Big Bang trivia
Big Bang Mini Quiz
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Question 1
Astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the famous term "Big Bang" on a 1949 radio show to do what?
Hoyle supported the rival Steady State theory, which argued the universe has no beginning, and used the term dismissively during a BBC broadcast.
Question 2
The standard Big Bang model describes the early universe not as a giant explosion, but as what?
Rather than matter erupting into a pre-existing void, the theory suggests that space itself stretched outward, carrying matter and energy with it.
Question 3
Residual heat from the Big Bang creates a tiny percentage of what everyday phenomenon?
This ancient residual heat is known as the Cosmic Microwave Background, and its faint radiation accounts for about one percent of the static on untuned TVs.
Question 4
Astronomer Edwin Hubble provided early evidence for the Big Bang by observing what action?
In 1929, Hubble noticed that the light from distant galaxies shifted toward the red end of the spectrum, proving they were rapidly moving away from Earth.