What date was popularly believed to be the Mayan prediction for the apocalypse?

Mayan Calendar and the 2012 Apocalypse

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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October 31, 2020
December 21, 2012
January 1, 2000
July 4, 1776
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Where did the narrator travel to investigate the Mayan apocalypse prediction?
Machu Picchu, Peru
Cuzco, Peru
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Tikal, Guatemala
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who is Stanley Gunter?
A famous archaeologist
A leading decoder of Mayan inscriptions
A modern-day Mayan priest
A Mayan king
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are 'stele' in the context of the Mayan calendar?
Ancient Mayan cities
Mayan festivals
Mayan gods
Monuments commemorating periods in the calendar
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What event marked the end of a baktun cycle in Mayan culture?
The king sacrificing a captive
A royal wedding
A solar eclipse
A lunar festival
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Stella 10 depict?
A map of Tikal
A king and a captive prepared for sacrifice
A Mayan god
A Mayan festival
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the examination of Stella 10 reveal about the Mayan calendar?
It was based on lunar phases
It included multiple nested cycles
It was a simple calendar with no cycles
It predicted the end of the world in 2012
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