A. The big bulbous thing at the end of your aunties nose
   B. A swirling storm
   C. A swirling rock
   
6. How many moons does Jupiter have?
   A. 16
   B. 1
   C. 12
   
7. What causes lightning?
   A. Build up of gas
   B. Build up of lentil curry
   C. Build up of electric
   
8. What does a seismograph measure?
   A. Earthquakes
   B. Volcanoes
   C. Wind speed
   
9. What is ecology?
   A. Study of planets
   B. Study of weather
   C. Study of plants and animals
   
10. Which place has the least rain?
    A. Sahara in Africa
    B. Arica in Chile
    C. Fort William in Highland
    
11. How many muscles do we have?
    A. More than 600
    B. More than 120
    C. Some more than others
    
12. How does a star die?
    A. When it burns all it’s hydrogen
    B. Too much drink and drugs
    C. When it burns all it’s helium