Complete the sentence about Icelandic Meteorological Office with the correct year: IMO was founded on 1 January ______ as a solely meteorological institute.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1920
IMO was founded on 1 January 1920 as a purely meteorological institute, before taking on other work.
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