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Who discovered that the sun was in the middle of the solar system?
Galileo
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Who introduced the idea of time zones?
William Allen
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What do you need to have a good time?
A nice watch
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What king would give an award to anyone who could figure out longitude?
King Phillip III
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How many children did Galileo have?
Three
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Why is it hard to get to know what time it is on a submarine?
No sunlight.
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What year was the first atomic clock built?
1950
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What time is it right now?
Look at a clock.
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What did people do to rebel against factories?
Show up late for work.
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True or False America went from 100 different time zones to only four.
True
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Who designed the pendullum clock?
Galileo
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How many leap seconds have been added since 1972?
25
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Who found out how to find longitude?
John Harrison
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Why do most people go to Pisa?
For it's leaning tower.
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How many hours in a submarine clock cycle?
18
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Why do sailors need accurate time?
Navigation
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What orbits Jupiter?
Moons
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What started the Industrial Revolution?
A clock.
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Name the three fruits Callum wrote on his paper?
Bananas, Strawberry, Blueberry
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What did people use in ancient times as a clock/
A sundial
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What transformed America in the 19th century?
Railroads
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What invention helped people to stay awake?
Coffee
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Who created the machine to mass produce watches and clocks?
Dennison
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How did Galileo get inspired to develop the pendullum?
Chandeliers swinging in a cathedral
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What astronomy tool excited Galileo?
Telescope