Clocks fall back one hour on Sunday, November 1, so today’s nine questions are all about time: time zones, leap years and how we came to set our clocks. Take your time and see what you remember.
Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. in 2026 on which date?
In 1784, Benjamin Franklin wrote a playful essay suggesting Parisians could save money on what by rising earlier?
In what year did the United States first adopt nationwide daylight saving time?
Which of these states does not observe daylight saving time?
Which of these is NOT one of the four time zones of the contiguous United States?
Which pope introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582?
Which of these years was a leap year?
Which president signed the Uniform Time Act on April 14, 1966?
In what year did Great Britain and its American colonies switch to the Gregorian calendar?
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Benjamin Franklin’s 1784 essay about saving candles is often credited as the first idea for daylight saving time, but it was meant as a joke. The actual practice began in the early twentieth century, and the dates have changed several times since.