Miscellaneous
Who are the months July and August named after?
Roman Emperors
How do you convert 12 to 24 hour time?
You add 12 to the hour if it's in the afternoon, evening or night time (eg 10:06pm -->22:06)
How many minutes are in 2 and a half hours?
150 minutes
The tardis travels 100km in 2 hours? What is the speed?
50km/h
19:50 to 21:05
1 hour and 15 minutes
How many years are in a millenium?
1000 years
What is midnight in 24 hour time?
00:00
30
Mrs Brebner walks 240km at a speed of 6km/h. How many hours will it take her?
40 hours
22:40 to 03:00 (next day)
4 hours and 20 minutes
How many days are there in every month that starts in a vowel?
92 days
Convert these times to 24 hour times: A. 1:05am B. 4:15pm C. 8:20pm
A. 01:05 B. 16:15 C. 20:20
How many days are in a year?
365 (366 in a leap year which is every 4 years!)
Tardis flies at 90km/h for 4 hours. How far has it travelled?
360km
Gandalf starts his marathon at 10:45am and he finishes at 2:14pm. How long does it take him?
3 hours and 29 minutes
Mr Nisbet was born on the 29th of February in 1976. What year is it on his 12th Birthday?
2024
Convert these times to 12 hour times (A. 00:36 B. 17:25 C. 21:48)
A. 12:36am B. 5:25pm C. 9:48pm
Miss Millar drives to Loch Insh in 180 minutes while Mr Macgregor takes 740 minutes to cycle. How much longer does it take Mr Macgregor (convert to hours/minutes)
Mr Macgregor takes 9 hours and 20 minutes longer.
Smaug flies 1395 miles in 15 hours. What speed is he flying at?
93m/h
Thorin left on Friday at 20:15 and returned on Sunday at 6:20am. How long was he away (in hours and minutes?)
34 hours and 5 minutes
When are Miss Millar and Mr Macgregor's birthdays?
26th December and 29th July
If it's 11:05pm in the UK and I call my friend in New York (5 hours behind) what is the time in 24 hour notation where she is?
18:05
Mrs Still runs 100m in 8 and 1/4 seconds whereas Mr Thain gets a time of 6 and 3/4 seconds. How much faster was Mr Thain (in seconds with decimal answer!)
1.5 seconds
Bilbo walks to Rivendell 5.5miles/h. It is 330miles from his hobbit house. How long does it take him (convert to days with decimals)
2.5 days
Bard chooses to visit Gondor. He left on Monday the 8th of April at zero six hundred hours. He returns 17.4.25 at 3:37am. How long was he away?
8 days 21 hours and 37 minutes