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Black Holes on Stamps

Test your knowledge about the fascinating world of black holes as depicted on stamps.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued the first stamp featuring a black hole?

  1. United States
  2. Russia
  3. Germany
  4. Japan
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 1990 stamp issued by the United States?

  1. Cygnus X-1
  2. Sagittarius A*
  3. M87
  4. V404 Cygni
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2018 to commemorate the first image of a black hole?

  1. United Kingdom
  2. Canada
  3. France
  4. Germany
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 2019 stamp issued by the United States?

  1. M87
  2. Sagittarius A*
  3. V404 Cygni
  4. Cygnus X-1
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2020 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the prediction of black holes by Karl Schwarzschild?

  1. Austria
  2. Switzerland
  3. Germany
  4. Italy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 2021 stamp issued by the United Kingdom?

  1. Sagittarius A*
  2. V404 Cygni
  3. Cygnus X-1
  4. M87
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2022 to commemorate the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration?

  1. United States
  2. Canada
  3. Japan
  4. China
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 2023 stamp issued by Canada?

  1. Cygnus X-1
  2. M87
  3. V404 Cygni
  4. Sagittarius A*
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2024 to commemorate the first detection of gravitational waves from a black hole merger?

  1. Italy
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Spain
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 2025 stamp issued by Japan?

  1. M87
  2. Sagittarius A*
  3. Cygnus X-1
  4. V404 Cygni
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2026 to commemorate the launch of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)?

  1. United States
  2. Russia
  3. China
  4. India
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 2027 stamp issued by China?

  1. Cygnus X-1
  2. M87
  3. V404 Cygni
  4. Sagittarius A*
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2028 to commemorate the first direct observation of a black hole shadow?

  1. Germany
  2. France
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Canada
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the black hole depicted on the 2029 stamp issued by India?

  1. M87
  2. Sagittarius A*
  3. V404 Cygni
  4. Cygnus X-1
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country issued a stamp in 2030 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the prediction of black holes by Roger Penrose?

  1. United Kingdom
  2. United States
  3. Russia
  4. China
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