11/28 Tues Time Zones Quiz

What is a time zone?

• The primary time standard used globally

• A region of the Earth with a uniform standard time

• The practice of advancing clocks during warmer months

• The angular distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian

What is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) based on?

• Daylight saving time (DST)

• Longitude

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• International Atomic Time (TAI)

Who proposed the concept of dividing the world into time zones?

• Royal Observatory in Greenwich

• International Bureau of Weights and Measures

• Sir Sandford Fleming

• Scottish-Canadian railway engineer

What was the first established time zone?

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

• International Atomic Time (TAI)

• Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Which online tool displays the local time for hundreds of cities worldwide?

• Time Zone Map

• World Clock

• Time Zone Converter

• International Bureau of Weights and Measures

Which country adopted a single time zone for the entire country in 1947?

• India

• Iceland

• Nepal

• Newfoundland

What is the purpose of daylight saving time (DST)?

• To make better use of natural daylight

• To unify diverse regions

• To measure time through atomic clocks

• To compare the time between two locations

Which region does not observe daylight saving time (DST)?

• Iceland

• Arizona

• Europe

• Florida

What did most of Florida vote for in 2018 regarding daylight saving time (DST)?

• To remain on standard time throughout the year

• To abolish DST

• To stay on DST permanently

• To adopt year-round DST

Why is understanding time zones important?

• To measure time through atomic clocks

• To confuse travelers and business people

• To coordinate activities with people worldwide

• To abolish daylight saving time (DST)