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Astronomy current events question: "Celest-jewel-ale"

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2013
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)
Bill Andrews, "New Space Beer is Brewed With Real Moon Dust," October 2, 2013
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/10/02/new-space-beer-is-brewed-with-real-moon-dustnew-space-beer-is-brewed-with-real-moon-dust/#.UmqfCpQ0hUQ
The Dogfish Head Brewery is offering a special "Celest-jewel-ale," a beer brewed:
(A) during a lunar eclipse.
(B) at an abandoned observatory.
(C) from the spring to fall equinoxes.
(D) with crushed lunar meteorites.
(E) in unused rocket fuel tanks.

Correct answer: (D)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 3 students
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 5 students
(D) : 49 students
(E) : 2 students

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