Daylight Savings Question 1 out of 10Who is often credited with first proposing the idea of daylight saving time? Benjamin Franklin Thomas Edison Albert Einstein Alexander Graham Bell You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 2 out of 10Which country was the first to officially implement daylight saving time? United States Germany United Kingdom Canada You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 3 out of 10When was daylight saving time first widely used in the United States? During the Civil War During World War I During the Great Depression During the Cold War You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 4 out of 10In the United States, which federal agency oversees daylight saving time regulations? Federal Communications Commission Department of Transportation National Weather Service Department of Energy You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 5 out of 10Which of the following U.S. states does NOT observe daylight saving time? Florida Texas Hawaii New York You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 6 out of 10What is the name of the legislation proposed in the U.S. Congress to make daylight saving time permanent? The Sunshine Protection Act The Daylight Conservation Act The Time Change Reduction Act The Longer Days Act You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 7 out of 10What is one of the biggest economic benefits of daylight saving time? Increased retail sales Lower taxes Higher oil production More efficient government spending You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 8 out of 10Which U.S. president signed the Uniform Time Act of 1966, which standardized daylight saving time across the country? John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 9 out of 10How many months of the year does daylight saving time currently last in most of the United States? 5 months 6 months 7 months 8 months You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit AnswerQuestion 10 out of 10In 1974, the U.S. experimented with year-round daylight saving time under which president? (The experiment was cut short due to public dissatisfaction, particularly regarding dark winter mornings.) Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan You must select an answer before proceeding to the next question.Submit Answer Subscribe to AMAC Daily News and Games Email If You Enjoy Games Like This - Subscribe to the AMAC Daily Newsletter! It's easy and FREE Subscribe Today! First Name Last Name Email *By providing your email address and subscribing, you agree to allow AMAC to send you "Join AMAC" emails, if you are not already an AMAC Member. Share Read more articles by The Association of Mature American Citizens Subscribe Login Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Label Name* Email* Label Name* Email* 23 Comments Most Voted Newest Oldest Inline Feedbacks View all comments Patty 10 days ago 5/10…. F…. That’s the grade I also give DST! Let’s pass The Sunshine Act! Coco 10 days ago 6/10. So we have Germany to blame?? Ha! Greg 9 days ago My grandfather was a farmer. He hated daylight savings time. He always told me that the time change was “a communist deal.” When you think about the time in the past, when America was more rural. People weren’t living mostly in the cities. Getting up early to do your farm work let you finish your work earlier because it relied on sunlight. Did you know that going to permanent DST is favored 78% by the LGBT community. They all live in the city too. I want to keep it the way it is. Where I live we only have two seasons- Summer and mild Winter. Time change is the closest thing we have to fall and spring. Stop changing things that aren’t broken. Jacqueline 9 days ago Good grief! I know practically nothing about daylight savings time, except to change my clocks on time. LOL! I just never thought of most of these. But it’s always fun to learn new stuff! T Anderson 9 days ago Wonder why Arizona was left off the list. We, thankfully, do not do daylight savings! Melinda C 9 days ago 8/10, better than expected, even though I detest DST. It’s a dumb idea, but not unusual for politicians! J. FARLEY 10 days ago 6 for 10 — well it’s not the first Quiz I flunked and probably not the last! Sam 9 days ago Didn’t bother with the quiz, but DST needs to go. NOW! Elaine 9 days ago 5/10. Not good. I thought I knew more about DST. Mary 10 days ago 4 out of 10. Only KNEW a couple, the rest were bad guesses. I grew up in Hawaii and never heard of DST until we moved to the mainland in High School. Danm80 8 days ago Half correct, half incorrect! So just stop this time change thing. I don’t really care which way it goes just stop it! KateL 9 days ago 6/10. I knew #1,5,8,10. The rest were guesses. Bonnie 9 days ago We live too far north to benefit from DST. The sun already sets late in summer here. It stays light until almost 11.00 pm. In the fall it’s dark until after 8 am and worse on cloudy or rainy days. How is this productive if you go to work or school in the dark when your body clock is telling you to stay in bed? Theresa Coughlin 10 days ago 10/10 first time this has happened. Lana 7 days ago 50% Mike L 8 days ago The reason in 1973-1974, the year long DST was stopped is because Florida Governor asked for it to be stopped after 8 school children were killed and many for injured in morning accidents. Just too dark in the morning in winter months. Robert Wippermann 9 days ago Thought I was going for a perfect 0 correct, but ended up with three right 3/10. I like daylight savings time because of long summer daylight. The People being asked are modern America, lazy whiners. Judy Jamison 9 days ago As a hard-core morning person, I long for the return of sunlight in the early morning hours, and just when it’s finally getting barely light out at 6:30 it gets bumped to 7:30. But I guess I should be grateful for another day regardless 🙂 P.S My late husband was a night owl–each of us had several hours of the day of “personal time” when the other was asleep. Worked for us. Paul Lubell 9 days ago 9/10. The only one I had to guess concerned the agency in charge and I guessed incorrectly. Energy seemed to be the more logical since changing the time period for DST affects energy usage. However, no one said that the U S Government structure is logical. Very few people know that DST started as a result of World War I. Raymond Summers 9 days ago 8/10 Started rad, 1/3 then turned it around. Judith Dunn 9 days ago 9/10 not too bad wpDiscuz230Would love your thoughts, please comment.x()x| ReplyInsert Login Login Join Renew Member Benefits Newsline Member Benefits Advocacy Our Actions About Advocacy Issues Get Involved Weekly Update Annual Report Find Your Representative AMAC App Better for America Podcast Book Club AMAC Blog FAQ About Us Overview Our Team Our Stance on Key Issues Magazine Medicare Games Voice Your Opinion in AMAC Polls AMAC in the Media AMAC Action AMAC Foundation Social Security Guarantee Prime Directives Brief Prime Directives Details The AMAC Store Sweepstakes AMAC Active Contact Advertise with AMAC Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy
