Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What were moon creatures called in the 19th century?

  1. Welwitchians

  2. Werewolf’s

  3. Suricates

  4. Selenites
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Selenites (from Selene, the Greek moon goddess) was a 19th-century term for hypothetical moon inhabitants, popularized by literature like H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon. The other terms are not associated with lunar creatures.

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