--- description: Get ready for the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 by testing your eclipse knowledge with our quiz. title: Quiz: Are You Ready for the Solar Eclipse? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc23fc5ef9cd68223/6988d9ab0a4a226b879cf780/eclipse2.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Eclipse](/tag/eclipse/) ## Eclipse Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Quiz: Are You Ready for the Solar Eclipse? by [David Johnson](/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2017 6:08 PM CUT  The solar eclipse is seen on July 22, 2009 in Iwojima Island, Tokyo. The solar eclipse is seen on July 22, 2009 in Iwojima Island, Tokyo.National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/NICT/JAXA/Getty Images by [David Johnson](/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2017 6:08 PM CUT A [total solar eclipse](http://time.com/4874900/total-solar-eclipse-how-watch-online/ "undefined") will dazzle millions of Americans in its path when it [traverses the country](http://time.com/4884482/total-solar-eclipse-2017-map/ "undefined") on Aug. 21. The [once-in-a-lifetime sky show](http://time.com/4834676/total-solar-eclipse-2017-rare/ "undefined") can be seen exclusively in the U.S. for the first time since the nation’s birth in 1776\. It’s also the first [total eclipse of the sun](http://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/ "undefined") that will be visible from the contiguous U.S. since 1979. Millions of Americans are preparing for the eclipse by[ buying eclipse glasses](http://time.com/4898224/solar-eclipse-glasses-where-buy/ "undefined"), [getting their photo equipment ready](http://time.com/4887622/how-photograph-2017-solar-eclipse/ "undefined") and [traveling to some of the best viewing spots in the country](http://time.com/4872779/total-solar-eclipse-best-places-watch/ "undefined"). See how ready you are for the celestial spectacle with this 10-question, multiple-choice quiz: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4904619/total-solar-eclipse-2017-quiz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4904619/total-solar-eclipse-2017-quiz/"},"headline":"Quiz: Are You Ready for the Solar Eclipse?","datePublished":"2017-08-17T18:08:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:02:37.281Z","description":"Test your eclipse knowledge","url":"https://time.com/4904619/total-solar-eclipse-2017-quiz/","keywords":["Eclipse","onetime","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc23fc5ef9cd68223/6988d9ab0a4a226b879cf780/eclipse2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Johnson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc23fc5ef9cd68223/6988d9ab0a4a226b879cf780/eclipse2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Solar Eclipse Is Observed In Asia","caption":"The Solar Eclipse Is Observed In Asia","creditText":"National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/NICT/JAXA/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/eclipse/","name":"Eclipse"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4904619/total-solar-eclipse-2017-quiz/","name":"Quiz: Are You Ready for the Solar Eclipse?"}}]}] ```