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General trivia
100
The book described this image as what?
Water Clock
100
This person has been seen by many as the “hero” of modern science. He was the first to report telescopic observations of the mountains on the moon, the moons of Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and the rings of Saturn
Galileo Galilei
100
List three limitations of the sundial
~ Could not tell time when dark
~ Could not tell small increments of time (hours, minutes, seconds)
~ It's time was inconsistent (depended on the seasons)
100
The year Columbus sail the ocean blue
When was 1492
100
Babylonians used this to soon discover the Metonic Cycle in 432 BC
Lunar Calendar
200
Used by the Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks and Persians before their famous pendulum clock, this clock provided the measure of time when the sun was not shining and measured the hours of the night
Water Clock
200
People who were adept at geometry and created the first sundial
Greeks
200
List the three ships Columbus said to America
What are the Nina, The Pinta, and the santa maria
200
In this century nearly everyone possessed this a sand clock
The 16th Century
200
The two strands astrology split into in the later centuries.
Science and Religion
300
"o'clock" is short for...
a time "of the clock"
300
This person was the messenger of the American Revolution and made a reputation as the caster of bells for proud New England Towns.
Paul Revere
300
To uses the sun's shadow in any place to define the hour according to Greenwich Mean Time requires a combined knowledge of astronomy, geography, mechanics, and _________
Mathematics
300
The year of the great withdrawal
The year of the Great Withdrawal was 1433
300
The theory that each planet moves in its own small circular path, while at the same time moving in a larger circle around the earth.
Geometric Theory
400
The first clock did not have dials or hands so what did they use to tell time
The Sound
400
The first man to round the cape of good hope
Who was Bartolomeu Dias
was the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.
400
List three famous discoverers during the 15th century
who was Christopher Columbus, who sailed across the Atlantic in 1492 and is known for opening up the Americas to European exploration; Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer who discovered a sea route from Europe to India by sailing around Africa; and John Cabot, who explored the coast of North America for England in 1497.
400
In what century did the "hour" become our modern hour, one of twenty-four equal parts
(100 extra points if you can name the specific date!!)
14th Century
(1330)
400
This was called the unlucky day. A day in which Jews decided to abstain from working.
Saturn's Day
500
The new kind of ship built by Prince henry especially for navigating new territories and going further navigationally
What was the caravel
500
"They may ring their bells now, but before long they will be ringing their hands." Sir _______________ said in 1739 on hearing bells rung in London to announce the Declaration of Independence.
Sir Robert Walpole
500
The fourth century Romans divided their day first into four parts: morning (mane), forenoon (ante meridiem), afternoon (de meridie), and evening (________)
*The latin word for evening
Suprema
500
The clock dial (the first mechanical device for registering time) is said to have been invented by Jacopo de' Dondi of Italy in ________.
(If you don't know the exact date I will give you 200 points if you can guess the correct century)
1344
(14th Century)
500
The rhythm of the Nile was the rhythm of Egyptian life. The annual rising of the waters set the calendar for sowing and reaping with it's three seasons: inundation, growth, and ___________
Harvest