Breadcrumb Home Labs Foundational Labs Telescopes Pre-Lab Quiz: Telescope Trivia Pre-Lab Quiz: Telescope Trivia Discuss each question with your team. Be prepared to explain the reasoning behind your team's answers after the quiz. When was the telescope invented? the 1950s the early 17th century roughly the same time the pyramids were built 1492 Which of these did Galileo NOT discover? Four of Jupiter's Moons Sunspots Craters on the Moon Pluto What is the main reason for putting telescopes in space? It gets them above the atmosphere. It's cheaper than building them on the ground. NASA needs something to do. There's really no good reason at all. What is the largest single telescope on Earth or in orbit around Earth? The Hubble Space Telescope The FAST radio telescope in China The Large Binocular Telescope The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico Deimos Software