The Different Types of Calendars

This quiz will test your knowledge on the different types of calendars used around the world.

14 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the oldest known calendar?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Moon's orbit around the Earth?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's rotation around its axis?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on a combination of the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes and the nutation of the Earth's axis?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, and the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, and the variation in the Earth's obliquity?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, and the variation in the Earth's rotation rate?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, and the variation in the Earth's magnetic field?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, the variation in the Earth's magnetic field, and the variation in the Earth's gravitational field?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, the variation in the Earth's magnetic field, the variation in the Earth's gravitational field, and the variation in the Earth's atmospheric pressure?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which calendar is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Moon's orbit around the Earth, but also takes into account the precession of the equinoxes, the nutation of the Earth's axis, the variation in the Earth's orbital eccentricity, the variation in the Earth's obliquity, the variation in the Earth's rotation rate, the variation in the Earth's magnetic field, the variation in the Earth's gravitational field, the variation in the Earth's atmospheric pressure, and the variation in the Earth's temperature?

  1. Gregorian calendar
  2. Julian calendar
  3. Egyptian calendar
  4. Chinese calendar