Astronomy current events question: naming features on asteroid Bennu

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2019
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!)

Erin Morton and Nancy Neal Jones, "Asteroid’s Features To Be Named After Mythical Birds" (August 8, 2019)
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/asteroid-features-to-be-named-after-mythical-birds

The International Astronomical Union approved the naming theme of __________ for features on the asteroid Bennu mapped by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
(A) mythological birds.
(B) angels and demons.
(C) science fiction villains.
(D) cloud formation types.
(E) unclimbable mountains on Earth.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 37 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 1 student
(D) : 0 students
(E) : 0 students