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Time & Timeline: The Ultimate History and Clock Quiz
This quiz challenges your knowledge on major historical events that happened on specific dates, alongside the fascinating science and history behind Daylight Saving Time. Take a journey through the timeline and see how time has shaped our world!
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Last updated: May 19, 2026
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1. Which of the following is a common argument in favor of Daylight Saving Time or for making it permanent?
All of these are common arguments in favor of Daylight Saving Time.
It improves safety and decreases crime
It boosts the economy
All of these answers
It promotes a healthier lifestyle, for kids and adults alike
2. December 7, 1941
Six Japanese aircraft carriers departed for Pearl Harbor on November 26, 1941, making the 3,500-mile trek under radio silence.
Germany invades Poland.
Japan surrenders World War II.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
Allies invade Normandy.
3. About how many countries observe Daylight Saving Time?
About one-third of countries (some 70 of the roughly 200 countries) practiced Daylight Saving Time as of 2025.
All of them
About one-half
About one-third
About 90 percent
4. July 20, 1969
Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong launched from Cape Canaveral on July 16, 1969. Nearly 600 million people watched Armstrong take the first steps on the Moon, followed by Aldrin.
The final U.S. soldiers leave Vietnam.
Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated.
John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
First humans walk on the Moon.
5. Which phrase is famously associated with Daylight Saving Time?
“Spring forward, fall back” is the phrase associated with Daylight Saving Time; it refers to moving clocks ahead one hour in the spring and subtracting that hour in the fall.
Fall back, spring forward
Spring back, fall forward
Spring forward, fall back
Fall forward, spring back
6. June 15, 1215
The Magna Carta declared that the king of England was subject to the rule of law, and it became the basis of jurisprudence in England (and by extension, the United States).
Genghis Khan dies.
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
The Magna Carta is signed.
The First Crusade is launched.
7. What would the “Sunshine Protection Act,” long proposed in the U.S. Congress, mandate?
The long-proposed “Sunshine Protection Act” would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, eliminating the biannual changing of clocks.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time, eliminating the biannual changing of clocks
Changing clocks three times each year
Changing clocks twice each year
Permanent Standard Time, eliminating the biannual changing of clocks
8. April 14, 1912
The iceberg that sank the Titanic was spotted at 11:40 pm, but the ship was too close to avoid collision. At 12:20 am the crew radioed for help, and by 2:20 am the Titanic had foundered.
The Titanic hits an iceberg.
The Hindenburg explodes.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.
The U.S.S. Maine explodes.
9. Which famous American suggested the idea of Daylight Saving Time in a whimsical essay in 1784?
The idea of Daylight Saving Time, of better leveraging the benefits of daylight, was first suggested in a whimsical essay (“An Economical Project”) by Benjamin Franklin in 1784.
Benjamin Franklin
Washington Irving
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
10. July 4, 1776
The United States declared itself independent in 1776, but the American Revolutionary War continued to be fought on land until 1781 and at sea until the following year. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, officially ending the war.
The U.S. Constitution is ratified.
The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Continental Congress.
George Washington is sworn in as president.
British forces are expelled from the 13 colonies.
11. Which of the following is true about the two times in U.S. history when Daylight Saving Time was instituted year-round?
All of these are true about the two times in U.S. history when Daylight Saving Time was mandated year-round.
Both incidents were unpopular
All of these answers
It was instituted as a war-savings effort during World War II
It was instituted as a result of the energy crisis of 1973
12. November 11, 1918
While peace would come later in other places, the ceasefire that ended the fighting in western Europe on November 11, 1918, became the basis for Armistice Day (later renamed in the United States as Veterans Day).
the first modern Olympic Games
dedication of the Statue of Liberty
the first “talkie” movie released
end of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I
13. Which of the following is a common argument against Daylight Saving Time?
All of these are common arguments against Daylight Saving Time.
It messes with our circadian rhythms and is poor for our health
The time changes are expensive and bad for the environment
It harms productivity
All of these answers
14. May 21, 1927
Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, at 7:52 am on May 20, 1927, and the flight to Paris lasted 33.5 hours.
Charles Lindbergh finishes the first transatlantic flight.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt starts the New Deal.
Prohibition begins in the United States.
Women’s suffrage is legalized in the United States.
15. August 24, 79
The ruins of Pompeii laid under about 20 feet of pumice stones and ash until they were discovered in the 1700s.
Augustus defeats Mark Antony at Actium.
Julius Caesar is assassinated.
Mount Vesuvius eruption buries the city of Pompeii.
The Roman Empire falls.
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