Planet Mars Quiz 🤔

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests some of the material covered on the Planet Mars page in our Vocabulary section.

1. The ancient Romans named Mars after their god of

anger
war
victory
a) anger b) war c) victory

2. Mars is classified as being one of the _______ planets.

inner
centre
outer
a) inner b) centre c) outer

3. Mars is the only planet that orbits the Sun between the Earth and

Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
a) Venus b) Saturn c) Jupiter

4. Mars is the _______ planet from the Sun.

third
fourth
fifth
a) third b) fourth c) fifth

5. Because of its reddish appearance, Mars is also known as

the red planet
the blood planet
the red star
a) the red planet b) the blood planet c) the red star

6. Mars gets its reddish appearance from the _______ on its surface.

bloodstones
red rubies
iron oxide
a) bloodstones b) red rubies c) iron oxide

7. As far as we know, life _______ evolved on Mars.

has already
has never
must have
a) has already b) has never c) must have

8. What else was named after the Roman god of war?

the month of March
a flower called the marigold
the marsupial class of mammals
a) the month of March b) a flower called the marigold c) the marsupial class of mammals

9. Which of these activities was also named after this god?

marching
martial arts
marathon running
a) marching b) martial arts c) marathon running

10. In science fiction stories, mythical creatures from Mars are usually called

Marsicans
Martials
Martians
a) Marsicans b) Martials c) Martians

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.