Can you name the planets in order from the sun?

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The Nine Planets Quiz

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Published: March 5th, 2008
Category: Science
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Tags: Astronomy Quizzes, planet, space, order, sun

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	john:	Sep 5th, 2008 at 20:46 GMT	38 points
	As long as we are being persnickety, it's actually the "Oort Cloud" not the "ort field."

	esuna:	Sep 18th, 2008 at 23:26 GMT	10 points
	Er, all the "plutoids" are: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake. And if we're inculding all the dwarf planets theres 70 some candidates. It just gets too nity grity and this is what most of us learned in grade school.

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	mschessplayer:	Sep 24th, 2008 at 15:58 GMT	39 points
	is it cheating since i memorized the phrase "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" to learn the planets in order? (thanks Hollywood Squares!) LOL

	Jeremy:	Oct 2nd, 2008 at 20:17 GMT	146 points
	Good lord. I think memorizing "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" is harder than memorizing the 9 planets.

	magister:	Oct 2nd, 2008 at 21:40 GMT	32 points
	@MSchessplayer: No, using mnemonic devices is not cheating. It is a good idea.

	Matt8204:	Oct 3rd, 2008 at 18:19 GMT	13 points
	That's how I memorized them in school. Our teacher gave us the mnemonic device.

	Matt8204:	Oct 3rd, 2008 at 18:19 GMT	15 points
	Except it was something silly, like "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Potatoes."

	davidr:	Oct 8th, 2008 at 12:00 GMT	18 points
	Many volcanoes erupt mulberry jam under normal pressure.

	Oakenshield:	Oct 9th, 2008 at 17:04 GMT	49 points
	Pluto will always be a planet to me.

	A_is_for_Addict:	Oct 11th, 2008 at 12:04 GMT	44 points
	We were taught, "My very easy method just speeds up naming plantes." Not entirely sure it makes grammatical sense but it worked!

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	magister:	Oct 23rd, 2008 at 21:39 GMT	75 points
	Hilarious! The same stupid comment from two consecutive posters! How on earth did that happen?

	PHI:	Oct 30th, 2008 at 21:19 GMT	16 points
	Mr. VEM J SUN (and his dog Pluto) was how I learned it!

	Technetium:	Nov 5th, 2008 at 06:01 GMT	44 points
	All I know is Earth is the best.

	becca:	Nov 9th, 2008 at 17:20 GMT	25 points
	Haha, Sailor Moon helped me memorize the planets. XD

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	magister:	Nov 17th, 2008 at 23:54 GMT	21 points
	@peanut: Could you confirm that please. I don't believe it's accurate.

	Pink Punk:	Nov 25th, 2008 at 17:56 GMT	7 points
	fun quiz. :)

	jkd:	Dec 1st, 2008 at 16:27 GMT	6 points
	Those of us born in the 1960's would likely have the same attitude to Pluto (perhaps even back to 1930 when Pluto was identified). The mnemonic I learned was "MEn Very Eager MAde Jars Stand Up Nearly Perpendicular". Why "Eager" and not "Eagerly"? Who knows. The bonus mark for this mnemonic is that it correctly distinguish MErcury and MArs.

	Kivri:	Dec 6th, 2008 at 00:30 GMT	1 point
	Pluto );

	nearlyextinct:	Dec 11th, 2008 at 14:02 GMT	14 points
	What about when Neptune is farther than Pluto?

	Dustfinger:	Dec 12th, 2008 at 23:01 GMT	37 points
	Pluto Revolve in Peace

	BlueEyedAlien:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:31 GMT	11 points
	I was sure glad to find out that earth was the easiest to name. It did have me worried.

	cosmic_fire:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 10:39 GMT	9 points
	My very easy method just speeds up naming planets? i always like that one :D

	LateBloom:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 16:46 GMT	14 points
	mine too...except I almost typed "mother" instead of "mars." :)

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	Notyal:	Dec 24th, 2008 at 18:01 GMT	19 points
	I was sad when Pluto got demoted. I use to dream about living on Pluto all the time as a child.

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	hoskie:	Jan 3rd, 2009 at 19:21 GMT	3 points
	I see I'm not the only one using "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas"!

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	dancox77:	Jan 10th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	3 points
	nobody remembers them by Mary's Violet eyes make John sit up nice and pretty?

	jdizzle:	Jan 18th, 2009 at 17:19 GMT	62 points
	It bothers me that there is not a 100% next to Earth. How do people not know the name of their own planet?

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	DRB:	Jan 20th, 2009 at 23:44 GMT	15 points
	Surely Rupert should be there (one for the Douglas Adams fans...)