Travel & tourism, stuff learnt on 10-01-21

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Cambridge Weekly quizzes Quiz on Travel & tourism, stuff learnt on 10-01-21, created by Des Ani on 11/01/2021.
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Question 1

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Meridian lines run (___) from the North to the South Pole
Answer
  • Vertically
  • Horizontally
  • Left
  • Right

Question 2

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Meridians are (__) degrees apart from each other and have a (_) hour difference
Answer
  • 1, 15
  • 24, 8
  • 15, 1
  • 30, 2

Question 3

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There are 48 time zones in total
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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If it's 2 pm at [blank_start]1[blank_end] meridian, 30 degrees west would be [blank_start]2[blank_end] hours behind
Answer
  • 2
  • 1

Question 5

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Sir Sanford Fleming proposed that time begins at [blank_start]GMT[blank_end] in the International [blank_start]Meridian[blank_end] Conference in [blank_start]1884[blank_end]
Answer
  • GMT
  • DST
  • PST
  • Time
  • Meridian
  • Zones
  • 1926
  • 1873
  • 1884
  • 1900

Question 6

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When it's [blank_start]Spring[blank_end] in the [blank_start]Northern[blank_end] Hemisphere, the [blank_start]Southern hemisphere[blank_end] experiences [blank_start]Autumn[blank_end] ([blank_start]March 1st[blank_end] to [blank_start]May 31st[blank_end])
Answer
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter
  • Leaves falling off trees (Autumn)
  • Snow (Winter)
  • Sunshine (Summer)
  • Flowers blossoming (Spring)
  • September 30th
  • May 31st
  • March 1st
  • February 28th
  • August 31st
  • June 1st
  • January 24th
  • Dec 1st
  • Northern
  • Southern
  • North Pole
  • Southern hemisphere
  • Artic Ocean
  • the USA

Question 7

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The international date line is where..
Answer
  • People go on dates
  • There's a difference of a day
  • The time starts

Question 8

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The prime meridian line is the line passing through DST
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Each line of latitude and longitude are (__) apart
Answer
  • 24km
  • 69m
  • 5cm
  • 1000mL
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