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Are We Doomed? Or Not? Trivia Quiz


I was so relieved to read "Apocalypse Soon?" by Anthony Aveni in the November/December 2009 "Archaeology" magazine! Hopefully this information will make you feel better, too!

A multiple-choice quiz by ponycargirl. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ponycargirl
Time
4 mins
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Multiple Choice
Quiz #
319,284
Updated
Dec 03 21
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. New Age prophets believed the world would end on which of these dates? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What name is used for the Mayan method of timekeeping? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. There are 1,872,000 days in the Mayan timekeeping cycle. How many years would that be? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Spiritualist John Major Jenkins has said that when the suns passes the "Great Rift" the world will be transformed. The "Great Rift" is part of which galaxy? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Greek astronomer first described the realignment of the sun with the plane of the Milky Way? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What did the Mayans believe would happen at the end of a cycle? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Some believe the last page of the Dresden Codex shows what will happen on the last day of the time cycle. It shows destruction by what already-used means? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Mayans were able to predict celestial events, such as eclipses, accurately.


Question 9 of 10
9. What unit was the primary unit of time in the Maya timekeeping cycle? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. It is possible to buy a tour package that will take the traveler to a "star party" at Chichen Itza, Tikal on the eve of the cosmic turnover.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. New Age prophets believed the world would end on which of these dates?

Answer: December 21, 2012

On December 21, 2012 (or December 23, depending on calendar alignment), the black hole that is at the center of the Milky Way aligned with the plane of the Galaxy for the first time in 26,000 years. Many said that this alignment would throw our solar system off course.

Some had predicted that supergiant solar flares would erupt, violent hurricanes would occur, or electronic communication systems would cease to function - in other words - Y12.
2. What name is used for the Mayan method of timekeeping?

Answer: The Long Count

The Mayan calendar operates on a base-20 system, and the primary unit is the "k'in" or day. Rather than the Gregorian calendar that is linear (it counts down all the way to a Judgment Day), the Mayan calendar is cyclic, counting down the number of days until the next creation cycle.

The last creation cycle began August 11, 3114 BC (according to the Gregorian calendar) and will end on December 21, 2012, which is the beginning of the next creation cycle.
3. There are 1,872,000 days in the Mayan timekeeping cycle. How many years would that be?

Answer: 5,125.37

At the end of the cycle, some believe that rather than experiencing Doomsday, the world's problems will be resolved as we all move to an "enlightened collective consciousness."
4. Spiritualist John Major Jenkins has said that when the suns passes the "Great Rift" the world will be transformed. The "Great Rift" is part of which galaxy?

Answer: Milky Way

The Great Rift is a series of dark dust clouds that stretch from the Sagittarius Constellation to the Cygnus Constellation. Jenkins says that it represents the Mayan "Womb of Creation." He believes that when the sun passes the Great Rift we will "reconnect with our cosmic heart" .
5. Which Greek astronomer first described the realignment of the sun with the plane of the Milky Way?

Answer: Hipparchus

The realignment of the sun with the Milky Way happens every 26,000 years; at this time the black hole at the center of the Milky Way realigns with the sun. Hipparchus noticed a slight difference between the solar year and the stellar year. The solar year is the time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun, and the stellar year is the time it takes the sun to realign with the stars. Though Mayan astronomers may have known this, but there is no evidence that they did.
6. What did the Mayans believe would happen at the end of a cycle?

Answer: A new cycle would begin.

Since the Mayan astronomers saw time as a cycle, they believed that when one cycle ended, another began. There is no clear evidence of what the Mayans thought would happen.
7. Some believe the last page of the Dresden Codex shows what will happen on the last day of the time cycle. It shows destruction by what already-used means?

Answer: flood

The Dresden Codex has been dated to the eleventh or twelfth century and may be the earliest known book written in America. The pictures show a destructive flood. Some believe this represents the last turnover of the Long Count in Mayan mythology. Most Y12 Doomsday predictors do not use a flood prophecy.
8. The Mayans were able to predict celestial events, such as eclipses, accurately.

Answer: True

The Mayans were admirably accurate in setting up their astronomical calendar. The Dresden Codex shows an accurate eclipse table, Venus table, and two Mars tables. Lacking technology, they based their calendar on patient observation. With the naked eye they followed the position of Venus to an accuracy of one day in five hundred years.

The Venus table was especially important because they believed when Venus appeared as the morning star it set the stage for successful warfare.
9. What unit was the primary unit of time in the Maya timekeeping cycle?

Answer: Day

The primary unit of The Long Count was the day, or "k'in." The Long Count consists of thirteen cycles, corresponding to the levels of Maya heaven that make up a creation period. At the end of one creation (December 21, 2012), a new cycle begins.
10. It is possible to buy a tour package that will take the traveler to a "star party" at Chichen Itza, Tikal on the eve of the cosmic turnover.

Answer: True

If you don't believe this, check it out! I found one website that advertised, "According to the Maya prophecy, we only have a few more years to show you this wonderful place! So hurry and reserve your tour today." I also found an apparent endorsement from the History Channel logo that began, "The world is coming to an end of December 21, 2012 ..."
Source: Author ponycargirl

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