Daylight saving time trivia quiz with answers
When was Daylight Saving Time (DST) first introduced?
Answer: 1916
What country first introduced DST?
Answer: Germany
When does DST typically begin in the United States?
Answer: The second Sunday in March
When does DST typically end in the United States?
Answer: The first Sunday in November
What is the purpose of DST?
Answer: To make better use of daylight and conserve energy
In what year did the United States first implement DST
nationwide?
Answer: 1966
Which state in the United States does not observe DST?
Answer: Hawaii
Which U.S. territory does not observe DST?
Answer: Puerto Rico
What is the purpose of DST in agriculture?
Answer: To give farmers more daylight for harvesting crops
In what year did the European Union adopt a
standardized DST schedule?
Answer: 2001
What is the name of the phenomenon where people
experience a disruption in their sleep patterns due to DST?
Answer: Jet lag
What is the name of the act that established standard
time zones in the United States?
Answer: The Standard Time Act of 1918
What is the name of the system that uses a series of
atomic clocks to keep precise time?
Answer: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Which U.S. president signed the Uniform Time Act into
law, which standardized DST across the country?
Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson
In what year did Russia permanently abolish DST?
Answer: 2014
Which Canadian province does not observe DST?
Answer: Saskatchewan
What is the name of the event in Australia that marks
the start of DST?
Answer: Daylight Saving Time Begins
What is the name of the event in the United Kingdom
that marks the start of DST?
Answer: British Summer Time Begins
In what year did China begin observing DST?
Answer: 1986
Which country's DST schedule is the opposite of most
countries in the world?
Answer: Australia
What is the name of the time zone that covers most of
the United States during DST?
Answer: Eastern Daylight Time
What is the name of the time zone that covers most of
Canada during DST?
Answer: Eastern Daylight Time
What is the name of the time zone that covers most of
Europe during DST?
Answer: Central European Summer Time
In what year did the United States extend DST by four
weeks?
Answer: 2007
What is the name of the event in Canada that marks the
end of DST?
Answer: Daylight Saving Time Ends
What is the name of the event in the United States that
marks the end of DST?
Answer: Daylight Saving Time Ends
Which country has the shortest DST period?
Answer: Brazil
What is the name of the organization that promotes the
adoption of DST?
Answer: The Daylight Saving Time Coalition
What is the name of the phenomenon where people are
more likely to experience heart attacks after DST?
Answer: Daylight Saving Time Heart Attack
Which U.S. state recently passed a law to permanently
observe DST?
Answer: Florida
