A Quiz On Time! Trivia Quiz

13 Questions | By Katy | Updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Attempts: 53

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1.

A ________ spans 100 years.

Correct Answer
Century, century
2.

A ________ spans 10 years.

Correct Answer
Decade, decade
3.

________ is the designation for the years that occurred before the year 0.

Correct Answer
BC, B.C., B.C
4.

________ is the designation given to the years that occurred after the year 0

Correct Answer
A.D., AD, A.D, CE, C.E., C.E
5.

When finding the amount of time that passed between two dates that both occurred before or after the year 0, you must ________

Correct Answer
Subtract, subtract
6.

When finding the amount of time that passed between two dates that did not both occur before or after the year 0, you must ________

Correct Answer
Add, add
7.

The year 1002 occurred during which century?
- A.
  
  10th
- B.
  
  11th
- C.
  
  9th
- D.
  
  1st
Correct Answer
B. 11th
8.

The year 1865 occurred during which century?
- A.
  
  19th
- B.
  
  18th
- C.
  
  17th
- D.
  
  8th
Correct Answer
A. 19th
9.

The year 500 B.C. occurred during which century?
- A.
  
  5th century B.C.
- B.
  
  4th century B.C.
- C.
  
  6th century B.C.
- D.
  
  50th century B.C.
Correct Answer
C. 6th century B.C.
10.

The year 12 occurred during which century?
- A.
  
  1st
- B.
  
  2nd
- C.
  
  12th
- D.
  
  10th
Correct Answer
A. 1st
11.

The following dates are in chronological order: 3 B.C. 1200 B.C. 0 1200 C.E. 1776 1900 A.D. 2017
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
When ordering years that occurred before the year 0, the years count down (highest to lowest)

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12.

The following dates are in chronological order: 1400 B.C.E. 1300 B.C. 500 B.C.E. 12 B.C. 0 1 A.D. 50 C.E. 1492 1990 2017
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
13.

The following dates are in chronological order: 330 B.C. 200 C.E. 0 2000 2017 A.D.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
Years labeled "C.E." occurred after the year 0

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A Quiz On Time! Trivia Quiz

A ________ spans 100 years.

A ________ spans 10 years.

________ is the designation for the years that occurred before the year 0.

________ is the designation given to the years that occurred after the year 0

When finding the amount of time that passed between two dates that both occurred before or after the year 0, you must ________

When finding the amount of time that passed between two dates that did not both occur before or after the year 0, you must ________

The year 1002 occurred during which century?

The year 1865 occurred during which century?

The year 500 B.C. occurred during which century?

The year 12 occurred during which century?

The following dates are in chronological order: 3 B.C. 1200 B.C. 0 1200 C.E. 1776 1900 A.D. 2017

The following dates are in chronological order: 1400 B.C.E. 1300 B.C. 500 B.C.E. 12 B.C. 0 1 A.D. 50 C.E. 1492 1990 2017

The following dates are in chronological order: 330 B.C. 200 C.E. 0 2000 2017 A.D.