2025-2026 S1 Geog Time Zone Quiz

Countries to the ____ of Greenwich, UK, is ahead in time.

• North

• East

• South

• West

Time in each time zone is about how many hours in difference?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line drawn through ____________, which is used as the zero-degree longitude line.

• Greenwich in London

• Macau in China

• Greentime in London

• Green in London

(Refer to the World time zones on p.6)

London is 8 hours ahead of Vancouver. When it’s 3.00 pm in London, what time is it in Vancouver?

• 11:00pm

• 7:00pm

• 11:00am

• 7:00am

The Prime Meridian splits the world into:

• the North Pole and South Pole

• the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Daytime and nightime

• China and USA

(Refer to the World time zone on p.6)

If it is 5.00 p.m. in London, what is the time in Bangkok?

• 10:00 a.m.

• 10:00 p.m.

• 12:00 a.m. the next day

• 12:00 p.m.

(Refer to the World time zones on p.6)

It takes 4.5 hours to go from Bangkok to Beijing by air.

If the plane takes off at 8:00 p.m. on 15 October in Bangkok, what is the local time when it arrives in Beijing?

• 11:30 p.m. on 15 October

• 12:30 a.m. on 16 October

• 1:30 a.m. on 16 October

• 2:30 a.m. on 16 October

(Refer to the World time zones on p.6)

It takes 14 hours and 25 minutes to go from Sydney to Vancouver by air.

If the plane takes off at 10 a.m. on 1 October in Sydney,

what is the local time when it arrives in Vancouver?

• 1 October 5:25 a.m.

• 1 October 6:25 a.m.

• 2 October 12:25 a.m.

• 2 October 6:25 p.m.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

• 5^o

• 10^o

• 15^o

• 20^o

Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?

• Keep the country in the same time zone

• To confuse people

• To looks nice and beautiful

• There is no ruler at that time