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Calendars, Time and Distance Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about calendars, years, months, days and ends with 2 questions involving distance.

A multiple-choice quiz by YOMD39. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
YOMD39

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Very Difficult

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5 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. In what year of the original Roman calendar did Julius Caesar, with help from the Greek astronomer, Sosignenes,adopt the Julian Calendar? Hint

709 a.u.c.

689 a.u.c.

711 a.u.c.

704 a.u.c.

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Question 2 of 15

2. The year for the Julian Calendar was 365.25 days but the vernal equinox year was 365.2424 days. How many days had the Julian Calendar drifted off the Equinox (Solar) year by the year 1582 A.D.? Hint

10.00

10.02

12.02

9.55

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Question 3 of 15

3. When Gregory XIII became Pope, he accepted the recommendations of Jesuit Christopher Clavius for calendar reform and issued his papal decree, which established the Gregorian Calendar. Which change was made to comply with his decree? Hint

10--05-1582 became 10-17-1582

10-10-1582 became 10-20-1582

10-10-1582 became 10-23-1582

10-05-1582 became 10-15-1582

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Question 4 of 15

4. What did George Washington do in order to encourage the reluctant colonies to adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which also meant changing the 1st day of the New Year from March 25th to January 1st? Hint

Changed his birthdate from 02-11-1732 to 02-22-1732

Changed 09-02-1782 to 09-14-1782

Changed March 25,1784 to January 1, 1785

Issued a Presidential Proclamation to adopted the Gregorian Calendar

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which country of the following did not adopt the Gregorian Calendar until the 20th Century? Hint

Japan

Poland

Turkey

Great Britain

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which month of the year is named for the Roman god Mars, god of war and guardian of the state?

Answer: ((Name of Month))

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which Month of the year is named for the Roman Festival of Purification?

Answer: ((Name of Month))

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which Day of the week is Mercury's Day and named for the Roman god of peace and prosperity and for a Teutonic god?

Answer: ((Name of Day))

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which Day of the week is named for the Scandinavian goddess of love?

Answer: ((Name of Day))

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which Day of the week is named for the Anglo-Saxon warrior god?

Answer: ((Name of Day))

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Question 11 of 15

11. How does the 'Common Era Calendar' (CE) or astronomical system of numbering the years differ from the Gregorian Calendar? Hint

There are no B.C. or A.D. suffixes

The year 2 B.C. is designated as -2 CE

B.C.E. is used to designate 'Before the Christian Era'

The year -1 B.C. is year 0

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Question 12 of 15

12. Is the Solar Year a constant at 365.2424 days?

Yes

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Question 13 of 15

13. The Second is the unit of Time adopted by the International System of Units in France. What chemical element is used to measure a 'second' with an accuracy better than one second in six million years? Hint

Quartz-78

Thorium-147

Cesium-133

Plutonium-23

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Question 14 of 15

14. In the International System of Units, the meter is the unit of length, which is defined as 'the length traveled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1 over 299,792,453 seconds'. In our every day use how many inches are there in one meter?

Answer: ((XX.XX - to hundredths of an inch))

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Question 15 of 15

15. John leaves Town A. at 12:02 PM and drives to Town B. a distance of 120 miles. His average speed for the first 60 miles was 50 mph and for the final 60 miles it was 40 mph. Jim leaves Town A. at 12:20 PM and also drives to Town B. What must Jim's average speed be in order to arrive at Town B at the same time that John arrives? Hint

50 mph

27 mph

85 mph

10 mph

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year of the original Roman calendar did Julius Caesar, with help from the Greek astronomer, Sosignenes,adopt the Julian Calendar?

Answer: 709 a.u.c.

The early Romans numbered their years in ab urbe condita (a.u.c.) meaning 'The Founding of the City (Rome)'. 709 a.u.b. would be 46 B.C. if converted to the modern calendar

Answer: 12.02

The difference in one Julian Calendar year and one Equinox year is 0.0076 days. There was no year between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D thus from year 1 to 1582 the total drift is 1581 times 0.0076 or 12.02 days.

Answer: 10-05-1582 became 10-15-1582

It is not clear why Pope Gregory XIII omitted only 10 days rather than the 12 days as previously calculated. It was political and also an attempt to please the Church by trying to keep March 20th as the vernal equinox. The 1st Nicea Council in 325 A.D. used the vernal equinox to establish the date for Easter.

Answer: Changed his birthdate from 02-11-1732 to 02-22-1732

In England and subsequently in the U.S. colonies March 24th of one year was followed by March 25th of the next year. The colonists were reluctant to give up the well known Julian Calendar and thus he changed his birthdate by omitting 11 days to set a precedent for his fellow Americans.

5. Which country of the following did not adopt the Gregorian Calendar until the 20th Century?

Answer: Turkey

The Gregorian Calendar was adopted immediately by Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, France and Luxemborg. The Catholic parts of Germany, Belgium Switzerland and the Netherlands then followed suit. Adoption of this reform was made in England in {1752,;} in Sweden in {1753;} in Japan in {1873;} and Egypt in 1875. Turkey waited until 1927 to adopt the Gregorian Calendar.

6. Which month of the year is named for the Roman god Mars, god of war and guardian of the state?

Answer: March

In the original Roman Calendar March was the first month of the New Year and it was named for Mars.

7. Which Month of the year is named for the Roman Festival of Purification?

Answer: February

The Roman Festival of Purification was called 'Februa'.

8. Which Day of the week is Mercury's Day and named for the Roman god of peace and prosperity and for a Teutonic god?

Answer: Wednesday

From more recent culture Wednesday was named in honor of the Teuton god 'Wotan'. The Roman god Mercury is honored with Wednesday which in Latin is dies mercurii. In France Wednesday is {mercredi;} in Spain miercoles and in Italy mercoledi.

9. Which Day of the week is named for the Scandinavian goddess of love?

Answer: Friday

The Scandinavian goddess of love is named 'Frigg', thus Friday is 'Frigg's Day'.

10. Which Day of the week is named for the Anglo-Saxon warrior god?

Answer: Tuesday

The warrior god of Teutonic mythology is 'Tiw'. The Norse god of war was 'Tiu' or 'Tyr' In Sweden Tueday is Tisdag and in Denmark it is Tirsdag.

11. How does the 'Common Era Calendar' (CE) or astronomical system of numbering the years differ from the Gregorian Calendar?

Answer: There are no B.C. or A.D. suffixes

Since there is no year between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D. the 'Common Era Calendar' eliminates the B.C. and A.D. suffixes. + and - signs are used to indicate variance from year zero (0)

12. Is the Solar Year a constant at 365.2424 days?

Answer: No

The year 1000 was 365.24225 {days;} the year 2000 will be 365.24219 {days;} the year 3000 will be 365.24213 days and the year 4000 will be 365.24207 days

Answer: Cesium-133

A second is defined as '9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of cesium-133'.

Answer: 39.37

This needs no explanation except the question brought home the precise method by which one meter is measured.

Answer: 50 mph

John takes 72 minutes to drive the first 60 miles and 90 minutes to drive the next 60 miles or a total of 162 minutes (2.7 hours) for the trip. John arrives at Town B. at 2:44 PM. Jim leaves 18 minutes later and thus must drive the 120 miles in 2 hrs and 24 minutes (2.4 hours)in order to arrive at 2:44 PM. Thus, 120 miles divided by 2.4 hours equals 50 mph.

Source: Author YOMD39

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