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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 ?

 

H4
H2
H1
H3

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

 

Solar Phases
Longitude
Comets
Lunar Phases
UTC or Coordinated Universal Time replaced GMT as the international time reference in

 

1972
1982
1962
2002

 The cross hairs of which telescope define the Greenwich Meridian ?

 

12.8 inch refracting telescope
28 inch refracting telescope
Zenith Sector Telecope
Transit circle telescope
Longitude was important in determining

 

Timekeeping
Knowledge of Moon
Navigation at Sea
Knowledge of Stars

 The Great Star Room at the Royal Observatory is

 

Octagonal
Hexagonal
Cubed
Pentagonal
British Standard Time became crucial with especially for

 

Farmers
Church Services
Railway Timetables
Canal Services

 Norwich local time is how far ahead of GMT ?

 

+ 1 min
+ 2mins
+5 mins
+ 10 mins
British Summer Time is

 

GMT + 2hr
GMT
GMT + 1hr
GMT - 1hr

 In which year did a royal Assent make GMT British Standard Time ?

 

1580
1680
1880
1780


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