2024 Touring Ends of Eras-Calendar Edition

A calendar introduced in 46 BC by an authority, in which the year consisted of 365 days with every 4th year having 366 days.

• Julian
• Gregorian
• Lunar
• Rumi

Who created the Julian calendar?

• Julius Caesar
• Gallus Caesar
• Julian
• Julius Nepos

Why is there a leap year in Julian calendar?

• It was believed that the Earth takes 365 and quarter days to complete its circuit.
• It had something to do with the Greek's Gods and the Temples.
• The leap year was dedicated to commemorate the creator of the calendar
• The fourth year was the unlucky year.

A solar dating system, named after a leader of a church in 1582.

• Gregorian
• Mayan
• Julian
• Rumi

What calendar did the Gregorian calendar modify?

• Julian
• Islamic
• Japanese
• Mayan

The most popular calendar used today is …

• Gregorian
• Julian
• Lunar
• Islamic

Who created the Gregorian Calendar?

• Pope Gregory XIII
• Pope Gregory VII
• Pope Gregory I
• Pope Gregory IX

What is vernal equinox?

• two moments in a year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length
• when the Moon gets in a way of the Sun's light and casts its shadow on Earth
• the moon appears darkened as it passes into the Earth's shadow
• a space rock that enters Earth's atmosphere

A calendar based on lunar months, which begin when the thin crescent Moon is actually sighted in the western sky after sunset a day or so after New Moon.

• Islamic
• Japanese
• Korean
• Hindu

Which one is NOT the characteristic of Islamic calendar?

• Has a leap year
• The year has either 354 or 355 days.
• The months are alternately 30 and 29 days long except the 12th month.
• There are 12 months in a year.