Search Header Logo

Where Did the Calendar Come From?

Authored by Suhani Selamat

History

6th Grade

Where Did the Calendar Come From?
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the calendar most of the world uses today?

Gregorian Calendar

Solar Calendar

Lunar Calendar

Julian Calendar

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many days are in a lunar year according to the video?

400 days

354 days

366 days

365 days

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who decided to make a solar calendar after the Roman lunar one had shifted out of sync with the seasons?

Julius Caesar

Pope Gregory

S Jen

Christopher Clavus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many days was the Julian calendar off by in the 16th century?

10 days

15 days

8 days

5 days

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who decided to fix the error in the Julian calendar with the help of an astronomer named Christopher Clavus?

Julius Caesar

Pope Gregory

S Jen

Christopher Clavus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did Great Britain and its colonies adopt the Gregorian calendar?

1582

1949

1752

1918

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many seconds longer is the Gregorian calendar than the actual solar year?

10 seconds

26 seconds

30 seconds

40 seconds

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?