Globe Trivia
Globe Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge about globes and their fascinating history with our Globe Trivia Challenge! This quiz features 20 questions that will challenge your understanding of globes, celestial navigation, and the art of globe-making.
Are you ready to embark on a journey through time and space? Here are some highlights of what you can expect:
- Explore the history of globes from ancient times to modern craftsmanship.
- Discover important figures in globe-making.
- Learn about the differences between terrestrial and celestial globes.
When was the earliest mention of a globe in writing?
Ca. 150 B.C.
Ca. 1500 B.C.
A.D. 500
The 1600s
True or False: globes of the Earth were made before globes of the stars.
True
False
What is a celestial globe?
A globe that shows the movements of the Sun, relative to the Earth, throughout the year.
A globe that shows the orbits of the solar system.
A globe that shows the positions of stars as they relate to the Earth.
An instrument that could be used to measure the passage of time by the location of constellations in the sky.
If you were living in England in the early 1800s, who could you buy a globe from?
John and William Cary
John Senex
Richard and Elizabeth Cushee
James Wilson
How old is the oldest existing globe? (Pictured here)
About 600 years old
About 2000 years old
Over 3000 years old
Around 1038 years old
Which of the following could you use a "pocket globe" for?
Scientific Study
Accurate Navigation
Showing off
Unlocking our vaults
In globe-making, what is a "gore"?
A wooden beam inside a hollow globe, reinforcing the two hemispheres of the globe
An oval-shaped piece of paper that could be pasted on a globe with other pieces to create a spherical image
A small metal circle around the North Pole of a globe
A figure-eight shaped diagram showing the position of the Sun over the Earth throughout the year
In globe-making, what is an "analemma"?
A figure-eight shaped diagram showing the position of the Sun over the Earth throughout the year
A wooden beam inside a hollow globe, reinforcing the two hemispheres of the globe
A small metal circle around the North Pole of a globe
An oval-shaped piece of paper that could be pasted on a globe with other pieces to create a spherical image
Which of the following globe makers sold a globe to Benjamin Franklin?
Henry Bryant
Willem Blaeu
Mary Senex
Willam Bardin
What is the term for the ring that encircles a globe vertically?
Globe Ring
Meridian Ring
Armillary Ring
Division Ring
Which of the following could you NOT use to determine if two globes were made in a pair?
The globe stand
The globe creator
The size of the globe
The position of the globes in our display case
What do the size of the stars on a celestial globe indicate?
The importance of the star in contemporary astronomy
The stars of a constellation
The magnitude, or luminosity, of the star
The age of a star
We have the 2nd largest public globe collection in the nation.
True
False
What country was known for their extraordinary globes in the 1600s?
The Netherlands
France
England
Italy
What was this novelty globe actually used as?
A pen
An inkwell
A candle
A perfume bottle
What type of instrument is this?
Orrery
Armillary Sphere
Diagrammatical Globe
A Globe in Parts
What was this globe used for?
A clock, to show you what time it was all around the world and throughout the British Empire
A device that shows the Moon's orbit around the Earth
A tabletop timer
A music box novelty globe
Who was the creator of our oldest globe here? (Pictured)
Georg Eimmart
Gerard Valk
Willem Jansz. Blaeu
George Adams
Who was the first American globe maker? His globe is pictured here.
George Washington
Henry Bryant
James Wilson
Captain Mappy
What is type of globe is this?
An Islamicate globe
An armillary sphere
A facsimile of an ancient Greek globe
A Byzantine globe
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