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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Royal Observatory Greenwich II
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


The prize for longitude was awarded for which of Harrison's timepieces ?

 

H1
H4
H2
H3

 The Observatory was established by Charles II with the aim of astrologically calculating

 

Comets
Solar Phases
Longitude
Lunar Phases
The cross hairs of which telescope define the Greenwich Meridian ?

 

Zenith Sector Telecope
12.8 inch refracting telescope
28 inch refracting telescope
Transit circle telescope

 British Summer Time is

 

GMT + 1hr
GMT + 2hr
GMT
GMT - 1hr
In which year did a royal Assent make GMT British Standard Time ?

 

1880
1580
1680
1780

 Longitude was important in determining

 

Navigation at Sea
Timekeeping
Knowledge of Moon
Knowledge of Stars
The Great Star Room at the Royal Observatory is

 

Cubed
Octagonal
Hexagonal
Pentagonal

 UTC or Coordinated Universal Time replaced GMT as the international time reference in

 

1962
1972
1982
2002
Norwich local time is how far ahead of GMT ?

 

+5 mins
+ 1 min
+ 2mins
+ 10 mins

 British Standard Time became crucial with especially for

 

Railway Timetables
Farmers
Church Services
Canal Services


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