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Which chemical element has been named after the Sun?

Gold
Helium
Oxygen
Phosphorus
Helium was first discovered in 1868 as the unexpected line in the spectrum of the chromosphere of the Sun - and so it was named after the Greek word Helios (Sun).
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flagNew Zealand
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93%
0%
6%
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flagGreece
10%
89%
0%
0%
19
flagAustria
11%
77%
0%
11%
36
flagRepublic of Ireland
11%
76%
0%
11%
17
flagBelarus
29%
67%
2%
0%
34
flagPoland
25%
64%
2%
8%
12607
flagIndia
24%
63%
3%
6%
683
flagRussia
25%
63%
2%
8%
103
flagGermany
26%
61%
1%
10%
155
flagCanada
27%
61%
2%
8%
47
flagthe United Kingdom
19%
57%
3%
16%
199
flagAustralia
20%
57%
2%
18%
80
flagthe United States
22%
53%
3%
19%
506
flagUkraine
31%
53%
3%
11%
170
flagMalaysia
7%
53%
11%
26%
26
flagthe United Arab Emirates
16%
50%
5%
27%
18
flagNigeria
28%
48%
9%
13%
52
flagPakistan
37%
45%
6%
10%
80
flagSingapore
25%
45%
6%
22%
31
flagthe Philippines
26%
41%
7%
24%
53

What is larger in the sky: the Moon or the Sun? (By apparent size)

the Sun
the Moon
both are identical
sometimes the Moon, sometimes the Sun

In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?

in January
in March
in June
there is no difference

What is the temperature of the center of the Sun?

16 thousand degrees Celsius
16 million degrees Celsius
16 billion degrees Celsius
16 trillion degrees Celsius

What is the total area of Vatican City?

0,44 km2 (110 acres)
4,4 km2 (1100 acres)
44 km2 (11,000 acres)
440 km2 (110,000 acres)