WONDER #1990: Have You Ever Wished Upon a Shooting Star?

Question 1 of 3

Some historians believe the practice of wishing upon a shooting star got its start with which ancient astronomer?

1. Ptolemy
2. Zeus
3. Sagan
4. Copernicus

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following is NOT something that shooting stars have been thought to be over the years?

1. human souls
2. angels
3. demons
4. school buses

Question 3 of 3

Scientists call shooting stars what?

1. meteoroids
2. meteors
3. meteorites
4. satellites

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