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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Royal Observatory Greenwich II
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UTC or Coordinated Universal Time replaced GMT as the international time reference in

 

1972
1982
1962
2002

 British Summer Time is

 

GMT + 2hr
GMT
GMT + 1hr
GMT - 1hr
British Standard Time became crucial with especially for

 

Farmers
Church Services
Railway Timetables
Canal Services

 The Great Star Room at the Royal Observatory is

 

Octagonal
Hexagonal
Cubed
Pentagonal
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

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

 

Solar Phases
Longitude
Comets
Lunar Phases
The prize for longitude was awarded for which of Harrison's timepieces ?

 

H4
H2
H1
H3

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

 

1580
1680
1880
1780
Longitude was important in determining

 

Timekeeping
Knowledge of Moon
Navigation at Sea
Knowledge of Stars

 Norwich local time is how far ahead of GMT ?

 

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


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