time trivia

Why was Daylight Saving Time introduced?

• To reduce work-related accidents

• To conserve energy

• To give people more daylight for recreation

• To give farmers more daylight during planting season

What 2 states DO NOT change time in the spring?

• Texas and Florida

• Hawaii and Arizona

• California and New York

Who suggested that we could save candles by waking up earlier?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

What is the 'long hand' on the clock called?

• Hour Hand
• Right Hand
• Short Hand 
• Minute Hand

The earth is ______________of years old

• Hundreds

• Millions

• Billions

• Trillions

Which countries had the oldest known calendars?

• egypt and mesopotamia

• china and mexico

• US and Canada

• England and France

how many months did the Mayan calendar have?

• 12

• 15

• 18

• 24

how many days in a month for the Mayan calendar?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 60

who discovered 365 days in a year

• egypt

• china

• mexico

• england

Why does our calendar include "leap year"?

• to make February longer

• To mess with people's birthdays

• to make up for lost time

• to make one year longer