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time trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What 2 states DO NOT change time in the spring?

a)

Texas and Florida

b)

Hawaii and Arizona

c)

California and New York

3.

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

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Adams

c)

Ben Franklin

4.
What is the 'long hand' on the clock called?
a)
Hour Hand
b)
Right Hand
c)
Short Hand 
d)
Minute Hand
5.

The earth is ______________of years old

a)

Hundreds

b)

Millions

c)

Billions

d)

Trillions

6.

Which countries had the oldest known calendars?

a)

egypt and mesopotamia

b)

china and mexico

c)

US and Canada

d)

England and France

7.

how many months did the Mayan calendar have?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

18

d)

24

8.

how many days in a month for the Mayan calendar?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

60

9.

who discovered 365 days in a year

a)

egypt

b)

china

c)

mexico

d)

england

10.

Why does our calendar include "leap year"?

a)

to make February longer

b)

To mess with people's birthdays

c)

to make up for lost time

d)

to make one year longer

11.

What is a light year

a)

365 hours

b)

365 days

c)

the amount of light in a year

d)

a less heavy year

12.

what is a fortnight

a)

sleeping outside

b)

1 week

c)

2 weeks

d)

overnight

13.

what is a "NY Minute"

a)

60 seconds

b)

the time between a traffic light change and car honking behind

c)

a full year

d)

slow time

14.

Why were time zones created?

a)

to help airlines

b)

because of trains

c)

to split up the world

d)

to make money

15.

what is the longer hand on the clock?

a)

the hour

b)

the minute

c)

the second

d)

the date