Astronomy current events question: Messier 82 supernova discovery

Astronomy 210L, spring semester 2014
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!)

Oli Usher and David Weston, "Supernova in Messier 82 Discovered by UCL Students," January 22, 2014
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps-faculty/maps-news-publication/maps1405

Supernova SN 2014J in the nearby M82 Cigar Galaxy was recently discovered by __________ at the University of London Observatory.
(A) undergraduate students.
(B) robotic software.
(C) comparing archived film negatives.
(D) deciphering Mayan codexes.
(E) a professor's grandchildren.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 40 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 4 students
(D) : 1 student
(E) : 2 students