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Daylight Saving Time Trivia

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Daylight Saving Time (DST) first implemented in the United States?

a)

1918

b)

1946

c)

1966

d)

1970

2.

Why was Daylight Saving Time introduced?

a)

To reduce work-related accidents

b)

To conserve energy

c)

To give people more daylight for recreation

d)

To give farmers more daylight during planting season

3.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to Daylight Saving Time as:

a)

Energy-saving time

b)

Prime time

c)

War Time

d)

Miller time

4.

Which president signed the act that extended Daylight Saving Time?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George Washington

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W. Bush

5.

What is the correct terminology of DST?

a)

daylight savings time

b)

daylight saving time

c)

neither

6.

During World War I, which country was the first to use DST as a measure to converse resources?

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

United States

7.

In the FALL, we set our clocks...

a)

1 hour ahead (+1 hour)

b)

1 hour behind (-1 hour)

c)

1 day ahead (+24 hours)

8.

In the SPRING, we set our clocks...

a)

1 hour ahead (+1 hour)

b)

1 hour behind (-1 hour)

c)

1 day ahead (+24 hours)

9.

What 2 states DO NOT change time in the spring?

a)

Texas and Florida

b)

Hawaii and Arizona

c)

California and New York

10.

Why did they pass a law to have daylight saving time?

a)

so we would invent electricity

b)

so farmers could sleep late

c)

it reduces the amount of energy we use

d)

so the government could make more money

11.

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

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Adams

c)

Ben Franklin

12.

What hours are the MOST energy used?

a)

Midnight -3 am

b)

7 pm -10 pm

c)

4 pm - 7pm

13.

In Europe, they call daylight saving time

a)

Spring Time

b)

Working Time

c)

Summer Time

14.

At what time do the clocks change during the night?

a)

midnight

b)

1:00 am

c)

2:00 am