Daylight Savings Time

• Question 1 out of 11

  What was the first year the United States implemented Daylight Saving Time?

  1954

  1961

  1966

  1973

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• Question 2 out of 11

  Who was the first person to conceive the idea of daylight saving time?

  Elijah McCoy

  Thomas Edison

  Nikola Tesla

  Benjamin Franklin

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• Question 3 out of 11

  Although Benjamin Franklin was the first o conceive the idea, who was the first person to propose a practical plan to implement it?

  George Hudson

  Thomas Edison

  Alexander Graham Bell

  Joseph Strauss

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• Question 4 out of 11

  What year did the United States go to a standard time?

  1892

  1903

  1918

  1927

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• Question 5 out of 11

  Which of the following US States do not observe DST?

  New York

  Arizona

  Alabama

  Florida

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• Question 6 out of 11

  Do countries that lie closer to the equator gain as much daylight during Daylight Saving Time as those that are further from the equator?

  Yes

  No

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• Question 7 out of 11

  What is the name of the piece of legislation that standardized DST in the United States?

  The Daylight Saving Time Act

  The Time Saving Act

  The Daylight Gainer Act

  The Uniform Time Act

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• Question 8 out of 11

  Which of the states below do not operate in Central Standard Time?

  Michigan

  Colorado

  Texas

  Alabama

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• Question 9 out of 11

  Which country does not observe Daylight Saving Time since 2011?

  France

  Spain

  Russia

  United States

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• Question 10 out of 11

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

  Germany

  United States

  England

  Spain

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• Question 11 out of 11

  What time does Daylight Saving Time transition happen?

  12:00 pm

  1:00 am

  4:00pm

  2:00 am

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