The Quest for Longitude

What was the ultimate quest of human knowledge mentioned?

• Finding the Fountain of Youth

• Turning lead into gold

• Determining precise location (longitude and latitude)

• Inventing the wheel

How long did it take to accurately answer the question of one's location?

• More than 400 years

• Over 1000 years

• 50 years

• 100 years

What discovery is crucial for knowing where you are?

• The creation of maps

• The discovery of the North Star

• Knowing when you are

• The invention of the compass

What lines tell you how far north or south you are from the equator?

• Meridians

• Equinox lines

• Longitude

• Latitude

Which borough of London does the prime meridian pass through?

• Greenwich

• Hackney

• Westminster

• Camden

What was the Longitude Prize worth in today's money?

• 10 million

• 500,000

• 1 million

• Around 6 million

Who finally solved the problem of determining longitude at sea?

• Isaac Newton

• John Harrison

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

What was the main challenge in determining longitude?

• Mapping the stars

• Predicting the weather

• Knowing the exact time at a reference location

• Measuring the depth of the ocean

What did John Harrison invent to solve the longitude problem?

• A new type of compass

• The sextant

• A marine chronometer

• The telescope

How does GPS determine your location?

• Comparing local time with the time coded messages from satellites

• By triangulating signals from cell towers

• Using a network of underground cables

• By measuring the earth's magnetic field