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2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly - Quiz
Contributed by: Batchelor
  • 1. On what date did the Norwegian spiral anomaly occur?
A) 10 November 2009
B) 9 December 2009
C) 9 November 2009
D) 10 December 2009
  • 2. How long did the light phenomenon last?
A) 5 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 1 hour
D) 10 minutes
  • 3. Besides Norway, from which other country was the spiral visible?
A) Russia
B) Finland
C) Denmark
D) Sweden
  • 4. What colors were used to describe the spiral phenomenon?
A) Green and yellow
B) Blue and grey
C) Red and white
D) Purple and orange
  • 5. Which Russian missile was identified as the likely cause of the event?
A) RSM-40 Topol
B) RSM-56 Bulava
C) RS-28 Sarmat
D) R-36 Satan
  • 6. Who suggested that the spiral was caused by a damaged third-stage nozzle?
A) A Norwegian meteorological officer
B) Pavel Felgenhauer
C) Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
D) Jonathan McDowell
  • 7. Which organization received hundreds of calls from residents about the light?
A) Norwegian Meteorological Institute
B) European Space Agency
C) Russian Defence Ministry
D) Harvard–Smithsonian Center
  • 8. What did UFO enthusiasts suggest the light could be?
A) A runaway satellite
B) A falling meteor
C) A secret solar flare
D) A wormhole
  • 9. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, what caused the failed test?
A) Technical malfunction at the third stage
B) Intentional detonation
C) Operator error
D) Collision with space debris
  • 10. What did celebrity astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard note about the event?
A) The observed area was exceptionally large
B) It originated from the Large Hadron Collider
C) It was a classified military experiment
D) It was a natural Northern Lights variant
  • 11. What was the result of the Russian missile test according to their spokesperson?
A) Classified
B) Successful
C) Failed
D) Postponed
  • 12. What did Pavel Felgenhauer call the light display?
A) A dangerous radiation leak
B) A planned atmospheric study
C) Nice fireworks
D) An extraterrestrial craft
  • 13. Where did some people speculate the light was linked to?
A) Baikonur Cosmodrome
B) Norway's national observatory
C) International Space Station
D) Large Hadron Collider
  • 14. A similar event occurred in Norway during which timeframe?
A) The previous year
B) The same week
C) The day after
D) The month before
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