ProCon’s Daylight Saving Time Quiz
- Question: About how many countries observe Daylight Saving Time?
- Answer: About one-third of countries (some 70 of the roughly 200 countries) practiced Daylight Saving Time as of 2025.
- Question: Which phrase is famously associated with Daylight Saving Time?
- Answer: “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.
- Question: What would the “Sunshine Protection Act,” long proposed in the U.S. Congress, mandate?
- Answer: The long-proposed “Sunshine Protection Act” would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, eliminating the biannual changing of clocks.
- Question: Which famous American suggested the idea of Daylight Saving Time in a whimsical essay in 1784?
- Answer: 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.
- Question: Which of the following is a common argument in favor of Daylight Saving Time or for making it permanent?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments in favor of Daylight Saving Time.
- Question: Which of the following is true about the two times in U.S. history when Daylight Saving Time was instituted year-round?
- Answer: All of these are true about the two times in U.S. history when Daylight Saving Time was mandated year-round.
- Question: Which of the following is a common argument against Daylight Saving Time?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments against Daylight Saving Time.
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